I've done this with the last three or four litters, so in case anyone is still interested, this is a thread about our newest litter, which we've dubbed the Summer litter. It's Oliver x Khaleesi. There are six new babies, 2 boys, 4 girls. All healthy, all gained weight over their first night. Yay! Here's the pedigree: Pedigree: Oliver x Khaleesi
Here's a quick video of them this morning. Turn up the volume to hear the choir sing. LOL!
As before, we have a 24/7 puppy cam up, which you can see day or night. Link below.
They're just screaming potatoes with legs, right now, so not very interesting. But they become adorable pretty quickly. And I, at least, think it's fun to watch them progress.
Anyway, this is the thread. Enjoy!
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME TO BUY A PUPPY. THESE PUPS ARE ALL SOLD. THE THREAD IS FOR CUTENESS AND ENJOYMENT ONLY. THANKS.
My goodness, now that they are being weaned, they are packing on the weight. Some of the puppies gained 1/2 a pound in the last day, and at four weeks old, two of them are over 7 lbs. already, with the others knocking on that door.
We took the two boys -- Green and Brown -- outside for a couple minutes today. It's the first time any of the puppies have been out of there room. Here's a little video. Nothing special about it. Just two puppies flipped out over suddenly being plopped down in the middle of an alien world.
Pink was having quite the time with the croissant toy today. I giggled so much I almost spit out my diet Coke. She almost made herself fall over a few times. So cute to watch them grow. Seems like it flies by to me, maybe not so much on your end though. How old are the pups when you take them for conformation evaluations and temperament testing? I don't think those are the right terms but that's all I could think of at the moment. Was it closer to 8 weeks with the last litter?
How old are the pups when you take them for conformation evaluations and temperament testing? I don't think those are the right terms but that's all I could think of at the moment. Was it closer to 8 weeks with the last litter?
We do temperament evaluations after they are 54 days old, and we do conformation evaluations immediately after we are done with temperament testing. Hopefully all done by 8 weeks.
They sure like that mama! I notice how excited they get whenever Khaleesi gets close and looks into the pen. She sure is a pretty dog. Her coat is gorgeous. Those puppers sure are cute, fat, puffy- fluffers too. Thanks for sharing them with us.
We have a runner! One puppy is out of the box, and now I can’t do anything else until he’s restored to his rightful place. Mama has been in to check and she seemed to be taking inventory on the pups still in the box. Very dramatic episode tonight.
LOL! Yes, one or two escape this box every few hours. They are confined to the room, and the room is safe. The only thing is that I end up cleaning pee or poop if we wait too long. But we don't mind the exploration.
The Summer litter has moved from its 1 bedroom condo to a ranch. And so far they love it!
Have you ever known a dog that was afraid of the vacuum cleaner? We make sure that Esquire dogs are not afraid, because we get them used to it very early, before their fear response kicks in. Here you can see Theresa actually "vacuuming the puppies." This first puppy, Purple girl, will likely love the vacuum cleaner because of these experiences. And I wouldn't be surprised if, for the rest of her life, every time the vacuum cleaner goes on she wants to be vacuumed. They sometimes imprint on these things.
The new enclosure looks like so much fun for the puppies! So many stimulating objects and so much open space to romp in.
My 3yo girl is not afraid of the vacuum cleaner until I try to vacuum her. She hates that. Too bad, because it would probably prevent a lot of shedding if I could eliminate the loose fur right at the source!
I happened to notice a video on the front page of Digg.com (forwarded from ViralHog) that looks a LOT like your setup (just from the story telling dragon) and was curious if it was you?
I happened to notice a video on the front page of Digg.com (forwarded from ViralHog) that looks a LOT like your setup (just from the story telling dragon) and was curious if it was you?
That's by local breeders we know, Mary Benson-Thompson and Joy Van Wie of Calico Golden Retrievers. It's because of them that we bought the story reading dragon. So cool, huh?
Hey Dana, can I ask - what is the difference between a human (even a child) sitting in the pen and reading to the pups and the dinosaur toy? I'm so interested in all the sensitivity (or desensitizing) stuff you guys do and just wondering what this helps to develop. Is it just the acceptance of different kinds of creatures and sounds? Thanks!
We are going to keep TWO female puppies from this litter. Yes, two! I've done that before and swore that I would never do it again...but I'm an idiot, so why not!
Purple girl will be Esquire's Pool House Rock, call name "Splash."
Pink girl will be Esquire's Teenie Weenie Bikini, call name "Summer."
I am thrilled to find your puppy cam again. It just makes my day to watch these little fluff balls grow.
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