Off to conquer the world...

Dot is now Splash and loves her doughnut toy

 The house is very much quieter and easier to keep clean following departure of the Katmai 8 and we are so enjoying all the updates we have received from their new homes.  It is bittersweet when they depart, but we were super confident that all these pups were going to the absolute best homes, so that made it much less worrisome.

 The pups all had some soft stools on Friday PM, about 24 hours after their first vaccination.   Some things we like to give to firm things up:

• Probiotics - we like and use Dogzymes Probiotic Daily Balance from Nature's Farmacy.  We've also used Mercola's Complete Probiotics and Purina's Fortiflora in the past with good results.
• Kefir - available in the refrigerator section of your grocery store near the yogurt.
• Boiled yellow potato (added to your dog's regular meal)
  
• Canned pumpkin (added to your dog's regular meal)
• Slippery Elm - Give¼ tsp of powder for every 10 lbs of body weight.  When you look for a slippery elm product, find one that’s sustainably harvested. Slippery elm is in danger of overharvesting. I purchased it at Whole Foods Market.

Reggie is now Penny - shown flying home to CA

Sleeping through the night crated is always the first hurdle to overcome when pups go to their new homes.  Even for pups who have been confined for periods of time before being sent home, they are in a new crate, in a new location and with lots of other change in their lives, so it usually takes a few days to settle into a routine.

The pup we kept is being fed all his meals in his crate.  This develops a positive association with the crate and allows both puppy and adult dogs in the house to eat their meals in peace.

A REALLY good resource for crate training is "Crate Games", a program developed by Susan Garrett.  You can get more information and online access to the program HERE for a very reasonable price.

Another great resource is the 2020 Spring Edition of the PWDCA Courier magazine.  You can access this special edition for free via this link:

https://online.fliphtml5.com/uheir/rryl/#p=C

The sire of our Lu x Kodi pups is featured on the cover and there are some great puppy related articles in this edition.  The Courier is usually only available to PWDCA members and is worth the price of membership.  It is an amazing publication.

Minnie (now Nova) playing with her new housemate

Details on joining the PWDCA can be found HERE.

Are you overwhelmed with resources yet?  If not, here are some more:

https://rewardedbehaviorcontinues.com/resources/

If you see a PWD on the "about" page of this website, know that it is Kodi's half-brother. 

Keep checking in.  We've got plans for entries on puppy grooming and maybe some short training sessions in the next week or so.

Otis (now Jaco) catching up on sleep