Maggie and Sterling’s litter
Litter Info
- AKC Registered
- 6 Boys & 1 Girl
- Coat Colors: red & white – one male may be a sable
- Coat length: Standard short
- Mom normally weighs around 25 lbs and dad is around 25 lbs
- Born: Aug 23, 2023
- Go Home Date: Weekend of October 28. I have my transporter booked for this weekend & I will get you a transport quote in case you choose this option.
- Vet Check Date: October 3
- Formal Temperament Testing: October 11-15, 2023
- Puppy Picking Dates: To be determined
How Old I Am Today
Who We Are
The Boys
Blue collar
Black collar
Green collar
Orange collar
Red collar
Yellow collar
The Girl
Purple collar
*Collars will be placed on babies when they are 4 weeks old. They are marked on the back of their necks with nontoxic fabric paint after birth.
Weekly emails
I will send out an email every Tuesday to help get your prepared for your pup. You will also get weekly emails once you get your pup to provide you with some tips for living with puppyhood. Please watch for these emails and let me know if you are not receiving them. These emails start when your pup is 4 weeks old.
Watch Us Grow
- I have set up a Flickr album for photos and a YouTube Playlist for videos so that you can watch they as they grow up. I will try to add snapshots and videos twice a week.
- Due to scammers stealing photos, I have made the Flikr album private. Please click on the link below to see photos.
- If you subscribe to our Youtube channel you should get notifications when I add new videos.
- I do not name each puppy because I believe that is the right of the owner. I will refer to each puppy by a color. Shortly after birth, each puppy is marked with a specific color of nontoxic fabric paint on the back of their necks. Once they are 4 weeks old they will get a tiny Velcro collar and it will be easier for you to identify them as they grow.
- You can bookmark both of these sites or sign up for notifications so that you will know when new pictures and videos are added.
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What we have been doing
As you are aware, our puppies get worked with daily. I thought that it might be fun for you to follow along with what they are doing and learning each week. We have developed this program specifically for our breed based on the work of the top puppy programs in the nation. Our program is based upon developmental markers that we see in the puppies so it may vary from litter to litter or puppy to puppy. I will try to update our weekly activities so that you have a better understanding of what you are seeing in videos and pictures. If puppies are not ready for an activity it will be put off until the next week.
Planned activities for this week:
- Weighed twice a day and supplemented as needed
- Starting on day 3, ENS (Early Neurological Stimulation) is started. This helps prepare puppies to deal with stress in their lives and forms stable dogs.
Planned activities for this week:
- Weighed daily and supplemented as needed
- ENS continued
- Our eyes opened from days 12-14: Handling exercises started after eyes open
Planned activities for this week:
- Weighed once a day
- Babies start toddling. Soft toys and other tactile objects are added to their whelping box for them to explore
- Ears open and they can hear. Soft music, rattle toys, crinkle toys are added to their whelping box for them to explore sounds.
- Nail trims on Sunday
Planned activities for this week:
- They gain balance and can toddling well! They are moved with mom into a modified crate with a bed and litterbox.
- Teeth erupted – puppies start eating puppy mousse. Once they have mastered eating they move to puppy mush (crushed soaked puppy food with added milk and probiotics). They are normally very messy eaters at this point.
- Puppies learn to come to the Puppy Call when fed
- Puppies start using a litterbox. They still have lots of accidents at this age and their area needs cleaned 2-3 times a day. They will realize that there is a place to go to the bathroom and a place to keep clean and sleep.
- Puppies begin trying to play and talk. They get an assortment of new toys to play with daily that have different textures and sounds.
- They listen to a new genre of music every day and listen to at least one new sound daily.
- Handling exercises are started. their ears get rubbed, eyes are covered, teeth are checked, neck rubbed, gentle petting, tummy rubs while on their back, each paw is rubbed and nails are tapped to decrease sensitivity.
- We start working on walking on different surfaces this week
- Nail trims on Sunday
Planned activities for this week:
- Puppies get their first collar (a colored Velcro collar). They also get their first vaccination & worming (neopar & pyrantel)
- By this time, they need more room so they are moved to a weaning pen which is larger and start working on new things daily including:
- Work on potty training to the litter box
- Sleeping in a crate with the doors open
- Start manding (sitting before the food bowl is given)
- Learn to take a treat – The first taste of Cheese!
- Continue working on the Puppy Call
- Daily handling exercises
- New toys daily
- Barrier challenge
- New music daily
- New sounds daily
- 3 new experiences this week
- Nail trims on Sunday
Planned activities for this week:
- Eating soft puppy kibble
- Sleeping in crates with the doors open
- Start removing pads as they get better with the litter box
- Coming when called and learning basic manners
- Daily handling exercises
- New toys daily
- New music daily
- New sounds every other day
- Playing in new areas with new toys
- 3 new experiences this week
- Nail trims on Sunday
Planned activities for this week:
- Starting the weaning process
- Eating moist kibble
- Getting great with using the litterbox
- Coming when called and learning basic manners
- Outside exposure and nature walks
- Daily handling exercises
- New toys daily
- New music daily
- New sounds everyday
- Playing in new areas with new toys
- 3 new experiences this week including items overhead, ramps and water
- Exposure to things that move
- Nail trims on Sunday
Planned activities for this week:
- Learning to wear a Harness
- Eating moist kibble
- Getting great with using the litterbox
- Coming when called and learning basic manners
- Outside exposure and nature walks
- Daily handling exercises
- New toys daily
- New music daily
- New sounds every other day
- Playing in new areas with new toys
- 3 new experiences this week including water, uneven moving surfaces, things with wheels, bottle pit
- Nail trims on Sunday
Planned activities for this week:
- Learning to wear a Harness
- Eating moist kibble
- Getting great with using the litterbox
- Coming when called and learning basic manners
- Outside exposure and nature walks
- Daily handling exercises
- New toys daily
- New music daily
- New sounds everyday
- Playing in new areas with new toys
- 3 new experiences this week including mazes, adventure cubes, leash work
- Nail trims on Sunday
