Field Trip to Home Depot

 We took the puppies for a ride in the car today.  It was quite the adventure to load 14 puppies into the car and head off to the local Home Depot.  They love to have us bring the puppies into the store and give the customers and staff an opportunity to love on the puppies.  We enjoy the time with folks as they meet our dogs.  There are always lots of questions about the dogs and about breeding.  We have gotten to know the staff at the store and they always look forward to when we have litters to socialize.

 Once again the puppies were a huge hit.  I didn't make it past the front entry way before staff and customers alike were petting the dogs and holding them.  The puppies were great and were very calm as people touched them, held them, and loved on them.  This is such a good experience for these little guys.  Oregon is a dog lover's state and each of the people who stopped were talking about the dogs they have at home, as well as asking about our breeding program.

Providing new experiences, meeting new people, having new sites and smells and sounds is great to help the puppies feel comfortable as they adjust to unfamiliar experiences in the future.  As you take your puppy home I encourage you to do the same: take your puppy with you on car rides, and introduce them to as many new places and people as you can while keeping them safe.  Bring treats for people to give them so that they associate new experiences with rewards!

 After spending some time in the new settings the puppies were worn out and took a long nap.

They are also enjoying our puppy run now that the weather is cooperative and we aren't having rain.  They love to cuddle together in the dog house and then go out to run and play.  These two litters are adjusting well to life.  Soon we will be getting them ready to go to their new homes.  We are already lining up trips on airlines to deliver them to Sacramento, Washington DC, Boston, and New Jersey.  Other puppies will be going to new homes closer to us.  So many new experiences for them to enjoy.

We still have four puppies from these litters available, so if you want a wonderful puppy, contact us quickly!

Puppies are growing!!

I have been enjoying the two litters we have at our house these past weeks.  Scarlett's puppies are a little over four weeks old now, and Bella's puppies are five and a half weeks.  They are playing together through the day, and get along very well.  We have them in the family room/kitchen area with us for at least a few hours a day.  They play, chew on our socks, and fill our laps.  They also do a great job filling our hearts.  

As soon as we sit on the floor they swamp us.  These puppies are very people friendly.  Their tails wag, it seems like their eyes twinkle, and I am sure they have a smile on their faces.  They come running up to us and jump into our laps.  After they spend some time with us they go off to find a comfortable place to lay down and do their second favorite thing--nap.  While they nap we clean up their pens, and get them ready for the evening.  

Yesterday and today we introduced the puppies to the back yard.  They were not sure about the grass because it was still wet (this is Oregon in winter after all) and a little cool.  They did a great job figuring out that it is fun to run around and explore the new smells and textures.  I think exploring may be a rival for them with napping.  They still love time with people more than either of those.  As we got down on the grass with them they once again swarmed our laps and decided that the grass is a great place to be with us.  

Soon we will take the puppies on longer car rides and introduce them to places like Home Depot where they can meet all sorts of new people and get new sites, sounds smells, and textures to add to their variety of experiences.  We are starting to work on delivery dates, transportation decisions, etc. as we prepare these puppies for their transition to their forever homes.  This weekend we will have folks over for the Superbowl (the Ravens are playing and we are die hard fans relocated from Baltimore) and those folks will have an opportunity to help the puppies with new people as well.  

Please keep checking back to follow up on these litters.  I will post more stories soon.

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