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Why Do Puppies Twitch When They Sleep?

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If you watch a young puppy sleeping you will notice it twitching, jerking and sometimes making little sounds.

This is perfectly normal and actually a healthy activity. Because puppies spend so much of their days and nights sleeping, the twitches help their little muscles develop and strengthen. Likewise for the sounds which strengthen their vocal chords.

The older the puppy gets, and the more time it spends moving around its space, the less twitching you will notice.

I find it so endearing!

 

 

Sienna’s Puppies–Day 3

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As a first time mom, Sienna was a little bewildered when her puppies began to arrive. But after the fourth pup descended (she has 7!), her instincts kicked in big time.

Fast forward to Day 3 and she has got this!!

In the video below she is seen picking up one of the pups to gently (puppy never made a peep) and place him in the circle of babies so that she could curl her body around all of them for nursing. I think this is just amazing!

Two Weeks Old and Growing!!

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Meri and Striker’s pups are 2 1/2 weeks old. Their eyes are just beginning to open. When they were born, they found their mother by their keen senses of smell and touch. They will soon see…albeit very foggily. Their hearing will begin to develop in a week or so. Every day there are changes!!

 

 

Eating and Sleeping…That’s What They Do!!

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Here they are lined up at the “milk bar”.!

And now they sleep.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So we are calling them the Country Legends litter because, in between these pups’ arrivals last Friday night,  I watched the PBS special on the history of Country Music. Great show, by the way.

So on the top right photo we have  Hank (Williams) at 2 o’clock. At 3 o’clock we have Patsy (Cline). At 7 o’clock we have Tammy (Wynette). At 9 o’clock we have Johnny (Cash) and at 11 o’clock we have Jimmie (Rogers).

Just wanted you to see how their little noses, at 1 week, are already darkening!

 

Important Information about Neutering your Puppy

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I have actually changed the neutering requirement in my Puppy Buyers Contract after reading this. It is not the only article written on the topic but one I could easily pass on to my puppy families. Basically it is recommended that dogs are not neutered before 18 months of age.

Please take a moment to read it.

https://www.animal-mrt.com/blog/post/21701/Exercises-for-Young-Dogs/?fbclid=IwAR12C7CcCfq4vVKhwXxfWk4wOjK9WEBX2odPd22xdC5UyqM0HLfdVe1mbFc