twinkles Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Haven't posted all week cause i've been run off my feet looking after these guys They're 9 days old now, were 48 hours when we picked them up. This is Jed, the fatty puppy - And this is Dip, the middle puppy And this is Sweep, the littlest puppy They make a huge amount of mess and need feeding every few hours but they're cute enough to make up for it :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Why do you have them so young? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 their mother had no milk, rest of the litter died. But i wont go into details here :-? Was really worried the first couple of days that we'd lose some of them at least, but they're all doing really well and have doubled their weight so i thought it was time to name them :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Cute as! Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Oh nice! I want one now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Aww. They look adorable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Ive only got one puppy and thats hard work but I think mine has ADHD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 what breed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 They look like rats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 the first time i saw a new born puppy (a few hours old) i had been disecting rats that morning, then they really look like rats they get past the rat stage, then there is the noisy stage then the eat your shoe lace stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 They're heading dogs, well bred from working parents, so should be easy to find homes for. But i'll be super picky about where they go, since they're my babies lol. Sam i'll drop one off if you like I don't think they look like rats, i think they look like baby rabbit kits, their heads are the same shape with the flat little ears etc. They're already pretty noisy, Dip has been able to make little barks from day 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Sam i'll drop one off if you like Thanks but Mum doesn't like dogs, neither does te cat They kind of remind me of mice when they first get their fur but their eyes aren't quite open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Aww they're so cute. Hard work though, raising a puppy from 4-5 weeks old was bad enough Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 very nice twinkles, good job so far do you have an older dog in the household? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 yup, my boy will teach them their manners when they start running around, he's good at being role model and protecter to various puppies and kittens we end up with, they're his babies too lol. And we have two boisterous dogs of my partners, a dog and a bitch, who will give them some more pack interaction when they're older. Nothing worse than hand raised pups who haven't been socialised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 again well done good to see you are onto it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Here's an update :bounce: They turned 4 weeks on saturday, have grown so much its hard to believe. All around 2.2kgs, about 5 times what they were 4 weeks ago. Their colours/markings have changed heaps too, much more different from each other now. They're drinking from a bowl (yah no more bottles!), and eating food - whole prey chicken through the mincer for lunch, and chicken nibbles for breakfast and dinner, just the right size for them to cart around and practise their teeth on. One of them can get all the meat off now, the others are quickly getting there. Spending the days outside in our puppy pen and running around on the grass, they put themselves to sleep in the kennel when they get tired and take their bones with them lol. Inside at night when it gets cold though. Nice to be able to have them back together, it was hard having three seperate boxes to clean out. Will have to start advertising them soon, long time left before they can go though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 pics - Here's Dip - Jed - Sweep - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 All of them playing - And Sweep grabbing that big fluffy thing that floats around - Sheba's not too sure what to do about this hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 8) Too cute If I had to choose one it'd be Sweep :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I just sent this out to my students who took the animal breeding course I was teaching. I think it is valuable for anyone adopting out new puppies, especially those that are hand reared. http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/smal ... tement.pdf Off my wee soap box now. :roll: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 there's animal breeding courses? please tell me more, i'd love something to mention to the people i hear of that announce they want to breed their spoodle/chidoxie/untested german shepherd. If the person who breed these guys had even the smallest shred of commonsense they'd still be with mum. I'll probably send the whole new puppy guide from dogster to their owners, its a pretty good overview of everything you need to know about puppies. And i'll send a guide to raw feeding, so they can continue their diet. Its going to be hard to find the right homes for them, don't want them being working dogs unless i can find some exceptional farmers. They'd be great agility dogs so i'll advertise them in those circles, and they'll make lovely pets too for active people. They'll be ready right around christmas time, so i imagine there'll be a few 'christmas puppy' people to weed out. But i'll be putting a price on them to cover their vaccinations so that should get rid of most people just wanting a cheap throwaway dog. And of course they can stay here as long as needed until I can find the right homes, i'll book them into puppy preschool and if they go locally they can continue it with their new people. I have a lovely border collie x lab at the moment too if anyone knows of anyone looking for a dog, she's 1 year old, lemon and white, and a real sweety. Lovely soft gentle well mannered dog, dumped in the middle of nowhere. Brilliant with kids, cats, other dogs etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Oh those babies are just too cute! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 there's animal breeding courses? please tell me more.... It is a veterinary technology course that is part of the diploma in veterinary nursing for which I am the programme coordinator. The course goes into reproductive anatomy & phyiology, detecting oestrus, breeding techniques, detecting pregnancy, parturition, rearing offspring, emergency first aid, care of neonates, genetic and hereditary conditions and socialisation of offspring, preventative health care of breeding stock and offspring as well as advising owners about resposible breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 pics - Here's Dip - Jed - Sweep - aaaaaw they are so cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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