Monthly Archives: July 2025

Bigger, better

With the warm weather it was time to graduate Winter and her puppies into a puppy pen. Normally they spend the first few weeks in the big whelping crate. I don’t like to move them into a puppy pen too … Continue reading

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Was it a full moon?

This morning started normal for a quick second. After dragging myself upright, I usually head upstairs to let Ditto, Maple and Hope out of their crate and puppy pen then we turn around and go back down the stairs and … Continue reading

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A busy farewell

On Thursday I drove my family back to Spokane to catch their flight home. Why does family time fly by so fast?! It was so good to have them visit! And yesterday little Lenny (formerly Cosmos) was scheduled to go … Continue reading

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Happy birthday, queen!

The queen of Pinewood turns fourteen today! And she deserves to nap as much as she wants. She was a great mother to her puppies and a wonderful surrogate mom to Hope when she was a struggling baby. She’s showing … Continue reading

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They’re doing well!

Work continues on the puppies we still have here for continued training and socializing. Ditto and Maple, the Poodles and Dally, the Cavapoo, all puppies I’m keeping. And then we have Lenny (formerly Cosmos) who leaves tomorrow and Bruno (formerly … Continue reading

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Little chunks

Winter’s puppies are growing and changing. They’re such cute little chunkers! And their eyes are starting to open! I’m just getting ready to move them to the puppy pen so they have more room and they’ll all be more comfortable. … Continue reading

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He needs a new home!

**OLY HAS FOUND A HOME!** Sweet little Oly with no fault of his own needs a new family asap! His new owners are devastated, but some things have come up suddenly in their lives that they need to deal with … Continue reading

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In Addition

Along with our two precious girls going home on Sunday, I thought it would be a great opportunity for our boys to get some socializing. But then I didn’t want Dally to be left home with no company, so we … Continue reading

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Two special ladies

We said farewell to two special ladies yesterday. Peony and Yarrow went home to their new families. It was a hot day in Spokane, but it was happy handing over these two cuties to their new families. Peony has a … Continue reading

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Doing ENS & ESI with Winter’s

Like ENS (Early Neurological Stimulation), ESI (Early Scent Introduction) is another early introduction for puppies to enhance and enrich their development. Early Neurological Stimulation or ENS is done from day three through day sixteen and consists of five simple exercises … Continue reading

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