8 Weeks and ready for their human homes!

This litter has been so fun to raise thus far, especially since I know we won't have to say goodbye.  Holly will be 20 mins away and Heidi will be with us.  

Though I forgot to get a family picture of us with Heidi, here are a few from her 1st 24 hours with Holly gone.  

Heidi - 9 Weeks old

7 weeks - More time with mom

We were able to surprise both our kids and our friends with their new puppy for Christmas, both pups still have a couple weeks to spend with momma before they are ready to transition to human family life.  

I think this was such a fun way to get a surprise puppy!  This gives us 2 weeks to get our house ready, learn as much as we can about dog training and to do it all with our kids to help us all have more practical expectations when pup comes home and inside our house for good.  

During our puppy playtimes we've been introducing the kennel keeping both doors open and tossing bits of food in to help associate it with a positive experience.  

Seven week old pups still have plenty to learn from their momma as they play and interact all together.  

THE Choco (Chaco)

We had a Saturday morning World Cup party to watch the US team and three of our friends who hadn't been to our place in a while noticed Choco and asked, 

"Is this The Choco?  

As in The Choco who they all three knew as a pup from when they worked at a boy's addiction treatment center.   (Each resident is given a puppy to care for on their recovery journey.  Ace as he was known then, was not able to go home with his resident when he graduated.  So one of our other friends who worked there found him a home with us!)   And we've been in love ever since.  

Such a fun moment to capture as they marveled in him as an old man dog.  

 

6 weeks & Adopted!

Both pups are adopted!    There, I can finally share the surprise!   Merry Christmas!  

We're keeping Heidi and our friends are keeping Hazel (now known as Holly)

We are VERY excited to be able to stay so connected to Jetta and Choco's last litter of puppies.

Holly

Heidi

Nearly 5 weeks old

At this age it is really tricky to get a decent shot of constantly moving puppies with the entanglement of floppy ears, fast growing sharp claws, kids, and even parent dogs getting in the way.   We've moved them into their bigger climate controlled space where it's easier to keep their space clean and warm.   They're weaning slowly from mama's milk and are now on 2 softened meals a day.   Have fun with all the attempted pics!