This has been a fascinating week in the social development of both mom and puppies. Mom Skookum was a singleton puppy and I have always had to work with her on bite inhibition when she was around other dogs and people and when I was training her. Biting too hard has been an issue for her because she had no siblings to play with and help her learn how to be gentle. In playing with her puppies, the lesson seems to have been learned. She will now take treats from people ever so carefully. That is a side benefit I never expected! In the meantime, the puppies are starting to play more and more with each other and are becoming more and more confident with people. The puppies have now been allowed outside the whelping box to explore a bit, and we have carried them around the house from place to place more frequently. A couple of their young visitors are show above. This week, we continued feeding them a bit more solid food and will start cutting down now on Mom's food to start weaning them. They are definitely not lacking on nutrition, the chubby little rascals.
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