At The Vet

Phoebe’s puppies went for their 1st shots on August 24. Then, yesterday they all were microchipped. It is a wonderful litter of playful, well-adjusted pups. As of today it looks like we are down to three pups. Won’t be long before it is a lot quieter around here. I have very mixed emotions. Gonna miss the little buggers.

Eight good puppies!That’s Flash, Lightening and Thunder in the front row.

The doctor checking out Lightening’s belly.

Getting her shot, Lightening was so good. Never made a peep.

Now for a check of the bite.

Looking into Sundew’s ears.

Checking her neck and front.

We have such a gentle vet. No one cried.

Oh The People You’ll Meet…

Took 3 of the “kids” to the Farmer’s Market yesterday. They learned how to walk with a harness and leash. They will also benefit hugely from this exposure. It is a real confidence booster because everyone LOVES them! We will be doing this exercise with all the puppies. Of course, we never made it to any produce stands! The puppies were real show stoppers.
One of the first persons we encountered could not get enough of Jefferson.

“I want to take him home!”

And then she met Georgie.

Puppy kisses.

Jefferson climbing into her purse!

Jefferson and Sparky were a hit with this woman as well.

Jefferson meeting another dog.

Georgie is not so sure about this Golden

But he got his bravery on.

Then there were more dogs.

And even more.

Someone taking Sparky’s picture. Note the two dogs in the foreground.

Sparky learning to negotiate a curb. That’s my daughter Jenny encouraging him.

And…he made it!

Here he is getting lots of praise for his bravery.

Jefferson chilling out in the grass. Below is a video of the day.

Two On One

With so many puppies running around I worry they don’t get the individual attention they need at this stage in their little lives. Next week I will be taking the larger puppies to the park and the farmers market…two or three at a time. Boy are they attention grabbers!

In the meantime, I am taking two at a time outside to romp in the back yard. Yesterday I took Burst and Hancock. Then I took the two white girls, Dew and Lightening. Probably wasn’t the smartest idea to take two nearly identical pups but I love seeing them together. They have become very good buddies. By putting a little blue ribbon on Lightening I was able to better tell them apart for the photos.

One of my hopes is that my slightly timid babies will get a confidence boost from this. It was fun to watch both Lightening and Hancock open up and venture away from me after about ten minutes into their play sessions.

Dew

Love Dew’s face…and her stack!

Best Friends–Dew is on the right…see the tiny dot on her nose?

Dew being confident!

What eyes Lightening has!

Confident Lightening

Burst and Hancock are good buddies as well. Almost the same size, they are fair play for each other. Burst is more confident but Hancock is getting there.

Hancock resting

Hancock. Nice looking boy.

Love his face.

Burst playing

Burst’s stack.