Ready for New Homes!

I apologize for my lack of updates these past few weeks.  Life around here has been crazy with the start of the school year (my husband and I are both educators). 

Pups are so big now!  They've upgraded to a larger enclosure. They've also had their first series of vaccinations, preventative worming, and are ready to go to  their new homes!  In fact, two of the little guys left this past weekend with two more scheduled for this week.

We still have three pups that are looking for homes, two ivory males, and one black male.  Adorable!!!

Week 4

Puppies continue to be socialized big time!  Whenever we have our puppies in the backyard, they attract lots of attention from kids and adults playing at the park behind our house.  We have had puppy petting parties for up to an hour due to this.  It's great for the pups to get used to both children and adults handling them.

Puppies are now eating kibble softened in water once a day.  They still nurse as well.  We also are continuing to accustom them to a lead and play radio 24/7 for them to get them used to being around voices.  Their inside home has expanded to allow them more of a separation between their potty area and their sleeping area.  Dogs' natural tendency is not to go in the area where they sleep, so this is a great start to getting them housebroken.

Bellying up to the bar.

Hi, guy!

Sponge bath.

Puppy Pictures!!!!!

My friend, Evie, came over last Friday to take some photos of the puppies. The pictures are soooo cute. Head over to her blog to take a look. http://evielarsonphotography.blogspot.com/2012/08/asias-puppies.html

Pups Outside - Week Four

Week Three

Eyes opened all the way at the beginning of this week.  Puppies are getting to be very playful and make the cutest little growls and yips.

They continue to be socialized and spend more time outside, exploring.  We play music/talk radio for them, and have started lead training  - a nylon rope tied loosely around the neck.  The other pups will play with the rope, so that the wearer gets used to some resistance but doesn't associate it with just people.  At the end of the week, they got their first small bit of milk replacer that they lapped from a bowl. 

We also clip their nails weekly so as not to cause Asia more pain while nursing.  They can get pretty aggressive!

White male #1, black male.

White male #2, yellow male #1

White male #3, Yellow male #2

Cuddles

Adorbs.

A boy and a pup - does it get much cuter?

Kisses from lady Lilly.

New home.  Pups were escaping from the baby pool!

The love is mutual.

Princess.

Wrestles.

Week Two

This week found us traveling with the puppies, yet again, this time to my parents' home a couple hours away for a mini family reunion. They were even able to take a trip to a local nursing home to visit my grandparents and other residents. The pups were loved on as they were starting to develop their own personalities. Also, eyes and ears started opening at the end of this week.  They're getting cuter all the time!

Our little black pup got an owie on his forehead this week, but got some antibiotics and he'll be just fine.

Riding in style.  Asia claimed the puppy box for herself as the pups rode in the baby pool.

Trying to escape!

Lots of love for these guys.

Sleepy time inside.

My sister-in-law's favorite: the darkest yellow one.  She discovered he likes to be held on his back with his legs outstretched.

Colorful bunch.

Hog pile.

Week One

Not something we planned to do when we bred Asia, but my husband accepted a principal job in southern Minnesota, so we loaded up the four-day-old puppies and moved! Everyone is now adjusting well.

Asia has been a good mommy, cleaning and nursing her pups.  At one week, they reside in the whelping box (baby pool) with clean towels.  Everyone loves to hold them!

Good mommy.

New home after the move.

Yum yum!

Our assorted beauties.