Monthly Archive: May 2008

Day nine 1

Day nine

The pups got their nails trimmed today, using a small pair of human nail clippers.  A few of them are starting to try getting their hind legs under them to walk, but the strength...

Day nine 0

Day nine

Another update– the puppies ears have not started to open yet.  It’s actually way too early for that.  They were all just complaining loudly because it was too darn hot in the house! We...

One week old today! 0

One week old today!

Happy one week birthday to us! We live in a loony bin right now. I think the puppies ears are opening, and they are all testing their range of sounds at the top of...

Day seven, part two 0

Day seven, part two

Wow! Not much happened yesterday, but today has proved to be a milestone in these puppies lives. They were extremely active today, scooting very fast all over the box;  climbing on and over the...

Dewclaws 1

Dewclaws

Sport’s puppies all have their dewclaws intact.  Fewer breeders are removing dewclaws, especially now that there is research to show that dogs actually use their front dewclaws. Since my dogs are fed raw meat,...