Tag Archives: nursing
Real food
Each litter is different, but around four weeks of age, we introduce “real” food. They are still happily nursing off of mom frequently. Some will start nosing around in mom’s dish of puppy kibble (which she has available at all … Continue reading
Posted in Cavapoos, food, four weeks, Uncategorized
Tagged black and whtie, cavapoos, Clancy, different, dish, eating, Flower, food, four weeks, goat's milk, interested, kibble, lick, litter, meat, mom, Noah, nursing, parti, puppies, pups, real, soaked, Treasure, tricolor, yummy
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Ninety-six toenails
That’s correct. Yesterday I trimmed ninety-six teeny tiny toenails. The puppies at this stage are just sleeping and eating mostly. Mom takes care of keeping them clean and I take care of mom. At this age, I’m still weighing the … Continue reading
Posted in Cavapoos, one week
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The past few days
Or I could call it “The first few days” 😉 Although each new litter is a bit different, they are similar in some ways. So I thought I’d let you all in on what’s been happening the past few days. … Continue reading
Posted in Cavapoos, New litter, Uncategorized
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Ice cream makes things better
Did anyone else go through the braces phase as a preteen/teenager? I did. So did my brother and some cousins. My uncle was our orthodontist. I remember my mom driving us forty-five minutes (one way) to his office about once … Continue reading
Posted in dog, health, Poodle, Uncategorized
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Noisy
Usually when I have a young litter of puppies and I hear whining, I go check to make sure everything is okay. It usually means mom is laying on someone, they’re off the bed and can’t find mom, or they’re … Continue reading
