First Time in the Car and it was no big deal. On Monday, I piled all four puppies into one of the adult dog's travel crates and drove to my vet's clinic for initial shots and microchipping. The puppies were not at all mildly bothered by the trip - no carsickness or fear. When I got to the vet's, I put two puppies in each of two pet travel bags, slung them over my shoulders, and headed in to the examination room. I was trying to be careful not to expose them to germs in the entry area. The exam room was nice and clean and I let them out on the floor to explore at the vet's suggestion. Several staff had to come in and visit while we were there. The puppies enjoyed being social butterflies. They were weighed on a baby scale, and hearts, ears, and bites checked, given a quick injection, and then had the microchip inserted. All pups are in good health. We gave them kibble treats to make it a positive experience. The vaccine was the DA2PP, with no Lepto, Bordetella, or Rabies- too much too early for all of those. A second shot will be needed in 4 weeks, rabies at 16 weeks. None of them were the least bit bothered by any of this, except to pile themselves on top of the carry bags for a short nap when they were finished. Because my vet handles the microchip paperwork, I needed to select names for the puppies. They can be changed later if their new owners prefer another name. I was very proud of my little guys.
Bad News on Thursday, the Patched Boy would not eat and seemed very disoriented. On Friday, I forced fed him soft food and water, and then made plans to take him to my vet on Saturday. After visiting the vet, I decided to take him to a Specialist on the same day. They gave him fluids and he started eating again, but he is definitely not well. I picked him up Sunday morning to watch him, but his prognosis is not good. I am very worried about the little guy.
On the plus side, the temperament tests were done on the remaining three puppies on Thursday. My observation of their personalities is pretty close to what the results were. They are all somewhere in the middle, with Red Girl being the most active "bouncy", Blue Boy being a close second, and Yellow Girl being the most calm. I will be sure to go over the results with their new owners. Also, all three were BAER tested on Saturday, with results to be given to the owners, also. I visited way too many veterinarians on Saturday, an experience I sure don't want to repeat. I will try to post some more pictures later when I am able to slow down!
Here are a couple of candid shots after a very busy play session. The cuddler bed is usually occupied by one of the adult dogs when I am working, but the puppies took it over, creating a classic puppy pile. Later, the two girls decided to hang out with Grannie Flojo, who just couldn't be bothered by the early fireworks going on around- sleep is much more important! 
Well, it's a first attempt at a family photo.
Bad News on Thursday, the Patched Boy would not eat and seemed very disoriented. On Friday, I forced fed him soft food and water, and then made plans to take him to my vet on Saturday. After visiting the vet, I decided to take him to a Specialist on the same day. They gave him fluids and he started eating again, but he is definitely not well. I picked him up Sunday morning to watch him, but his prognosis is not good. I am very worried about the little guy.
On the plus side, the temperament tests were done on the remaining three puppies on Thursday. My observation of their personalities is pretty close to what the results were. They are all somewhere in the middle, with Red Girl being the most active "bouncy", Blue Boy being a close second, and Yellow Girl being the most calm. I will be sure to go over the results with their new owners. Also, all three were BAER tested on Saturday, with results to be given to the owners, also. I visited way too many veterinarians on Saturday, an experience I sure don't want to repeat. I will try to post some more pictures later when I am able to slow down!
These puppies crack me up!
Here are a couple of candid shots after a very busy play session. The cuddler bed is usually occupied by one of the adult dogs when I am working, but the puppies took it over, creating a classic puppy pile. Later, the two girls decided to hang out with Grannie Flojo, who just couldn't be bothered by the early fireworks going on around- sleep is much more important! 
Well, it's a first attempt at a family photo.We need to work a bit on the "stay" part of the sit exercise, but at least it is coming along.
We will try another shot later when we have a bit more time to spend.
Oh I sure hope patch makes it. My heart just aches..... Scott pyke
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