Sleep After Play

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The pups had a play session upstairs as we had eaves troughs people here so they got conditioned to banging, walking on a roof etc. They seem to accept the chaos and the conditioning. How wonderful is that?

Videos will be uploaded in a bit. I had many dogs departing so they are not plentiful, I think but enough to give you a taste of their day. 

I caught the boy running today. I hope I caught it on video. I haven't seen her running but I am sure she is capable of it. This week they will have their 1st baths. Depending on the weather we may give them a swim 1st or a week after. We shall see. I am thinking the process through. 

The pups have fun no matter where they are. They are happy go lucky pups. Of course they are.  They have Hallie for a mom. :-)

Patient Souls

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they wait their turn to come downstairs. They wait till I can take them out. They are wonderful pups. They do nap a fair bit of time at this age. Next weekend they will have their visit - 1 visit with 2 families. 

Teeth are coming in fierce. I check and go - oh a new one. 

Kinsey played with them today. It was delightful. She was the new addition today. We keep changing faces to expose them. It is working out quite well.

The videos will be uploaded shortly.

Now off to groom and am hoping Nathan takes the pups out for round 2. We shall see.

Outdoor Fun But Too Hot

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Pups were out twice today. The 1st visit was early so not too much sun. The 2nd one they were uncomfortable and so were the adults I had in there with them. We only stayed out a bit. 

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I need to put the curtains out on the bottom gazebo to give the pups and adult shade. Usually I have them out by now. It takes time to hag them but the pups will appreciate it. So will the adult dogs and humans. 

As you can see, the pups get along with the adults we have let in with them. What is wonderful is Hallie trusts. They learn from mom so this is a good interaction.

The pups are totally wonderful beings!

Canada Day Fun

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Aren't these 2 cuties adorable. For the 1st time Hallie became guarded for her pups. It was a visiting dog that tried to paw at the pup between the xpen. It wasn't serious but she put those pups behind her and gave a look. I said - it is okay, Hallie and she relaxed. It is obvious that she looks to me for validation. 

We are slowly exposing the pups to the adults. I think Spirit and Rebel are their faves so far.

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What do we have in store for them? Well, 6 week visit - pool swim - play with more adults. Car ride to vets and back and their checkups. They may see wee pups before they depart as we will have more pups coming. They will continually have new experiences on purpose. By doing so they become better pups. 

Today they were out twice so far. It is about to rain so I doubt it will be a 3 time today but they also ran around my office exploring.

Exposures to an Adult

Sorry I am so late. I had 8 dogs to groom today and pups to get out and food to feed and cleanups on aisle 6. Not literally aisle 6 unless my house has aisles. 

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Despite the insane day, I got to spend time with the pups several times today and they had 2 outdoor play sessions. One was with their mom and Spirit. We are slowly exposing them to the adults that I know will be gentle with them. 

They do not like softened kibble - at least yet. It is early and we are almost out of starter mousse so Nathan has to head to Rens tomorrow to get some. 

I bring the bag out now and the pups fast walk to the sherpa bag. It's a riot. As these are summer pups, we will be getting these 2 in the pool when they are old enough. That will be fun. 

They are doing really well upstairs at night. I am impressed. 

Videos coming soon.