Diary of a litter of puppies

9 Puppies born November 10th, 2013 / 9 Chiots nés le 10 novembre 2013

All puppies have found good homes yet

Breeder: Raymonde and Michel Roy
Tel: 450-756-5107 e-mail: michelroyca@videotron.ca

Wednesday January 8, 2014

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Puppies are 8½ weeks old.
Many have already left home
They have fully functioning brains
Learning at this age is permanent
They have all tools needed to begin a new life
Remember that they needs rules and boundaries

M litter

Murdock Manjaro

Maverick Merveille

Mishka Marushka

Muscade Miss-Belle

Miela Quite attentive !

Wednesday December 25, 2013

Puppies are 6½ weeks old.
They had a third deworming
They were microchipped
They wheight 8 pounds now
They get used to make pipi and caca outside
They meet more and more people
The mother plays and educates them.
They eat real dry food (Acana) 1 cup a day

Special moment at 6½ weeks old

Temperate shelter Exploring new object

Experience with ladder Good follower

Little help helps Outside with Michel at -10°C

No problem with stairs ? Ready for Sotchi !

Wednesday December 18, 2013

Puppies are 5½ weeks old.
They are more active than before
They spend many hours in our kennel, away from home
They still stay inside house (-30°C outside)
They get used to moving from place to place (in a basket !)
They explored new place to play in
They had a second nails cutting.
The mother is now reluctant to feed.
They eat real dry food (Acana)
They are motivated by moving objects

Reluctant to feed ?

Second nails cutting Exploring new object

Exploring new smells I found something interesting

Difficult to choose ? What can I do now ?

Wednesday December 11, 2013

Puppies are 4½ weeks old.
Sight and hearing are functioning well
Barking increases
They had a second de-worm.
The mother feeds them from time to time.
They get used to a variety of sound (music, radio, bells, etc)
They begin "play-fighting" games

Filial imprinting

Lot of cuddling and handling Meeting strangers

Play fighting Walking in new area

Variety of sounds Look at me !

What's that ? Good night !

Wednesday December 4, 2013

Puppies are 3½ weeks old.
The weaning has started.
First they dring milk replacement.
After few days they eat dry food moistened with water.
The mother still feed them.
They begin to interact with objects. They explore new area and new surfaces.

First drink with replacement milk

Exploring new area Exploring another surface

After a good luch... Who are you ?

Interaction with objects Please don't bother me!

First meal with kibbles Still like true milk!

Wednesday November 27, 2013

Puppies are 17 days old.
They go outside the box
They move slowly and they stagger on their legs.
They walk on a new surface.
They explore a new area.
They begin to interact with siblings
They begin to exercice their voices

First meal outside the box

Sleep after lunch Outside the box

Interaction Hello !

Nice time! Father Cosak

Wednesday November 20, 2013

Doutchka at work ! Puppies are 10 days old.
Eyes and ears begins to open.
They are still crawling
They weight around 800 gr
Nails will have to be cut soon
They have stimulation exercices every day
Doutchka is doing an excellent job.

Dreaming Open eyes and nails

Taking Weight Black & Tan

Stimulation1 Stimulation2

Breeder: Raymonde and Michel Roy
Tel: 450-756-5107 e-mail: michelroyca@videotron.ca

	Puppies are 8½ weeks old. Many have already left home They have fully functioning brains Learning at this age is permanent They have all tools needed to begin a new life Remember that they needs rules and boundaries
M litter

Murdock	Manjaro

Maverick	Merveille

Mishka	Marushka

Muscade	Miss-Belle

Miela	Quite attentive !

	Puppies are 6½ weeks old. They had a third deworming They were microchipped They wheight 8 pounds now They get used to make pipi and caca outside They meet more and more people The mother plays and educates them. They eat real dry food (Acana) 1 cup a day
Special moment at 6½ weeks old

Temperate shelter	Exploring new object

Experience with ladder	Good follower

Little help helps	Outside with Michel at -10°C

No problem with stairs ?	Ready for Sotchi !

	Puppies are 5½ weeks old. They are more active than before They spend many hours in our kennel, away from home They still stay inside house (-30°C outside) They get used to moving from place to place (in a basket !) They explored new place to play in They had a second nails cutting. The mother is now reluctant to feed. They eat real dry food (Acana) They are motivated by moving objects
Reluctant to feed ?

Second nails cutting	Exploring new object

Exploring new smells	I found something interesting

Difficult to choose ?	What can I do now ?

	Puppies are 4½ weeks old. Sight and hearing are functioning well Barking increases They had a second de-worm. The mother feeds them from time to time. They get used to a variety of sound (music, radio, bells, etc) They begin "play-fighting" games
Filial imprinting

Lot of cuddling and handling	Meeting strangers

Play fighting	Walking in new area

Variety of sounds	Look at me !

What's that ?	Good night !

	Puppies are 3½ weeks old. The weaning has started. First they dring milk replacement. After few days they eat dry food moistened with water. The mother still feed them. They begin to interact with objects. They explore new area and new surfaces.
First drink with replacement milk

Exploring new area	Exploring another surface

After a good luch...	Who are you ?

Interaction with objects	Please don't bother me!

First meal with kibbles	Still like true milk!

	Puppies are 17 days old. They go outside the box They move slowly and they stagger on their legs. They walk on a new surface. They explore a new area. They begin to interact with siblings They begin to exercice their voices
First meal outside the box

Sleep after lunch	Outside the box

Interaction	Hello !

Nice time!	Father Cosak

	Puppies are 10 days old. Eyes and ears begins to open. They are still crawling They weight around 800 gr Nails will have to be cut soon They have stimulation exercices every day Doutchka is doing an excellent job.