Update and Countdown

Although we have had several litters previously, there is always more to be learned.  I've enrolled in the Avidog Platinum Plus Breeder education program and I'm really enjoying the wealth of materials available there.    Avidog University has online courses for new puppy owners also, so that might be something some of you might want to look into.

A typical PWD pose...

Some puppy development milestones around this time:

• pups now have hair and toenails
• sexual differentiation has begun
• within a few days the pups bones will be mineralized
• we may be able to feel the pups move soon
• within the next week fetal brain development begins in earnest

We'll continue to make sure Kodi gets plenty of exercise, although we'll start cutting back on the length of walks a bit.  We never walk the dogs during the heat of the day, but we're taking even more care to walk when it is cooler out.  She starts out each night sleeping on the cool tile in our hallway now, but still makes her way up on the bed part way through the night.

Your resource this week is a nice e-book on 97 Ways to Create Great Puppies.  Go check it out.

Happy smiles during a woodland walk.