Posted by Roxanne Hawn | Posted in Dog Life, Dog Photo, Dog Video, Puppy Porn | Posted on 15-03-2010
Tags: golden retriever, puppies, puppy
Over the weekend, I got the chance to visit those golden retriever puppies born in our neighborhood. I saw them the first time when they were just two weeks old. Now, they are five weeks old, and MUCH more mobile. So … for your Monday dose of happy, I present another round of puppy porn.
They’ve graduated from puppy mush/gruel to dry puppy food, but Nadi still nurses them briefly a few times a day.
They fed just a bit when I first arrived, then they played for a while, then they sacked out. Being a puppy is very hard work.
This is the one we call Fatty, sleeping next to his puppy-sized ball.
I’m not sure which one this is, but the cheeks are to die for.
This is as-yet-unnamed girl with the pink collar. When families reserve their choice, they pick out a collar for their new baby to wear so that my friend can keep them straight.
I’m not sure who these two are, but the tummy as pillow was just too sweet.
Several of them already have nice predictable potty schedules. They nursed. They nibbled a little bit on their food. They pottied. Those of us visiting praised each one for picking a spot well away from their bed to go. We startled one little girl puppy, though, when we all clapped at the same time. She seemed to recover OK, so I’m not to worried.
Next weekend, if it’s warm enough, a bunch of us are going to help supervise some playtime outside. It’ll be good for them to get out and experience new things.
There are five adult dogs, I believe, in the house, so they get the chance to be around them as well for short stints.
I’ve never raised a litter (nor do I plan to), but I wish I knew more about when to introduce various experiences, just to know, just to better understand those early “fear periods.” Still … I figure it cannot hurt for them to be handled and talked to and such. I gently held their feet, looked in mouths and ears.
I even asked one to SIT, and he did. He was getting ready to SIT anyway, but I figured I’d say the word and praise him.
I might bring a clicker next week, just so they can hear that noise.
I can practically smell that milky puppy breath!
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