National Parks Litter

The puppies started asserting some boundaries with each other this week. I heard some yelps of displeasure when sleeping puppies were disturbed or when puppies played too roughly.

It’s the little things with these babies. Everything is new and novel. The paper is a different texture for footing, a new sound, and a quick toy.

Last week, the puppies were offered formula twice a day to get them started lapping liquids. This week, they tried formula-moistened kibble but didn’t take to it- so I switched gears to a softer transition with blended kibble/formula.

During their short sprints of activity, I added some equipment to the play pen. The small blue disc is a puppy-size wobble board. There’s no fear at this age from the unstable surface. I think everyone took a stab at it. To keep these items somewhat novel, I remove them from the pen when either interest fades or they fall asleep.

The puppies enjoyed some lovely children this week. I am so grateful they have the chance to start with positive interactions with kids.

All puppies got their first clean faces, sanitary trims, and their paw pads trimmed. Love seeing their beautiful faces for the first time!

I will spare you the photos of their litter training progress! This week was spooky good for litter training. They used the pans ~80% for poo and about half the time for pee. They get a larger play pen next week.