4 weeks old!
We are half way to meeting the family who will love us for our forever!
But in the meantime…there are new experiences every day and going outside was a definitely a new adventure!
But in the meantime…there are new experiences every day and going outside was a definitely a new adventure!
Manding is an exercise from Puppy Culture which is the beginning of teaching a Puppy some positive reinforcement with treats as well as beginning social politeness training (specifically, not jumping up and deMANDING attention or treat). The MANDING exercise is often done with a clicker and treat. We don’t do clicker training, so I pair…
We did the final evaluations on the pups today. The evaluation is really just a continuation from what we have already done. Rather than a chukar wing or a live chukar in a kick cage, I used a dead chukar I had in the freezer for training. Thawed him out for todays session. The objective…
Here’s the first photo shoot of Jake and Jazz’s babes. The photographer and her iPhone did their best, but even sleepy puppies still seem to move quite a bit! Names are based on the color ID collar they wear.
Earlier in the day, we were doing some field training with our older Brittanys on Chucker and Quail. Unfortunately, one of our “teenager” Brittanys (aka little Miss Journey) got a little too rough with the quail, leaving it severely injured. We decided before having to euthanize it, we would use it in a kick cage…
Jazz x Jake litter due around March 19 or 20, 2023 On February 23, an ultra sound absolutely confirmed pregnancy with little puppy fetuses and heart beats visible. Our wonderful vet, Dr. Gentle, indicated pup development and size all looked as it should and, momma Jazz was also doing great. Next visit will be March…
In this session we took each of the pups out individually. We are looking for their desire to “look around” and how well they respond to the chukar wing on a string and toy on a string. If you dangle something on a string in front of a puppy, he/she will want to play with…