We're so excited by the progress the puppies are making!

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Weaning and nutrition: They are fully weaned and eating hard dog food. Their first exposure to new food and treats will come from you, so just start with a few and move forward sparingly!

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Socialization: They are spending a lot of time with our other litters, which gives them great socialization opportunities!  They are meetings tons of new friends and enjoying ample play times. They are also thoroughly enjoying checking out our adult dogs and various parts of our kennel as we give them "exposure-adventures" in various locations. They have had the excitement of their first bath and blow-dry and have now had multiple nail and face trims.  

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Pen Set Up: The puppies are currently sleeping in raised puppy table (see our kennel tour video) and in a "half kennel" with their friends. They can wander out and use shredded paper/peepads, whenever the moment strikes.  This will prepare them to use a vary similar set up when they join your family!  If you make a pen for them, put their kennel in it with an OPEN door and a peepad out front, they should wander out and use that peepad as they have the need.  

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Doggie Door Training: The puppies are now using the doggie door to consistently do their business outside from 10am to 5:30pm.  They are doing a fantastic job pushing through the magnetic flap and taking the initiative to do their "business" in the right spot.  Even if you don't have a doggie door at home, this skill will still aid you in getting successful potty training going more quickly.

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Separation Training: As you can see, they are used to having puppy friends around them all the time... this may help explain why they find the transition to a "solo" home so distressing!  For them it's incredibly lonely to lose this constant companionship and head to a home where they need to self-entertain a lot of the time and wait patiently for your attention.  So when your puppy cries and carries on for the first couple of days, please comfort them and help them settle in.  After a few days, when you can tell they've connected with you and are feeling a little better about their new homes, you'll make progress as you actively train them to relax when separate. This involves giving them NO attention if they are shrieking for you, but head back and cuddle them or give them some of your focus when they are actually quiet and showing you behaviour that you do want them to repeat.  In rewarding their "relaxed" moments, you'll teach them that being patient and waiting for you is well worth their effort.  

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Kennel training: The puppies are just starting to do kennel training for a period each day. That means they are in a kennel, with the door closed with a friend for about an hour.  We wait until they have relaxed and accepted the experience before we open the door and let them out. Over the next couple of week will be will increasing the time they spend in the kennel until they are ready to sleep through the night at 16 weeks of age.

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We hope you enjoy this candid look into a playtime with your pup and pals!