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 […]
Tag: Labrador
Corona lockdown
The puppies are now three weeks old and have just started on solid food, so under normal circumstances I would be inviting their new owners to come and meet them, but sadly this will not be possible because of the corona virus lockdown now in force; all bar one of these people has met my […]
Looking and learning
The puppies eyes started to open on Monday, with both bitch pups being first to have a peep at the big wide world, closely followed by the boys, so there is no stopping them now. They are now a fortnight old and seem slightly more advanced than previous litters, probably because they were born nearer […]
Perfect puppies
Riska’s puppies are now just over a week old and really thriving. All I need to do is keep Riska topped up with plenty of high quality food and puppy milk and let her get on with rearing her pups, so life is pretty easy for me at the moment.I love having puppies and get […]
Riska’s pups have arrived!
Riska (FTW Fletchingly Annraidh) whelped two bitch pups and five dog pups in the early hours of this morning, and the puppies are a strong, even litter. It is always a huge relief to come through a whelping with no problems and all the puppies born alive and healthy. The sire is FTW Bellspaddle Roscoe, […]