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We are 4 weeks old today! We now have access to the rest of our room, the hallway and the kitchen which we are really enjoying exploring and causing havoc! 💩
We also have our breakfast, lunch and dinner in the kitchen like the big doggies do! 🐾
Our human parents said if we’re feeling brave, we can go out and explore the garden tomorrow 😁
This is how weaning is going! It’s a messy business, but it is always funny to see them getting stuck in enjoying their fish gruel 😝
Raven is spending more time away from the pups now, but still showing her dedication to her babies. We don’t think she wants us to wean them 😅
They are nearly 4 weeks old and we can’t believe how quickly the time is flying!
We have had a busy weekend as the pups turn 3 weeks old!
We started off by extending the box so we have half bedding and half toilet area, which they are already moving over to use! We have introduced toys and the hanging mobile in to get them exploring different sensory objects.
As they are 3 weeks old now, they had their first round of wormer and also weaning was started last night. We start them off on Natures Menu fish puppy nuggets, just to get them used to chewing and we do this for a few days before introducing mashed up kibble. They all dived straight in and really liked it!
The noise has started 😅 and playtime too! They’re all finding the feet and their voices. An adorable but loud stage, earplugs at the ready 😂
Raven is still being an amazing mum, checking in every couple of hours to clean and feed them. She’s now eating about a kilo of food a day which is helping to produce lots of milk.
We are two weeks and a day old! Where has the time gone?!
The waddling has commenced 😝 this is always an adorable stage, seeing them getting up on their feet. Finding their voices as their ears and eyes open.
Raven is spending a little more time out of the box now, going in to feed every 2-3 hours. Only a little over a week until weaning begins 😅 always a messy business, but really does ease the burden on mum.
The milk bar is open! A nice long video of a feeding not long ago. This happens every hour and a half. Raven is still very much committed to giving the pups all the milk they need. Every one of them has doubled their birth weight, the last few being this morning. It’s great to see this by day 10!
In another few days we should start to see some eyes opening and then the waddling commences 😝
