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!

December 15th- The puppies so alert now. They love to lay with mom and gaze into her eyes. They chew on her ears and climb on her. Phoenix will lay with them for hours. They have toys to play with. We will introduce a litter box soon. Over the next few weeks they will make great progress on litter box training.
We started puppy food today. 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.
Here is a video of them hanging out withh mom.

December 9th- Phoenix and her puppies are doing great. 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. Phoenix stays close and feeds them many times thru the day.
They have had their first deworming with panacure. They will be dewormed 3 times before going home. Food starts next weekend!

December 2nd- Phoenix had her puppies on November 21st. She and the puppies are doing well. Plenty of milk for those fat babies.
These puppies were born on the first aniversary of my father's passing. We always name the puppies with a name associated with a color. This time we added the Bonsai theme as well. This was a passion of my dads. Here is a video of him I would like to share. Love you dad!