As we roll into week 2 of our latest litter, the puppies are starting to open their eyes, they are starting to get their legs under them and are roaming around their whelping pen. The puppies are migrating off their heating pads as they start to regulate their own body temperatures and explore their new environments. They are still eating fairly frequently at around every 3 hours.
They are gaining weight at a consistent level and are now closing in on a pound and a half!
Well, it has been a VERY busy weekend! Juliet gave birth to 9 healthy puppies Friday evening. There were 4 girls and 5 boys, 5 are white and 4 are black. Here are a few of the early shots we took of them, they are eating and growing very well.
Our vet came out on Sunday and examined all of them and they are in great shape. We plan to have genetic testing done on them with the results hopefully available by week 6. Their parents have their testing done already and the results are available for those prospective buyer to examine if needed.
All our puppies are identified with a ribbon, as they get older, a colored Velcro band will replace the ribbon so it can be easily adjusted. We like using the ribbon for the first few weeks because the silk is very soft and doesn’t restrict their movement while they are still so small.
They are currently living is a basket with a heating pad to help them regulate their temperature, in another week or so, they will get to migrate out to the whelping pen so they have the ability to roam around as they get ready for their eyes to open. They will still have a heating pad available to them if they feel the need to get warm but it becomes more of their choice at that point.
We expect our puppies to be available to go to their forever homes around the last week of November.
As we get ready for our next litter due in a week, we have an X-ray planned for 9/15 and we are setting up the whelping area tonight. It is exciting times and hoping for a litter around 8 like our last litter.
More details to follow!
All the puppies have been placed in wonderful forever homes. Our next litter will be in 2021 and we will keep everyone updated. I plan to setup a private Facebook group for our current and past puppy owners, I will send out details in the near future.
Thank you for your support!
All the puppies have been checked by the cet and vaccinated. They are now going outside and playing around the yard. We have started crate training and they are getting mischievous!
We will be reaching out to our clients today and tomorrow to start scheduling pickups for their new bundles of joy!
Grooming is in full swing now!
