NicoleLJ
08-12-2007, 11:01 AM
Took some new head shots this morning for their personal web pages. The pups are now 2 days shy of 5 weeks.
For a quick update. They really are growing by leaps and bounds. They are now eating 3 meals a day and Sheena is no longer free fed. She is now back on a schedule of 3 meals which we are slowly decreasing. The puppes no longer eat mush(ground up Innova Kibble). Now it is crushed instead so they have to get used to chewing the smaller pieces before moving on to the normal size.
They have not had an accident on the carpet area(sleeping area) of their whelping box in 3 days. Which is great. Instead they are going consistantly in their potty area(lino). So they are getting good at that.
They all come to their collar color names seperately but will rush you as a group if you call "puppies". They are learning really well not to chew on people which is nice since they have really sharp teeth now. lol They are great about having claws clipped and it only takes a minute or two to clip all four sets of claws on them. They are fully awake when you do it and just lay back in your arms like a baby to have it done.
They all know when feeding times are and remind you loud and clear. They are not the least bit scared of the vacuum, since it is in their box 3 times a day to vacuum the carpet area. They think it is a toy and have been allowed to check it out(not chew, just sniff and paw)when it is on or off. So they are used to loud noises.
The things we are going to be working on this week is crate training and some leash training. For crate training they will be in their crates to start with for 5 minutes with a little doulp of food as a distraction. After 5 minutes(as long as they don't cry) they get to come out for a play session. If they cry then they will be ignored till they are quiet. Then as soon as they are quiet they will be allowed out for play time. As they get good with 5 mintues then I will increase it to ten and so on. This way by the time they go for their drives or flights they are totally comfortable and used to being in their crates.
For teh leash training it is just basic stuff for now. They are completely used to wearing collars and ignore them except for an itch here or there. So now we will get tehm used to just having the leashes attached this week. No expecting them to follow(which they do well anyway). Instead we will follow them and just have them used to the feel of it being attached and so on. This will be done during their private time outside of the box.
That is basically all we are doing this week. We are taking more stacked shots(attempted ones) on Tuesday. I will post those when we take them. I am also posting a video we took this morning later today. So look back for that. So now on to the photos.
Dark Blue. On August 10 he was 6 1/2 pounds. Forgot to take weights last night. I know naughty me.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/DBA12.jpg
Green: On August 10 he was 6 pounds
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/GA12.jpg
Light Blue: On August 10 he was 7 pounds
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/LBA12.jpg
Red: On August 10 he was 5 1/2 pounds
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/RedA12.jpg
Rainbow(Sherman): On August 10 he was 6 pounds
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/RainbowA12.jpg
And Mellow Yellow: On August 10 he was 7 pounds
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/LYA12.jpg
Hope you enjoyed. Don't forget to check back later for the video
Nicole & Sheena & Puppies
For a quick update. They really are growing by leaps and bounds. They are now eating 3 meals a day and Sheena is no longer free fed. She is now back on a schedule of 3 meals which we are slowly decreasing. The puppes no longer eat mush(ground up Innova Kibble). Now it is crushed instead so they have to get used to chewing the smaller pieces before moving on to the normal size.
They have not had an accident on the carpet area(sleeping area) of their whelping box in 3 days. Which is great. Instead they are going consistantly in their potty area(lino). So they are getting good at that.
They all come to their collar color names seperately but will rush you as a group if you call "puppies". They are learning really well not to chew on people which is nice since they have really sharp teeth now. lol They are great about having claws clipped and it only takes a minute or two to clip all four sets of claws on them. They are fully awake when you do it and just lay back in your arms like a baby to have it done.
They all know when feeding times are and remind you loud and clear. They are not the least bit scared of the vacuum, since it is in their box 3 times a day to vacuum the carpet area. They think it is a toy and have been allowed to check it out(not chew, just sniff and paw)when it is on or off. So they are used to loud noises.
The things we are going to be working on this week is crate training and some leash training. For crate training they will be in their crates to start with for 5 minutes with a little doulp of food as a distraction. After 5 minutes(as long as they don't cry) they get to come out for a play session. If they cry then they will be ignored till they are quiet. Then as soon as they are quiet they will be allowed out for play time. As they get good with 5 mintues then I will increase it to ten and so on. This way by the time they go for their drives or flights they are totally comfortable and used to being in their crates.
For teh leash training it is just basic stuff for now. They are completely used to wearing collars and ignore them except for an itch here or there. So now we will get tehm used to just having the leashes attached this week. No expecting them to follow(which they do well anyway). Instead we will follow them and just have them used to the feel of it being attached and so on. This will be done during their private time outside of the box.
That is basically all we are doing this week. We are taking more stacked shots(attempted ones) on Tuesday. I will post those when we take them. I am also posting a video we took this morning later today. So look back for that. So now on to the photos.
Dark Blue. On August 10 he was 6 1/2 pounds. Forgot to take weights last night. I know naughty me.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/DBA12.jpg
Green: On August 10 he was 6 pounds
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/GA12.jpg
Light Blue: On August 10 he was 7 pounds
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/LBA12.jpg
Red: On August 10 he was 5 1/2 pounds
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/RedA12.jpg
Rainbow(Sherman): On August 10 he was 6 pounds
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/RainbowA12.jpg
And Mellow Yellow: On August 10 he was 7 pounds
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/NicoleLJ_2003/LYA12.jpg
Hope you enjoyed. Don't forget to check back later for the video
Nicole & Sheena & Puppies