2:30AM - Puppies were up and moving. I could hear the Rooster crowing (squeaking) from my bedroom. Wanted to get up and remove it from their pen, but I was afraid I would wake up Steve after all the puppies started talking to me!
7:00AM - Puppies were running around like crazy in the utility room while I cleaned their pen. This was about the third day I let them run in the room by themselves. Only one hit the potty pad the other day and today none! Trying to catch each one going to the potty and give them a reward when they hit the mark, but these are sneaky little puppies. They don't want anyone to watch them most of the time!
9:07AM - Belles is sitting on my bed talking to the TV while I work at the computer!
Weight
I weighed the puppies last night. They should be around 4 lbs when you get them. They were all 6.3 ounces when they were born!
5:06PM - Maggie has been in the computer room with me. We have been working on her separation anxiety from the pack. Maggie finally got comfortable and went to sleep. Zoey has now joined me! When these two fuss, I don't speak to them. When they get quiet, then I speak to them and get them a treat to reinforce positive behavior.
6:03PM - Just noticed Zoey and Sweetpea have their ears all the way up! Hello Dolly put hers up yesterday. Maggie is my hold out!
Little Joe and Hello Dolly have both their faces in one bowl. Zoey has claimed her bowl!
6:20PM - Letting them play in the utility room for awhile! They love it! Romping around! Put out some new toys to entertain them!
All the little tongues are hanging out and panting after their romp in the utility room.
Sweetpea is always the one to get out the gate when it opens first (just like Radar in CoCo's first litter).
Little Joe and Hello Dolly loved growling and fighting over a toy tonight. Even Sweetpea was in there trying to get the toy!
Well, had the pen cleaned. Put the puppies back in. After their run, they went into the pen and pooped - then stomped in poop! Another foot bath for the puppies! The good news is -- they waited to get into the pen to do their business instead of doing it on the utility room floor like they did before!
8:15PM - Joe is back in the computer room with me now! He is a good boy - no fussing - just looking!
10:42PM - They are back in the utility room. Sweetpea and Hello Dolly hit the potty pads. We had 3 hits! Then, Zoey hit this small piece of paper on the floor by the gate when she pooped! Good job puppies! Unfortunately, Maggie potted on the floor first thing! Ooops, Joe did poop on the floor.
Collars - Be sure to check the collars from time to time. At this stage, it should be a two person job. Make it fun by giving them a treat while putting their collars on. If you were getting a puppy that was not use to their collar, they would be trying to scratch it off all the time.
11:34PM - Went over to Debra's house and surprised her with a visit with Maggie! Maggie met Ester (the Siamese cat)! We have video - Ester was not happy with the visit. Maggie cried going over there, but was too tired by the time we ran around the island to cry on the way back home. Instead, she pooped in her carrier!
Puppies are running around like crazy in the utility room playing with each other. They are full of energy! We had at least two hit the potty pads tonight, but not Maggie. Maggie decided the middle of the floor was the best place for her! Here is a tip. When going in to clean up the floor, take a decoy. I take a wet paper towel for the poop or pea. Then, I have a second towel in the other hand for them to go after!
11:56AM - They are all asleep and all in the clean end! Yeah! They slept much longer this morning because I put them to sleep late and wore them out before they went to sleep!
7:00AM - Puppies were running around like crazy in the utility room while I cleaned their pen. This was about the third day I let them run in the room by themselves. Only one hit the potty pad the other day and today none! Trying to catch each one going to the potty and give them a reward when they hit the mark, but these are sneaky little puppies. They don't want anyone to watch them most of the time!
9:07AM - Belles is sitting on my bed talking to the TV while I work at the computer!
Weight
I weighed the puppies last night. They should be around 4 lbs when you get them. They were all 6.3 ounces when they were born!
5:06PM - Maggie has been in the computer room with me. We have been working on her separation anxiety from the pack. Maggie finally got comfortable and went to sleep. Zoey has now joined me! When these two fuss, I don't speak to them. When they get quiet, then I speak to them and get them a treat to reinforce positive behavior.
6:03PM - Just noticed Zoey and Sweetpea have their ears all the way up! Hello Dolly put hers up yesterday. Maggie is my hold out!
Little Joe and Hello Dolly have both their faces in one bowl. Zoey has claimed her bowl!
6:20PM - Letting them play in the utility room for awhile! They love it! Romping around! Put out some new toys to entertain them!
All the little tongues are hanging out and panting after their romp in the utility room.
Sweetpea is always the one to get out the gate when it opens first (just like Radar in CoCo's first litter).
Little Joe and Hello Dolly loved growling and fighting over a toy tonight. Even Sweetpea was in there trying to get the toy!
Well, had the pen cleaned. Put the puppies back in. After their run, they went into the pen and pooped - then stomped in poop! Another foot bath for the puppies! The good news is -- they waited to get into the pen to do their business instead of doing it on the utility room floor like they did before!
8:15PM - Joe is back in the computer room with me now! He is a good boy - no fussing - just looking!
10:42PM - They are back in the utility room. Sweetpea and Hello Dolly hit the potty pads. We had 3 hits! Then, Zoey hit this small piece of paper on the floor by the gate when she pooped! Good job puppies! Unfortunately, Maggie potted on the floor first thing! Ooops, Joe did poop on the floor.
Collars - Be sure to check the collars from time to time. At this stage, it should be a two person job. Make it fun by giving them a treat while putting their collars on. If you were getting a puppy that was not use to their collar, they would be trying to scratch it off all the time.
11:34PM - Went over to Debra's house and surprised her with a visit with Maggie! Maggie met Ester (the Siamese cat)! We have video - Ester was not happy with the visit. Maggie cried going over there, but was too tired by the time we ran around the island to cry on the way back home. Instead, she pooped in her carrier!
Puppies are running around like crazy in the utility room playing with each other. They are full of energy! We had at least two hit the potty pads tonight, but not Maggie. Maggie decided the middle of the floor was the best place for her! Here is a tip. When going in to clean up the floor, take a decoy. I take a wet paper towel for the poop or pea. Then, I have a second towel in the other hand for them to go after!
11:56AM - They are all asleep and all in the clean end! Yeah! They slept much longer this morning because I put them to sleep late and wore them out before they went to sleep!
