Bille and Pablo litter July 2026

The puppies have been very busy! They have been to two Puppy Parties and have another planned for the upcoming weekend. They have been introduced to Kongs for problem-solving, focus, and soothing. They have been introduced to collars and harnesses. They are continuing their nail trimming and dremeling. They have been getting baths before their playdates. All of this is a big deal to little puppies! Their Puppy Culture education these last 2 weeks has included:  Manding (voluntarily sitting for attention/ treats) Riding in the car Puppy Parties (socializing with lots of people and other dogs) in other environments Continuing novel item introduction and curiosity They are spending a lot of time outside and playing with the big dogs.  Their potty training is going well. When they wake up in the morning, they go potty outside.  At night, they are exclusively going on their potty pads in their exercise pen.  They are growing up so fast!!! P uppy Party 1  Puppy ...

  My, how the puppies are growing! They are running around, playing, and barking, wrestling and chasing each other. They are such joyful little beings! They are continuing their potty training outside, and they're getting very good about going potty only on the potty pads in their puppy pen inside. I’ve been conditioning them to the call, “puppy, puppy, puppy!” in a high-pitched voice since they were about 3 weeks old when I first started feeding them solid food.  I have started training sessions with them, giving them tiny bits of treats while I say “puppy, puppy, puppy!”. Now when I call “puppy, puppy, puppy!”, they are starting to come when called! They are learning that when I open the gate to their puppy pen in the living room, they should run through the kitchen, laundry room, down the back steps, and into their big enclosure in the backyard. Meg figured this out at least a week before anybody else! Now they are pretty consistently going out and then coming back into the...

  It never ceases to amaze  me just how fast the time flies past! I swear the puppies were just little tiny babies sleeping and nursing and now all of a sudden they are running around playing, barking, and crying when we leave the puppy pen for us to come back. It doesn't seem real.  Since the last blog post, the puppies have moved into the living room where they have been at the center of everything going on in the house. They also have started spending much of the day outside on the  covered patio and in the yard. Bille is in there with them most of the time, although she is starting to feel more and more comfortable with them being on their own. They are almost weaned now, but Bille will still nurse them so she has to wear a whole contraption so she can spend time with them without them nursing. You will see it in the pictures!  Some of our other dogs have begun their play sessions and socialization with the puppies. One dog in particular, Bear, absolutely ad...