2 Puppies have found homes!

I just wanted to let everybody know that 2 of Minnie's little angels have already found homes: Our little girl and one of the boys. We still have 2 boys available.
Minnie and the puppies are doing very well.
They still sleep most of the time, but they are just too cute.

Of course eating is important too.

I will have more pictures of the puppies soon.
Ta For Now,
Loretta

Minnie's Puppies Birthday!

The Puppies Have Arrived!!
Last night around 10 pm Minnie went into labor and an hour later the first puppy arrived.

The last puppy was born around 2:30 AM for a total of 4 beautiful little puppies.

Minnie had 3 boys in a row.

The last but not least was a little girl. She was just waiting for a dramatic entrance.
Minnie is doing great and will not leave the puppies alone for even a minute. We had to put her food and water just outside her nesting box so she would eat and drink.
More Birthday Pictures
More soon,
Loretta

Due Date Mix Up

Minnie Update
All week I have been worrying and fretting about Minnie's pups.
Friday I decided to call the vet,
as I was getting ready to call the vet I went to my calender to double check dates and went beet red.
Some how I only counted out 8 weeks instead of 9 weeks.
So Minnie isn't actually due until This coming Wed.
Minnie is doing well, getting lots of treats and cuddles.

I am both embarrassed and Relived that I miss counted when Minnie was Due. Minnie generally has her pups early so I was very concerned when she was late.

Minnie said she wouldn't tell If I gave her extra treats!
More Soon,
Loretta

Fancy Found Her Family!

Fancy has found her forever family in Clinton.

If you are still looking for a puppy Minnie is Due to deliver this week.
I will update the blog as soon as she delivers.
Ta For now,
Loretta

Fiona and Fancy are 8 weeks old!

I am happy to let every one know that Fiona has found her forever family. She has been renamed Sophie and is looking forward to going home tomorrow evening.

Little Fancy is still looking for her forever family. She is positive she will find them soon.
Fancy is a very active puppy who loves to do tricks.

Fancy Loves to entertain and be the center of attention.

I hope to find time over the weekend to photograph the puppies having a bath and grooming. We shall see how the weekend shapes up.
We are also looking forward to Minnie having puppies the middle of next week.
Ta For Now
Loretta

Trip to the Park

This is such a great shot! This is the best description of Fancy and Fiona. Fancy is always the circus clown, she always makes me laugh. Fiona is a princess, she plays the part just perfect too.

Action Shot!
Fiona going down the slide. Always have someone at the bottom of the slide ready to catch, just in case.

How do we get down?
Lots of slides are too high for puppies to jump down safely so we always give them a hand.

After all that exploring Fancy is ready for a nap.

Puppies love to chew and our Princess Fiona is always checking things out.
A firm NO and a distraction always does the trick to stop unwanted chewing behavior.
Our Pictures from the park.
More Later
Ta

Fiona And Fancy are 6 weeks old!

Fiona and Fancy have had a very busy week. This week they enjoyed a trip to the park, their first visit to Petsmart and a trip to the vet. They also enjoyed rolling around in the mud right after their bath. Ah the joys of being a puppy!

This is Fiona and Goofy. Goofy is one of our puppy training cats. He is very good with the puppies and teaches the puppies everything they need to know about cats.

We always keep our puppies until they are 8 weeks old because between the ages of 6 and 8 weeks of age they learn lots of social skills from each other and the other Bichons we have at home. Right now they are learning that biting hurts! As their teeth come in they become very nippy, by biting each other they learn what it feels like to be bitten. If they try to bite an adult Bichon they receive a Warning to stop. If they bite a cat they get scratched.
Dexter doesn't mind being bitten but I do!
This little play fight only lasted a minute and then the puppies were off chasing again.

Here is a cute picture of Fancy. She is a charmer.

Here is a picture of our little princess Fiona.
It is a lot of fun watching them grow up, but a lot of hard work too. This week they started sleeping in their own kennels. Fiona is having a harder time getting used to the idea of being alone at night. During the day when they are tired we often find them sleeping in Rose or Minnie's kennel.
Kennel training is a great tool for potty training. The main rule is when you are not spending time with the puppy she goes into her kennel(plastic ones work best). A dark kennel is like a den, I like to tell children that the kennel is your puppies room. At about 9 pm they go to bed and first thing in the morning they go out to potty( I bring out a cup of coffee). They tinkle and then play for 10 min before they have a BM. I love being able to start potty training in good weather. After having 15-20 min of play time they are ready to eat and then nap. Whenever we go to town they also spend time in the kennel. It is important that puppies always go strait outside when they leave the kennel(unless the door was left open), even if they were only locked in for a few minutes. The puppies also use their kennel when they go for a ride in the car. Ok, enough about training More Pictures Please!

More Pictures of Fiona and Fancy
I will add some pictures of the girls at the park later this week.
Ta for now!