We are now on day 21 for the puppies. Right at the very end of week three. And we have
waited for this visit until their eyes open. And they have done. When did that happen Lisia.
They started gradually opening about Thursday, so that would have been day 17 or 18 - and
they were ugly opened by Saturday, followed by their ears. So now their ears are not as
tight against their head any more. So eyes and ears open. They realise there are brothers
and sisters with them, and their Mum. They are not like people, they go by smell mainly.
So when their eyes and ears were not open they knew where Mum was by the smell. But
now they are seeing everything so they are taking that on board which is why, for me
as a breeder, I like to have puppies in my house. Because I think they are then exposed
to everything. The TV being on, people in and out of rooms, hoover being run and it
makes them not nervous of the sounds. Whereas puppies raised in a kennel - I have no problem
with puppies in kennels - but if they are raised that way - I think as a buyer of a
puppy, this is something else to keep in mind, if you are the type of family where you have
kennels outside and that is where the dogs are going to be and the work - that is fine.
But if you are after a house pet, I would recommend you try to find ones born in a house
and raised in a house. It does make a difference. They have put on a huge amount of weight,
maybe too much. Because there is only three puppies and a lot of milk. All three equal
sizes. Normally you might get a few big puppies and then a small one, but these are all equal
ones. I have wormed them. The problem with worms is, if they get worms, they will get
big round bellies, distended really. It is a different look from just having a lot of
milk. And the worms are going to eat all the nutrients going in, so it is quite important
to keep them wormed. So that is three days in a row, they get point five of a mil of
wormer. So you just pick them up, turn them on their back and get a syringe and shoot
it into their mouth. So that is at two weeks and then again at four weeks and then six
weeks, and then eight weeks when they go home. They are quite quiet at the moment, not exactly
running around with mischievousness, but they do move around. Yes they do move around. They
make noises. They have not barked yet. I think they will probably be barking in the next
couple of days. They whine. You can hear them whining. If you pick them up they will squeal
a bit because they go - oooh - what is going on? What is happening? But we do regularly
pick them up. So they are handled every day. And that is quite a good thing to do with
puppies and Mum does not mind you doing that. No Mum does not mind at all. You have to watch.
Not every bitch would be as accommodating as her. She has no problem. Anybody could
come in an pick the puppies up. Not every dog will let you do that. And is that part
of puppy socialisation that you keep hearing about, where the more contact they have with
people the better. Yes, the more contact they have with people and dogs. So I have just
had two Labradors come to stay, my friends Labs, and they were here for about five days.
And they were in and out of the kitchen and saw the puppies. And the puppies will have
seen them. That is just two more dogs. What is their routine now. Do they sleep for longer
at night or is it just a pattern of eat sleep, eat sleep. It is eat sleep, eat sleep. That
will start changing - next week I will start giving them puppy food. Then Mum starts feeding
them less. So she will start getting, she is quite good, she will let them have milk
right up until they go at eight weeks. not every Mum will. She tends to. I will start
feeding them on puppy mash. That is puppy food mixed with boiling water. So they will
start that next week. The other thing we have done today is register them with The Kennel
Club. So that has to happen. You can do it online or you can ring The Kennel Club. Register
your litter. So then within about a week or two I will get their paperwork which will
list Mum and Dad and all the health tests they have had and they will get their fancy
Kennel Club name which will have Calliswold attached to it - that is my Kennel Name. So
any dog I have has Calliswold attached to it. Sounds a bit harsh, but you tend not to
do it immediately unless you lose any. Cos you kind of have to pay for each one. So you
wait until you think, that is fine, they are all here, they are all going to - tour wood
- make it. They certainly look as if they are. Yes, I am not worried about them. It
depends. For me in the past I have done it earlier if I had a larger litter to sell.
Cos the minute I register them they go onto the Find a Puppy site with the Kennel Club.
and only sell my dogs on that site. But you have not had to do that. I have not had to
do that because I sold them all. So I was not that desperate to get them listed. When
you have a bigger litter, 8 or 9, get them on the site then you start getting emails
through. And in all excitement about the puppies we should not forget about Mum. How is she
doing. Poppy is doing really well. She is fine. Does not look like she has dropped a
lot of weight, so that is good. I am still feeding her on puppy food. I don'tt even have
to but I might as well. Just covers everything. No mastitis which was the only thing mentioned
because a lot of milk and not a lot of puppies. But no problem. I read somewhere that this
stage was probably peak milk production time. So you think you are probably over the mastitis
possibility or the problem. Yes I think it is biological. The less milk being used, she'll
produce less gradually. But she has never had a problem in the past but I have been
keeping an eye on her. She is eating normally. All her sleeping patterns are normal so I
am happy. She is good. Well, we will be back in another week for a catch up. What do you
expect will be happening by then? What will we see? By next week they will be in the puppy
playpen. So the whelping box will be out. So they will have a play pen. There will be
newspaper down for seeing and posing. Cos as soon as you start feeding them on food,
Mum stops cleaning up after them. She still eats their poo and their wee. But as soon
as there is something else in them besides her milk, then she tops. She goes of it. Yes
she goes off it. So yes next week she will be in the puppy playpen. They will be moving
a lot more. They will be running around. Thank you for letting us catch up again. As I said
we will be back again with another video - see you then.