Over due update

I apologize in advance. I have been very lax in my blogging. It has been an extremely busy season in my life. Although it doesn’t appear it’s going to get any quieter.

We have almost completed our kitchen renovation. We are at the halfway point on our puppy reception room addition and only have to paint left on our downstairs bathroom remodel. How is that for a busy three months?!?

We also had a complete surprise, a breeder friend of ours was dealing with health concerns and needed us to take over a few of her litters. We are always willing to help when we can; since we were able to we stepped up to the plate and have had a blast with these babies!

We have several litters due over the next 5 weeks. We will be very busy. Wow! I am so excited though. Several of them are moms that we raised here at HEA and I am dying to see their babies!!!

We had such a gorgeous litter from Penny and Timon and I’m loving watching them grow up. They are now almost 4 weeks. By four weeks old, they can walk, run, and play! They can hear, smell, and see, and their canine teeth are growing next to their incisors. When they play, four-week-old puppies will begin to exhibit distinctive body language such as play bows, as well as growling. Four-week-old puppies are much more independent. Puppies start the weaning process at this age, transitioning from milk to solid food in small increments. Four-week-old puppies are also learning to control their urination. Week four marks the end of the transitional phase for a puppy. Also, they are getting their second de-worming. From four to six weeks, puppies continue to be influenced by their mother and littermates. They learn to play, gaining needed social skills from littermates, such as inhibited biting (biting to play, not to hurt). The puppies also learn the ins and outs of group structure and ranking within the group. Puppies become much more vocal during this period, with the appearance of play barking and growling.