These puppy pictures are to keep a running journal  of things that happen when you raise a puppy.  Think of this when you tell me you want a puppy. 

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 About puppy vaccinations  -   - 

 

The vet schools have changed their protocol for shots and are now saying do not vacinate before the pups are 8 weeks old.  and then give another shot a month later and then wait a year and 4 months to give the final shot and then the dog is good for nine years +for parvo/distemper, etc.  in fact they say   giving a shot in two weeks will counteract the first shot and  not be as effective.  This does not apply to the rabies  shot. ( there are ongoing tests and they are up to 7 - 9 years that the vacinations are good to)  So I will give the pups their first shot at 8 weeks old.  And the second shot at 3 months old, if I have them. I will wait til one year old for the rabies shot. This shot protocol has been a controversary for several years, Robert Schultz, professor at Wisconsin U has an interesting web site that discusses this issue.

 

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    The girls all have ears up.  But Bulldozer looks like the flying nun. 

 

    Dozer got his name by his actions of running into and knocking the girls out of his way.

 

 

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                               Excitement in the back yard

                               Tom cat found in pup's food

                       One pup got slapped good and the three girls cautiously

                              escorted the Tom out of their yard

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Here is five month old  red collar female. (Honeyhills Xtra Smooth).

 With mother giving her the evil eye.  

 

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Pups are 6 months old and chewing on everything.   Their dog house

is leaning and I just hope it lasts until warmer weather.  They are  evidently

remodeling inside too.

 

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     I've been wondering,  when they get stuck in that barrel - do I try to shake them out,  or pull on whatever I can get hold of?

                                     10 month  red girl

                                   Honeyhills xtra smooth (Lily)

flowers.    June 26,  2013

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PUPPIES CAN BE FLOWN AIR  FROM

 MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL

, MINNESOTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

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three weeks old

who has who?

 

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    The pups have been moved to the back yard .  I think they are big enough  so they can't squeeze through the  4x4 fencing.   They are 14+ weeks old and are now learning a new rule. 
They must not rush the back door when I open it.  Hmmm -  that is a hard one.   

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     Satin running in yard with pups

 

Today the pups just sat and watched the Tom eat their food.  That is good lesson.  Leave cats alone. 

 

Today I went for a walk in the back yard with a freezbee.   The pups were more interested in jumping on me - but little girl picked it up and carried it around  and       I thought that was the cutest trick. 

Other pups then followed her out and watched her figure out how to pick it up, and looked at me and thought" what is so wonderful about that thing"'  lol -  with little girl getting all the attention -  they will figure it out. 

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             Well , the cat went thro here. 

 

 

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chewing ....  Sure hope their teeth finally all get  here. This is the  most destructive stage. 

 

 

        dozer with both ears up. 2/18/2013

Pups at 8 months old  with my 3 month old new tire that is ruined.

They seem to think it is a great toy and drag it all over.