Eight Weeks Old

The baby puppies are now eight weeks old and they are at the point of their development where they start to learn proper dog behaviour and social skills.  I am often asked why do I keep the puppies past eight weeks and the reason for that is for the puppies to learn proper dog behaviour from mom and the other bid dogs. Ivy and the other big dogs (in this case Piper, Ace not so much because he young and male) spend all their time playing with puppies and telling them off when they do something they don't like. This teaches the puppies how to properly approach other dogs, how to play with big dogs and most importantly not to bite big dogs. I also keep the puppies a little longer because they play with each other learning how to communicate with each other. I am aware that some dog owners will do the work with their puppies to properly socialize them with big dogs however my experience indicates is that most will not do the work and not all bog dogs are good teachers. I like my puppies to leave as well balance and healthy as possible before they go to their new homes, keeping them longer lets me know that they are off to a good start with the dog behaviour and dog social skills. Believe me if I didn't think that keeping the puppies was best for them I would send them home earlier because they are also at the age where they start to drive me crazy. See what the puppies look like below,

Seven Weeks Old

The puppies are seven weeks old now, they are getting bigger, love to play and are discovering the joys of outside.  The puppies went for the first set of shots and micro-chipping last week, it was not a very popular activity among the puppies however they did survive the ordeal.  With the puppies having their first set of shots and with the nicer weather (finally) the pups are now learning the joys of the outdoors. The big dogs were very glad that the puppies got to go outside as you can see below the puppies were going a little crazy in the house.

Six Weeks Old

The puppies are six weeks old now and and getting into more trouble than before they love to run and play around the house.   Ivy, Piper and Ace have started to play with puppies when they are good and the puppies love to play with the big dogs.  Below see what the puppies look like now:

Five weeks old

Time has flown by and the puppies are now five weeks old, they are eating more solid food, are loving time out of their box and are starting to show their individual personalities. The puppies think that if they are awake then they should be out exploring the rest of the house, of course we do not give them the whole house much to their dismay.  See updated photo's of the puppies below: