The pups have had a wonderful 6th week full of new experiences and lots of love and affection.
Our weekly weigh-in puts the pups collectively over 100
pounds. Wow no wonder I’m going through
so much food!
Mr. Yellow enjoys lunch al fresco |
Here at Northrock we believe in giving our puppies the best
start in life that we can. This includes;
feeding a nutritious species appropriate diet, giving the puppies lots of
access to fresh air and sunshine, positive interaction with the older dogs, new
toys to stimulate them and lots and lots of socialization to people. It is imperative that our puppy families continue
to socialize their puppies once they go home but it’s my job as a breeder to get
them started while they are here.
Our family feels strongly that the socialization that occurs
when the puppy is under 13 weeks old is so critical that in our home we go out
of our way to give our pups careful and positive exposure to the many things
they could possibly encounter in their adult lives.
Exposing the puppies to a wide range of people continued
this week with lots of wonderful visits from neighbours and friends as well as
the puppies new families.
Daily interaction with the adult dogs that live in our home
has been beautiful to watch. Here is a
video clip of two of the puppies playing with Coco and Sophie from earlier in
the week.
Mr. White and Mr. Brown - first car ride |
Miss. Purple and Mr. Gray play tug of war in Oma's kitchen |
New experiences in different environments are said to help
the puppies grow up to be dogs that are comfortable with changes such as
visiting friends, going on vacations etc.
Miss. Red has a spaw day |
The puppies experienced their first bath and blow dry
sessions this week and lots of grooming and handling.
The Coco and Dougy puppies are a complete delight. They are learning to come when called, to
potty in the right place, proper bite inhibition and good chew toy habits and
they are picked up and held several times a day. It’s impossible not to cuddle them as they
are simply adorable.
The Canadian Kennel Club’s Barbet breed standard denotes that a Barbet should be of “even temperament, neither
aggressive nor nervous, tractable, very devoted to his master, good mixer”... By socializing the puppies now while they are
so young we hope to help them continue to be the friendly, confident,
companionable and sociable dogs that the breed is known to be.
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