Havin’ Fun With Our Havanese
Yesterday a bunch of Havanese moms and I met for Happy Hour at a wonderful, dog friendly outdoor restaurant in Bonita Springs. Here are some pix!
They are all puppies I bred!!
Puppy Care
Puppies Meet the Broom!
The kids are five weeks old now and enjoying time spent outside their pen. Today, as part of the “Puppy Culture” protocol, they are meeting a very foreign object…the broom!
None of them even skipped a beat! LOL
Puppy Pen Gets Remodeled
Once the puppies gain confidence in their surroundings it’s time to change it out. Not too much…but just enough to challenge their little brains.
So I added some arial objects…plastic chains dangling in several places.
I also added some different toys. And I moved the direction of their pen.
I am so excited how they have taken to pottying in the litter trays!
Milk Bar Closes in 10 Days!
Our puppies started on solid food today! They LOVED it!!
They will still nurse but I gradually cut back Artemis’s food so her supply dwindles slowly. Just like people, you don’t want to stop “Cold Turkey”!
I give them Royal Canin puppy food that has soaked in water. Then I run it thru my mini-food processor.
You might also notice the baking pans filled with pine pellets. This is the first step in potty training. They are doing great. We start them at 3 weeks so this is one week into it.
Mae Goes to the Market!
One of the best places to socialize puppies is a farmer’s market.
I took Mae yesterday …first time on a leash and first time in a crowd! We practiced walking on leash in our neighborhood first and she took to it like a pro! So we graduated to the local farm market which is packed with grown ups, kids and dogs. Pretty overwhelming for a pup but she did great. Other than a couple minor freak outs when a big dog approached, she was very happy.
If you would like to learn more about Mae, who is looking for a forever home, check my post from a couple days earlier or email me at j7carney@gmail.com.
At the farm market and getting used to lots of smells, people, kids and dogs!
