Now We Are Two!

Sienna’s puppies are growing by leaps and bounds. They are clumsy, playful and lively. They make wonderful eye contact, are good eaters and doing fantastic with their potty training. Pooping is 98% in their potty boxes. Peeing is maybe 75%. Not bad for 8 week olds!

All  but two of them have wonderful homes to look forward to. Two are on their way and two leave next week. One is staying with me.

While all had been spoken for, two families decided to wait for our next litter so Pikachu (male) and Pansear (female) are still looking for the perfect family.

If you’d like to learn more about these two, send me an email to j7carney@gmail.com

 

Pikachu (left) and Pansear

Pansear (right) with Togepi

 

 

Tough love!

 

Getting to Know Others!

To be well adjusted, puppies need socializing! So I am always grateful when a family comes to visit us. Recently a Mom, Dad and three daughters (oldest just entering high school) came to visit. Here are some pix of our wonderful visit.

 

Oh My What a Week We Have Had!!

So, where do I begin?

Maybe I’ll just skip the mini disasters of the week and go right to the tree crashing across our entire front yard three days ago!

Thankfully no serious damage…but we are now on day 3 of having no power and no internet. Which means of course….no blog posts!

 

So I am at our wonderful public library, plugged in and recharging my phone and my computer. So this will be brief!

So this is the tree…at least 1/4th of it!

And here are a few cute videos….

 

And some very cute still photos!!!

They all really love their puppy bed!

Sitting down on the job!

Looking for a friend!

And this is how i feel right about now! Like I could fall asleep just about anywhere! So I guess I will head home from the library and hope our power is back on!

 

 

 

Today is Saturday! And it’s Puppy Culture Time!!!

And it is a big Saturday! We are 4 weeks old now and ready to embark on the first week of our Puppy Culture adventures.

Puppy Culture is a protocol developed to enhance a puppy’s natural growth and development, to capitalize on it so that they will grow up to be well adjusted and confident puppies which segways into their overall health and success…be it as a show dog or as a wonderful family pet! The ideal time period for this is 3 to 12 weeks. That is not to say a puppy can’t become socialized, well adjusted and confident after 12 weeks. It is just that after 12, maybe 13 weeks, these qualities take a little more time and effort to instill because the puppy  is beyond the “sweet spot ” where this training is almost second nature.

Sienna’s puppies are just now leaving the “Transitional Period”. This period begins when the puppy’s eyes open and end when they demonstrate the ability to hear sounds.The Puppy Culture protocol puts this period at about 3 weeks. What I have learned is that Havanese (and probably other toy and smaller breeds) develop a bit more slowly…maybe as much as a week later. It is no big deal…it is just that applying some adventures too soon could be wasted effort. So, while the Puppy Culture protocol starts at Week 3 when larger pups eyes are open, Sienna’s pup’s eyes didn’t fully open until the very end of Week 3.

The orange, the water bowl and the pee pans…which they are using!!!

Last week, as part of the Transitional Period,  we explored new things in our whelping pen. An orange…round, heavy and citrus-y smelling. Different toys. A water bowl. A pee pan.

The next period in the Puppy Culture program is the “Socialization Period,” a period that would be silly to address if they can’t see or hear! So while larger breeds may begin this period at 3 weeks, my Havanese puppies typically arent ready until about 4 weeks.

Some of the things I will be doing with them this week are moving their whelping box from my bedroom to a private space between our family room  and the “dog room” where my other five dogs sleep and eat,  and the outside (fenced in) play area where my dogs spend the rest of their time.

I will also be separating the puppies individually from their litter and giving them lots of tender 0ne-0n-one loving.

Inviting people to come visit (with certain precautions being taken) and play with the puppies.

 

Stay tuned for more posts about the wonders of raising dogs with the Puppy Culture protocol.

In the meantime, you can google it for more information and ways to continue the exercises once the puppy is in your home!      https://shoppuppyculture.com/