The puppies have had a busy week, starting with their first ride in the car to visit Bourne Vets for their microchips, first vaccinations and health check. I had prepared them for the journey by putting the travel crates in with them for the last few days, so that they were used to getting into […]
Tag: Gundog
Puppy dawn chorus
My day starts at about 6.30am when I am woken by the puppy dawn chorus, signalling that they have their legs crossed and are desperate for the loo; this is my cue to get dressed smartish and run downstairs to let them out. Once we are outside I kneel down so that we can start […]
Yellow Wagtails
I have dubbed this litter the Yellow Wagtails because their little tails just never stop wagging. When I come downstairs in the morning they are all standing on their hind legs peering over the top of the whelping box, tails going nineteen to the dozen, then as soon as I open the door, they swarm […]
Easy peasy puppies
I’m pretty well organised when it comes to rearing puppies, with the whelping box in the kitchen next to the back door, and a fenced patio area just outside, so I’m always on hand to let them straight outside for a wee when they wake up, which helps with toilet training. This litter are five […]
Piranha puppies
The puppies now have their milk teeth and are trying them out on everything within reach, which makes sitting in the whelping box feel like being surrounded by a shoal of peckish piranha fish.I use a deep muffin pan to feed them, which means that they can’t immerse their bodies in their lunch, and thus […]