Luna delivered 6 beautiful puppies on Monday. I should actually say my vet delivered them as she had a c-section! LOL.
She has recovered extremely well and is one of the most attentive puppy moms I have had. To the point of moving them to a different place in my bedroom if she isn’t happy with the whelping box. It took some convincing to ensure her that the whelping box is really the best place. Amazing how those canine instincts come into play.
Puppies are getting their Day 4 weigh ins! The two sables are girls.
The black parti (left) is a girl.
The two mostly black pups are boys.
And the mostly white one is a girl.
Struggling with names so stay tuned on that!
We have already begun our Puppy Culture protocol. This week is fairly simple. Gentle handling, belly rubs and soothing voice (which they probably cant hear yet but they still get the ‘vibes’.
The pups are 8 weeks old now and ready to meet their new families. I have blankets and toys in their pen to play with. These will go with them to their new families so they have the scents of their litter mates with them for comfort. It is a scary time for new puppies but their Puppy Culture protocol will help them face their future with lots of confidence and excitement.
My apologies for not posting sooner but I have been a busy mom!
Tango and Luna’s puppies are all together now. From the video you can see that they have a large 3’X3′ bedroom (the large black wire enclosure) and a much larger play area. We have a puppy crate with the door propped open so they can get accustomed to it. It is amazing how often they go in and out!
They also have three litter boxes which they started using last weekend and today only had two ‘accidents’. TWO! I can’t tell you how much that reduces my workload! The ‘litter’ is actually compressed pine pellets which turn to sawdust as they get wet. Makes for (relatively) easy cleanup.
I introduce different toys every day. Today there is a kitty toy with three balls that go round and round the 3 level track. They love it!
They are chewing like crazy since their little teeth are coming in. So they have a bunch of nylabones. I never give rawhide to my dogs.
I introduced them to kibble mush about 5 days ago and they have taken to it like it is candy.
Today is probably one of the last days they will nurse. Once they start to get teeth the moms lose their interest in nursing.
Luna’s pups will be 3 weeks old Wednesday. Look how big they are already. I have moved them onto a sherpa style bedding now so that they get better purchase when they walk around. It is not good for their joints to be slipping and sliding a lot at this age. Left to right we have Mickey, Baloo, Olaf and Moana.
Just two days older we have Tango’s puppies in the video. What a difference, right?
About 20 seconds in we have Eric rolling into the water bowl, sisters TinkerBell and Tiana are having a serious “conversation”. Kristoff (mostly white) and Naveen are in the upper right.
