Watch them eat!

As a Leader Dog Mom, my job is pretty much over when the pups start to eat on their own. Now Gary and Paula take over the biggest part of the work and I have the pleasure to just watch. Don't tell anyone, but sometimes they let me eat little bits of puppy food leftovers.

Solid Food

The puppies are about 5 weeks old now. They eat solid food 4 times per day.
By the time they go to Leader Dogs, they will each stay at their own dish and not usually "bowl hop" to their siblings food! I'ts amazing what a little puppy can learn.

Eating at 4 weeks

We are just over 4 weeks old and eating soft "puppy gruel".

We're touching

 

Paula's been busy

Paula's been too busy to type for me since the puppies were about 3 weeks old, but she promises she will do the typing for me later on in the week..... stay tuned I have a lot of news to tell you. Wags & Kisses, Zyla

3 Weeks Old

It's been a very exciting week here with the 7 puppies. In just the last few days all the puppies have opened their eyes, they can now hear, they walk and pounce on each other and are cutting their first teeth. Whew! They grow so fast. Some have exceeded four pounds and the others are close behind. I have less than a week to go before they will be eating solid food, relieving me of the nursing duty, yeaaaaaa.... Tail wags and licks, Zyla (Leader Dog Mom).

9 Days Old

It's been a tough first week! All 7 puppies are healthy and eating well. However, I (Zyla) got sick with a high fever on Friday night. Gary & Paula took me and all the puppies over to the Leader Dog Kennel where Dr. S gave me shots and an IV. We stayed all night. That Dr. S sure knows how to make a mamma dog feel better. In the morning one of my favorite people arrived to take care of me, Miss J. Later on Gary & Paula came to take all of us back home. I'm happy to report I am feeling better every day. But you can see from the picture it's a tiring job to be a Leader Dog Mom to 7 happy puppies. Got to go.... I think I'm getting a treat. Zyla