Four videos designed to make you go ahhh.
Tuesday 17 July 2012
5 week old weigh in
Poppy
2Ib 4 ounces
Lemon 1Ib
14 1/8 ounces
Squeak 2Ib 13 1/8
Ginger 2Ib 8
Spot 2Ib 6
Magic 2Ib 11
This week the puppies have met lots of new people, as they have been meeting potential new families. We now have families for 2 of penny's puppies, Ginger and Magic have been chosen to join loving new homes. Hopefully all the puppies will have new homes lined up as the sonner they enter their new home the sooner they can begin learning everything they need to know to be a good pet.
Friday 13 July 2012
MILESTONES
This past weeks has seen the puppies develpopment really coming along, they are more steady on their feet, eating well, and are taking more on an interest in humans.
Eating solid food
While they are not quite chewing food yet, this week they have been eating puppy bickies that have been soaked in puppy milk, so they are soft. now they have to break up their own food instead of me mashing it for them, they all ghet stuck in and use their ridged gums to break up the soft crumbly bickies and they love it.
Drinking water
With introducing dry bickies, it was time to get them to like water, at first nonw drank it after sniffing it a bit and i thought id have to add milk to it and slowly dilute it then it was magic who lef the way, Diving in feet first he drank up and the others soon heard the activity and came over to give it a go. Down side is wee wees just got bigger and more frequent.
Attention seeking
They have quickly learned that humans provide, food, tickles, cuddles and get them out their box. So they are using their newly discovered voices to get things. They now follow me around their play area hoping to get a tickle or some more food if they have run out. Its very cutes, they also clamber up at the edge of their play area hoping to see their mum or me.
No more mum
The puppies had their last feed from mum yesterday, slowly they went down to one per day then one every other day and now they wont see her for a few days to allow the milk to dry up, instead they will spend time with dad to get to know him better.
Thursday 12 July 2012
Lastest video posing puppies
Here are the puppies posing for their group shot for the paper. Its no easy task to get 6 active puppies to sit still, we kind of managed it here is the pic and link to a video.
4 week old weigh in
Poppy 2Ib 2 1/4 ounces
Lemon 1Ib 12ounces
Squeak 2Ib 6 1/2
Ginger 2Ib 3 1/4
Spot 2Ib 4 1/8
Magic 2Ib 6 1/4
This week has been wonderful ful of firsts! The puppy's are all getting bigger and more active which makes it fun to be around them now, as there is more to see and they are funny, Walking into things tearing things up and play fighting.
Sunday 8 July 2012
Latest Video
In this video see the puppy's walking, running, chewing, eating and playing, see squeak be the most active, im sure he is dancing in this video, see how they all end up together sleeping in a big pile.
Walk before you can run
MILESTONES
RUNNING
This week has been full of milestones for the puppies, they have been trying to run when they can just about walk, they get into a sitting position and take off like a rocket and land after a few feet flat out on their tummies, adorable.
FIGHTING
The desperate teething pain that puppies go through leads to fighting, biting and eating. Chewing on each others ears and limbs leads to rolling around growling at each other, but its all harmless puppy learning and fun.
BITING
Due to teething the puppies are biting down on anything, mostoly each other but, they have started ripping up paper, chewing toys and having a go on my feet and fingers. When they bite me, although it doenst hurt, to help them learn i make a loud noise and pull away, when you get your puppy home you should continue with this as well as never feeding them by hand, will help them quickly learn that they can cause humans pain. Not that they every would they are far to cute to do that!
EATING SOLID FOOD
Today we had the puppys first training on chewing food, it went very well. They have been enjoying their puppy mix of blended food and milk for a week and that has been very successful for all pups, they have just one feeding with mum in the evening, but penny is not enjoying this now and it is time to stop completely, so i wont encourage her anymore but let her decide if she wants to feed in the evening by leaving her with them and also ensuring that the puppys have the mix available too. So today i soaked puppy meat in milk for about twenty mins and crushed it with a fork, then as normal they just licked up the milk. However they clearly dont know how yummy meat is it took a few trys of placing it into their mouths that they all returned to the bowls to try to pick up the crumbly soft meat, all chewed it, and ate plenty. Also a lot ended up on the floor and on the puppies which led to the next mile stone.
BATH TIME
After their meat feeding it was time for fist bath, bathing after feeding helped them to keep warm and feel more comfortable. The intro to bathing needed to go well as Lhasa's they will need regular bathing so they need to be comfortable and calm in water. Each was bathed individually and slowly they were all calm and sat in the sink in a walm shallow bath while i rubbed them with a wet flannel. then they were hugged by my handy assisstant and rubbed dry.It went very well. they needed a bath as baby wipes just wernt keeping up with the smell of poo and newspaper stained feet! Now we can begin to see their fluffy Lhasa coats soft and shiny and so long already.
Wednesday 4 July 2012
2nd day feeding
now onto THE BOWL!
The puppys did wonderfully today see here lots of pics showing them feeding from the bowl, they have learnt this so quickly and simply love their new food. they dont like it cold as much so i leave it out a while. here they ate so much i had to refil the bowl twice. we did this 3 times today and finnished with 1 feed from mum, they also watched t.v katy perry was on, and looked out the window in the sunshine and went on skype to see friend down south, a very eventful day for the puppies and it all starts again tomorrow.
1st feeding session
1st feeding session
here are the pics from the puppy's first feeding with there puppy mix on a tray for them to play with, we did this with them once twice yesterday.
see the link in the post below to a video of the event.
They stood in their food, licking it off each other and them selves they had fun. they got a bit cold and all needed a bath after. They had tasted this food several times as i began introducing it to their daily die,t placing it in their mouths for them once a day at first then twice over the past week. Now they will have 3 feedings per day of this mix of puppy food and milk and 1 feed with mum in the evening for 1 week untill no more mum and 4 feeds a day of milk and food mix, slowly cutting back the milk and making it lumpier as we go.
first some playtime with mum and dad
during this session they all used the paper area for toilet and not one wee on the rug
the tray of food was very messy!
this was the mess after the morning feeding, the bowl i had ready to clean them after.
this was the mess after the morning feeding, the bowl i had ready to clean them after.
video of puppys walking and feeding
1st feeding with puppy mix and walking about
see here a video of the puppy walking and hopping, barking and crying and feeding for the first time together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO4iF9sjD74&feature=youtu.be
3 week old weigh in
3 Week Old Weight In
Poppy
1 Ib 11 3/8
Lemon 1 Ib 7 7/8
Squeak 1 Ib 14 1/4
Ginger 1 Ib 14 1/8
Spot 1 Ib 13 7/8
Magic 1 Ib 15 1/2
At 3 weeks old they all weigh in a healthy weights lemon is still a bit behind but is gaining nicely. at this 3 week age they are all now walking and hopping, barking and squeaking, eating from a bowl, rolling over and peeing on paper. They are growing up too fast!
Boys in Basket
Here the boys wait to feed with mum, they sit in the basket while mum has a chance to feed the others, this is from the left Ginger, Squeak and Magic.
Sunday 1 July 2012
MILE STONES
Last night the puppies had their first taste of dog food, the recipe is a mix of a hand full of puppie biggies for nutrients and texture and half a tin of puppy meat with a can and half of puppy milk, blended it makes a paste like mixture the texture of tomatoe soup, it stinks like poo! and will last about 3 days kept in the fridge. I fed them by syringe hoping they would learn to lap their food. This morning i put a bowl of the mixture down and got them out of their box and put them on the floor.
What happened next was messy! They stood in it and the cold floor made them all wee and poo and they licked it all off each other.
What they learned, i hope, is that it tastes nice and that they have to lick and lap to eat.
Then they all had a wash and got a bit cold and shivered for the first time, then they all went back to bed to get warm.
This morning due to last nights feeding there was a lot of mess in their box so they needed a good wash anyway. Its a good plan to have a few cloths and warm water ready for washing and a hot water bottle in a basket to place them on once they have been washed and towel dried.
During the feeding i keep mum and dad outside, as they love this blend of food and would gladly eat it all which will teach the puppies but its too rich for them, and will upset their tummies.
Thursday 28 June 2012
2 weeks old
14 Day old weigh in
Poppy
1 Ib 3 3/4
Lemon 1 Ib 0
1/2
Squeak 1 Ib 7 1/8
Ginger 1 Ib
4 1/2
Spot 1 Ib 6
Magic 1 Ib 7 1/4
Wow 2 weeks old and all all the puppies have doubled in size magic has almost trippled, he is now the biggest of the pups. Lemon while the tiny pup has started to find her feet and as she is the lighest will probably be the first to walk, magic still tummy shuffling around. Ginger is the quietest pup, who loves a cuddle.
We have begun the daily routine of holding them each for about 15 mins a couple of times a day. This is to begin their training in getting used to people, as they are so cute lots of people will want to hold them.
We are brushing them with a soft baby brush during cuddle time, as they are lhasa apso's the sooner they het used to the daily brushing their coats will require, especaily is their new owners decide to keep them with long show coats and not short how we keep penny and toby. We do this as they get too hot and enjoy walks in the woods which they couldnt do with long coats.
We also have begun exposing them to new sounds and light. Playing a bit of music and tv. and as the weeks progress we will move their nest to the kitchen, this is a busy noisy place nearest the front door and road so they can get used to all sounds and smells and we will play the radio to help them hear different pitch and tones. This is so they dont become nervous dogs or ones who bark at every little noise.
There is much to do every day at the moment, with feeding more they wee and poo more, so their bedding has be be changed throughout the day, their coats are getting longer so their easily become dirty. Mostly a wipe each day with a grooming wipe does the trick but for bigger messes, its a warm sponge bath, penny likes to help out, but as soon as they sense her near they thinks its feeding time and wriggle about. I doent emerse them in water yet, we build up to that as they will need many baths and lots of grooming as adult dogs so we dont want them to be afraid of water, plus as they are still little they would get too cold and could develop a chill. Of course if the puppies are dirty then penny usually is as well so she needs a bath too!
Hand feeding Lemon, I use a puppy milk substitute which is made of goats milk and is close enough to mums milk that is is easy for her to digest this will become a stable part of all the puppies diets as we begin to wean them onto solid food. For feeding i first tried her on a lille lactol bottle but the teet seemed to hard for her so wont lock to it, so i reverted to a tiny animal medicine syring from the ver and she licks of a few drops as i squirt very gently into her mouth, because of this she will probably be the first to learn to lap up food as she will have had the most practice.
We bought a new blender just for the puppies today to use for mixing their soft food for weaning. I plan to blend a handful of puppy bickies which have been moistened with puppy milk with a spoon ful of puppy meet then blended, at first adding more milk so its watery then slowly making it into a paste with less and less milk over about 3 weeks untill they are just on soft meat, and just before this i will introduce a water bowl for them to play with, and of course learn to drink.
Puppies learn fast and the next few weeks it will be all about keeping up with their development helping them walk and learn to play, learning how to treat other animals and humans and of course first trip to vets.
Stay tuned to see all the puppies mile stones over the next exciting few weeks.
Latest Video Links
Here you can see penny feeding her very hungry puppies. Also see penny protect her pups when toby gets too close! See also the puppies eyes starting to open.
Here you can see the puppies crash out after feeding and how they twitch and digest the milk and the air in their tummys, also penny fidgeting from being so hot after feeding. See also the puppies shiny coat, they look almost wet, it is so soft and fluffy. You can hear squeak as he rolls about squeaking and see close up their little pink noses turning black.
13 Day old weigh in
Poppy
1 Ib 3 1/8
Lemon 1 Ib 0 1/4
Squeak 1 Ib 6 1/4
Ginger 1 Ib 3
Spot 1 Ib 4 3/8
Magic 1 Ib 6 1/4
Unlucky for some but today was magical the puppies opened their eyes except for squeak whos are just partically open. poppy finally caught uo with ginger in size and with now a 6ox gap between lemon and the biggest pup, we have decided to begin supplimentting her with puppy milk just a little extra a 4 times a day between feeding with penny. magic and squeak now weigh the same, magic is just gorgeous beautiful deep brown eyes and just stares at you while you tickle his tummy.
12 Day old weigh in
Poppy
1 Ib 2 1/8
Lemon 15 3/8
Squeak 1 Ib 4 1/2
Ginger 1 Ib 2 5/8
Spot 1 Ib
3 1/2
Magic 1 Ib 4 3/4
Today we could see the puppies begin to open their eyes. Penny is beginning to loosed interest in feeding her puppies already which is a bit earlier, it is clearly becoming uncomfortable for her as the puppies teeth will soon break through their gums. you can see the ridges forming. They are alos becoming more active spending more time awake rolling around and being noisy.
Saturday 23 June 2012
Development information
Newborn Puppy Growth and Development
& Behavior up to 3 weeks
A puppy is born blind, deaf and
toothless
During its first week 90% of a
puppys time is spent sleeping and 10% eating. The are only able to
crawlThe puppy's eyes, which are closed at birth, open when it is between one and two weeks old. It then begins to see.
The pups ears should open when it is two to three weeks old.
Puppies whimper when they are cold, hungry or uncomfortable
Puppys grow while they
sleep
A puppy is reliant on its mother for
the first few weeks for food, comfort and to learn basic dog requirements
Todays Pics
The puppies have a cycle going now, penny feeds them then they sleep then they are awake, making noise and rolling around, then they feed and it all starts over again.
Here is Penny after she had a bit of a trim, im pleased to report that she is reponding to treatment, even her vet was impressed at how quickly she has progressed, but she is not out of the woods, it could take a long time to heal properly. She is smiling here hiding her puppies keeping them warm.
Mummy's little angel, Lemon
Gorgeous Ginger, All the puppies have now got their black spots on their noses, this is them loosing their puppy pink noses and turning black.
My personal favourite Magic, I lover their little wrinkles of fat o their legs so cute, Magic has one ear that goes back and one that goes forward, it wont stay that way forever but it so cute.
8 Day old weigh in
Poppy
14 1/4
Lemon 12 5/8
Squeak 1 lb 1ounce
Ginger 15 1/2
Spot 1 Ib 1/8
Magic 1 Ib 1/2
An amazing day for the puppies, they are moving around a lot more and now feeding less often, but when they do feed they are very hungry, i will hopefully have a video of this soon. they are all much bigger except lemon with a 4 ounces between her and squeak, she is perfectly healthy just a smaller god, girls are naturally smaller in this bread. see picture below of lemon along side squeak.
7 Day old weigh in
Poppy 13 1/8
Lemon 11 7/8
Squeak 15 5/8
Ginger 15
Spot 15
Magic 14 3/4
Today we saw poppy gain the most weight catching up with the boys and lemon also put on over an ounce. And squeak ginger and spot all gaining almost 2 ounces. Their fur is also getting much longer and today they needed a good cleaning as they got covered in someones poo, nice puppies!
Today we saw poppy gain the most weight catching up with the boys and lemon also put on over an ounce. And squeak ginger and spot all gaining almost 2 ounces. Their fur is also getting much longer and today they needed a good cleaning as they got covered in someones poo, nice puppies!
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Mile Stones
Barking
All the puppies have a definate bark noise now, each is very different and it not loud, but when they are stuck somewhere on the box or hungry or cold, instead of wimpering they have a little bark. I'm usre it will only get louder from here on!
Meeting Dad
Well the puppies are just a few hours away from a week old so we felt it was time to meet dad. He was great with them very excited when he could see them move and make noise, i think when the are running around and playing with toys he's going to go mental, and have lots on fun with them.
Getting bigger
Here is Spot, Ginger and Squeek the 3 big boys. As you can see from the pics shen you compare to the day they were born on previous posts you can see they have now grown around an 3 cm on lenth an 3 cms around. they are now so big they dont fit in my hand anymore, with the exception of lemon who while she is healthy and gaining weight she is still a bit smaller than the others.
Toby, puppies father
Here is gorgeous Toby, father to the beautiful puppies, he has come into see them today. he was very excited, i think he saw them as a toy to be played with, he was jumping around and sniffing them. penny got a bit agitated when he came near the box but not if he was near a puppy away from the box. this is beacuse she is territorial, and doesnt see toby as a threat. She behaves the same way with food most of the time! he was sat here on the corner of the bed watching me clean the puppies and give them a daily health check.
Today Pics
The cute puppies like to huddle together, when they are not in one big pile they are in two groups of three! They seem to always sleep on top of the smaller ones, like in the wild they could do this for warmth and protection.
Six Days Old Weigh In
Poppy = 12
Lemon = 10 5/8
Squeak = 14
Ginger = 13
Spot = 13 1/8
Magic = 13 7/8 ounces
A sad day today, Penny went to the vets today and it seems her poorly eye is more serious than we thought, she has an ulser and the vet said its a bad one, she must have got something in her eye and formed a deep ulser, she is on eyes drops 5 times a day and hopefully it will improve, but worse case senario she could loose her sight in that eye. Her pooly eye hasnt affected her love and attention for her puppies, she is still feeding and cleaning them and when they fall asleep she leaves her box to have a nap on the cool plastic mat near her box. Penny also had a bit of a trim today, she has always taken being groomed so well, i timmed her fur so her puppies have easier access to feed and keeping her clean will be easier too, but not to much cut off as she still needs that fur to keep her puppies warm.
Five Days Old Weigh In
Poppy = 11 3/8
Lemon = 10 1/8
Squeak = 12 1/2
Ginger = 11 7/8
Spot = 13
Magic = 12 7/8 ounces
A good day for puppies today all gained weight again and are getting noticably bigger. They are each starting to develop their unique sound, spot has a definate little bark and magic makes the great purring cry. Penny was still pooly today so booked vets for tomorrow.
Sunday 17 June 2012
Four Days Old Weigh In
Poppy = 10 1/2
Lemon = 9 1/2
Squeak = 11 7/8
Ginger = 10
7/8
Spot = 12 1/4
Magic = 11 1/2ounces
Today we have played close attention to poppy and lemon and we saw poppy gain weight to catch up with the boys but lemon is still gaining slowly and she is noticable going to be a little girl. Penny has had a rough day today, she isnt feeling too great, she has gotten something in her eye, likely from being so mucky all the time! but we have rinsed with serile water and will hope it clears up after a few treatments if not its off to the vets. She is also very tired but is eating well and drinking tons.
Saturday 16 June 2012
Three Days Old Weigh In
Poppy = 9 3/4
Lemon = 9 1/8
Squeak = 11 1/8
Ginger = 10 3/8
Spot = 11 3/8
Magic = 10 3/4 ounces
Today we have played close attention to poppy and lemon and while they have gained weight it is not as much as the others, this seems to be only because after feeding for a few mins they fall asleep! but they are gaining thats what counts. spot is definately the biggest. Today saw all the boys gain over and ounce, which is great. Poor little penny laying still all day to fee her pups, she is also doing great, but she needs to eat more, but like any good mum she is putting her pups first, but i'm keeping my eye on her.
Friday 15 June 2012
Video Clips
Video Clips
Enthusiastic feeding time rolling over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITM9PvE0I3Y&feature=youtu.be
Puppy tickles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf4iLalEtAk&feature=related
Noisy Puppys finding their voice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il1qiQStKkc&feature=youtu.be
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