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Puppy Nursery scenes II
Learning to lap up (or bathe in?) puppy formula. Pink and Teal girls with a little after lunch play time. Red girl and Orange boy planning an escape with Yellow boy waiting to see how that goes down. Blue Boy and his cute little butt heading to the sleep nest for a nap. But whoops……
Getting ready for puppies!
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…
Final Bird Exposure and Evaluation (The Girls)
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…
New Sounds & other good stuff
Three weeks old and all kinds of stuff is happening in the Puppy Nursery. We also have been exposing puppies to loud sudden sounds to test their “startle & recovery” response.(Hopefully, I can remember to video when we do it tomorrow!) Each day, a new sudden loud sound is done 3x consecutively about twice a…
Sound Habituation Starts with Classical Music
Don’t worry, we will Country On and Rock On later… Puppies .played by and napped by a little classical sounds today. Turn up sound! Well, playtime kinda drowning out the “soothing” music.
Individual Puppy Videos I
The following are individual videos on each pup which included a couple temperament activities: come directly when called with enthusiasm/excitement, eye contact while in a “cradle” position, chasing a wing on a string and then one not attached (retrieve), individual boldness at play and interaction without littermates in play area, and being restrained on their…