The pups are now 3 weeks old and have begun the transitional stage of their development. All eyes are open and they are aware of their siblings and even do some paw scratching. A few of them are even more aware and can be seen trying to play act with one or two siblings, licking or climbing over in play form. Their journey of learning the dog life has begun.

We take them out to a clean wider area so they have more space to explore. I am careful too to keep dam with them almost entirely as their awareness, eyes and ears open makes learning the in thing now.

Pups will leave for new homes between week 6 and 8. Best at week 8 cos the two weeks before week 8 are critical to a dog learning the pack life. In my experience I picked up a pup just before week 6 and another at 8. I observed the pup which stayed with mother and siblings till week 8 before coming to me had more dog life attributes. Simple things like basic commands were not too difficult to learn and did I notice the way it picks up it's bone to hide or go to a safe corner to enjoy it's treasure. The pup that did not have that extended stay was not that good and bit at the ankles more.

More bookings done. Show your hand guys. These cuties are up for grabs.

Puppy life.... eat, sleep (and twitch dreaming while at it), play, poo, grow and start the cycle again.

Happy Sunday peeps. Some pups still left for booking. Hurry while you can.

Three weeks photoshoot Sunday

Hello

Boss lady

She got a sparkle in them eyes

When is next feeding time I think she's saying

Cry baby

Top dog

bespokeset:
When is next feeding time I think she's saying

Lol. what do u feed them now?

jayned:



Lol. what do u feed them now?

SMA (0...6months), dam's milk. Tomorrow I soak Diamond large breed puppy feed in boiled water for 10 minutes, mash and place for them to start nibbing at it slightly. This will go on till they are weaned in the next 2...3 weeks and they stabilize on Diamond large breed puppy feed.

I may be reached on 0 - nine - 0 - nine - double six - 3 - 2 - five - 4 - 9 for any enquires as you may require for these cuties.

Quite interesting.... I had to read till the end.

I have a gsd currently on heat too, hopefully I will have a story to write and/or tell too. I'm so excited.

AKMoney1:
Quite interesting.... I had to read till the end.

I have a gsd currently on heat too, hopefully I will have a story to write and/or tell too. I'm so excited.

Glad you found it an interesting read. Best wishes on your upcoming pups too. Will be a thrill to read your diary too.

So introduced semi solid to the pups. Decided to get booster instead. Soaked in simmered water for 15 minutes and mashed into paste. The pups sniffed and started licking from the edge of their plate and went for the feed in the bowl. They were nibbling away and I think they love it. Will still do the SMA milk and dams milk too as the dam begins weaning from her milk.

All pups doing great at three and half weeks old. Playful, full of life. Yapping away at each other. Aware of each other now. Growing in leaps and bounds.

So the pups turn 4 weeks old and they have the second deworming later today.

They have taken to the Booster feed, soaked and mashed up. Then they are bottle fed with 0..6 months baby formular and left to suckle on dam's milk. This is done 5 times a day.

They also are now able to poo and pee on their own. Move away a bit. Do their thing and avoid it.

Pups booked so far will be going to Ibadan, Lagos and Abuja here. Some more inspections to be done today by prospective new owners.

You too can own one these cuties.
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A fine line of tiny pup teeth are visible now. Pups playing and hopping on each other. Wrestling themselves to the ground.

Few pups left on booking. Show your hand guys.

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So this week we get some toys for the pups to help them socialise better. We also take them indoors to get used to different sounds like the TV, humans having convos and all sounds they could encounter later in life. This is important to ensure they don't end up as fear bags, unbalanced and unpredictable. It's also good so they know humans are part of their world and learn to relate accordingly. Puppy mills take this for granted believing they will adjust later. They currently don't understand fear and it's best to tap into this stage to get them balanced and rounded.

how can someone know the no of pups in a dog's stomach....

Nickifrosh:
how can someone know the no of pups in a dog's stomach....

I'm making a guess you are referring to a post much earlier in the thread where I had tried to know the number of pups expected in the liter. A trained hand, a Vet, via manual means may be able to feel pebble shaped embryos around week 2 of gestation. A scan can give a more accurate result. I am no Vet. It was my attempt at just trying to know. I was wrong by a wide margin of 6 pups.

Some of the pups at feeding time this evening.

Some more

A bit more

And this

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Pups going to be 5 weeks over the coming weekend.

Some pups still available.
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The pups turn 5 weeks old. Milk teeth shown. They have transited to mashed Booster feed smoothly but still adore dam's milk obviously. The dam allows them to suckle but you will notice the quantity is diminishing and she stands up. We still do SMA 0..6 months to ensure they have their full.

Pups stand with a slight slant in gait. Obvious from the slant Sire, Spike of Dogspan Kennel, Abuja. Four pups are black/tan. Another four are fawn looking like the dam when it was a pup. One pup seems to have it all in terms of markings. This one pup is the one that yaps most.

Next week they all go for their first shot and will have their third deworming. So it's gonna be an Easter weekend with new owners who have shown their hand in Lagos, Ibadan and Abuja here. Only few pups left.

0909...663...2549 That's the number to get a piece of the action. Keep the calls coming.