September 15th - The puppies are almost ready to go home. They are eating dry food and drinking water. They are super active and curious.
The vet check was on Friday. We use Hillsdale Animal Hospital for wellness vet care. Everyone will get a health record to share with their new vet.

It is almost time for these little ones to go and be with their new families.

Please be aware that your puppy should not go anywhere non-vaccinated pets could be until they are fully vaccinated. Discuss this with your vet during your puppy's first vet visit. Such places to avoid include pet stores, dog parks, puppy classes, rest stops, etc.

September 7th - The puppies are 5 weeks old now. They have a 6 week vet visit scheduled for Friday. We use Hillsdale Animal Hospital. Everyone will go home with a puppy folder which includes a health record.
They are eating dry food now in addition to the wet food. The wet food will be faded out this week. They will be weaned by Friday. They have also started drinking water and getting the hang of the litter box too.

September 1st - The puppies have figured out how to get out of the whelping box now. The door is closed and Kinzie is nursing on a schedule. They are eating wet puppy food twice a day. This week we will introduce water and dry food. They will be eating dry food only by the time they go home. We introduced a litter box this past week. They are getting the hang of that. Using it more and more.
Check out this video of the puppies after dinner. Full tummies make happy puppies!

August 25th- The puppies are up and active! Playing with toys and each other. Mom still nurses many times thru the day. She stands to nurse now rather than lay with them. They were 3 weeks on Friday. We will introduce a litter box soon. Over the next few weeks they will make great progress on litter box training. These puppies seem more advanced. They are starting to peek out the whelping box door. Likely looking for mom.
We started puppy food on Friday. We will offer once a day for a few days and then to twice a day. They are eating Purina Pro Plan High Protein Chicken and Rice Formula Large Breed Dry Puppy Food. We soak the food in water and warm it until is is a mush. They will eat this food for a few weeks. We will slowly transition them to dry food. video of them eating their first meal of puppy food.

August 18th- Kinzie and her puppies are doing well. They are FAT! Their eyes are open and they can hear now. They are standing and starting to walk around. They spend the majority of their time sleeping and growing. Kinzie stays close and feeds them many times thru the day.
They are gettin g their first deworming with panacure this weekend. This is a 3 day treatment. They will be dewormed 3 times before going home.
Check out this video of Marsh.

August 11th- Kinzie had her puppies on August 2nd. She was due on the 7th. We were all at the beach and were planning to come back on the 5th for her to deliver at home. Well you know what they say about plans.
We always name the puppies with a name associated with a color. This time we added the nautical theme as well.