First meal from a bowl
I’ve been waiting for an indication that the puppies were ready for their first solid meal, and we got it a couple days ago when Sport started regurgitating food for the puppies. I witnessed her feeding them two meals, the first of which was ground chicken, and the second was a tripe product called XKaliber […]
Supplies, Resources, Puppy Raising
The pups are almost 5 weeks old and going to their new homes starting in 3 weeks. Especially for the puppy’s new owners, I’ve started putting together a page of supplies, resources, and some training tips that have been useful for me over the years and that I would highly recommend each person have on […]
4.5 weeks
Finally another puppy update! I gave the pups their own water bowl today (the white plastic cup clipped to the ex-pen), and they have started lapping from it. Today was a very warm day so they drank a lot. The picture quality on this next pup is not great, but I couldn’t resist posting this […]
Update on Cooper
Cooper has been recovering, slowly but surely. He was in a terrific mood tonight, eating a full meal and then some. He is still very sore and has trouble lying down and getting up, but that is to be expected with an 8-10″ long incision. Here he is tonight, wearing an e-collar which I made […]
Our dear Cooper – a big sigh of relief
We almost lost our dear 11-year old boy Cooper yesterday. First thing in the morning he usually helps Don get the newspaper, but yesterday he wouldn’t get up. We checked him over and discovered his gums were completely pale. Don rushed him to the vet, then to the surgery clinic, where it was discovered he […]