September 22, 2023 – Sadie’s pups turned four weeks old! They are hearing fully now and becoming much more interactive with us humans. They wag their tails and come over when we approach the pen. Yes, they’re walking more! We are bringing them out daily for play time and we started litter box training this week. They’re doing well. They are very smart and as we teach them, they quickly learn each new thing. They still get baths, along with a blow dry, every day (sometimes twice!) as it keeps them free from bacteria at this young age, but mostly, it is excellent conditioning for them. They listen to scary sounds like fireworks, pounding, thunderstorms, vacuums and other loud noises every day now. They are already so conditioned and non-reactive to it. Just like we want! Here they are at four weeks old.
September 15, 2023 – Sadie and Tucker’s puppies are three weeks old now and all of them are doing very well. All are healthy and strong, and well on their way to excellent temperaments. We have completed their bio-sensor steps and now they are just starting to hear, so we’ve amped up the noises and are introducing them to lots of “scary” sounds to help them become anxiety-free puppies. The first critical weeks of puppy life is when we introduce them to lots of people, sounds and experiences so that they are used to as much as possible, before the fear stages begin (at 5-7 weeks old.)
As you can see, they’ve opened their eyes! They’re not really playing or walking much yet, but that is coming soon! Here they are at three weeks old.
September 8, 2023 – We have a very quiet, plump and happy litter here. Quiet, because Mama Sadie doesn’t miss a squeak and tends to their every need. She’s a loving, protective mama. Grandma and Auntie want to see the litter but she warns them to “Back off!”. All is well here as they quickly and quietly retreat from Sadie’s domain.
The pups are thriving, gaining weight daily and getting cuter every day. Their eyes are all starting to open, though hard to catch them open since they sleep so much! We’ll show their eyes in next week’s photos. Pigmentation in their noses and paws is darkening now.
Daily they are massaged, bathed under warm running water (they love that!) and going through our bio-sensor steps (of course.) Touch is still are best way to communicate and condition them at this stage. They barely see, and still can’t hear. (Soon!) They are all nursing well and mama seems so happy in her role. Here they are at two weeks old!
August 31, 2023 – On Saturday, August 26, Sadie had a quick and easy, uneventful delivery and brought us seven healthy puppies: four boys and three girls. We welcome to our world, the ST Litter: Stew, Stayton, Stanley, Stetson, Star, Stephanie, and Stacey! Beautiful, red pups that are all nursing well, gaining weight and thriving.
Mama Sadie settled right in to her motherhood role, and is super attentive, affectionate and careful with her pups. We’re excited about this litter. Today, they are starting on their bio-sensor program steps to neurologically stimulate them. Experts say that this is the most important step of all of the other conditioning a breeder can do! We’re on it and we’ll continue this for the next couple of weeks. The bio-sensor steps are proven to aid in producing the most intelligent, agile, healthy and anxiety-free pups for life! Here’s a glimpse of the pups in their earliest hours.
