We are so pleased to welcome 4 sweet puppies to our home for our spring f1 litter! Mama Apple had 3 boys and 1 girl on April 7 and was a champ! Puppies will be ready to go home Saturday June 8, or Saturday June 15 if you sign up for Puppy Kindergarten.

6.2.19

We had so much fun doing Temperament Tests this week! These puppies are so sweet and now the comes the hard part…having to pick one! 😭

I will start with the first person our list tomorrow (Monday) so everyone has time to review and think about the puppies. This process can take a while so please be patient if you don’t hear from me for a few days.  Also, please keep in mind there are other families waiting for their puppy match up after you! If you are not signed up for Puppy K this is the time to order your vitamins and food so it can be there when your puppy comes home!

Each puppy has their own video with us preforming the tests on them.  Please review the test in order to see what behaviors the puppies exhibited to earn the results they got.  Keep in mind, this is a guideline for you to use–not the final say on their personalities.  You will definitely be able to tell they are siblings! And as the shy personalities get comfortable/older you may see them not as shy.  The independent behaviors may also decrease as a puppy bonds with their family.  Basically, please see this as a helpful tool but do not put too much into it. We have spent the last 7 weeks with them and can tell you they are all sweethearts! The hardest part is having to pick ONE!

I will keep this updated as puppies are chosen.  You will see their collar color and then “Available,” or “Reserved.”  So when you check back through you can stay up to date on who is available.

Blue-male-available

Green-male-reserved Orange-male-reserved Purple-female-available Talk to you soon!

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5.22.19

I apologize for the late update!!! We have been crazy busy over here with my baby showers and today is actually my birthday! woo woop! But we also have had our hands full with these sweet puppies and couldn’t be happier about it. They are growing so fast and we are just loving this sweet stage.

This week I wanted to link you to our potty training schedule and tips for crate training. This will give you an idea of what to expect for this major milestone in your puppies life. It is a lot of work initially but then you will have a trained and happy puppy for the rest of their life!

Potty Training Schedule

Crate Training Tips

Weekly pictures:

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5.9.19

Spring is in the air but we are feeling like it’s summer! We are loving bringing the puppies outside with us and they are so funny playing in their water dish and each other. This week, mama Apple’s guardian home was able to come and visit Apple and meet her puppies. It was such a sweet time. Apple will start weaning her puppies in a few weeks.

In an attempt to make things not so overwhelming, I’ve posted a few articles below (some are repeats) about bringing your puppy home in case you haven’t read them yet.  My hope is that a little bit of reading each week will prepare you for your puppy and you won’t feel like your scrambling the day before!

What to Expect Your Puppy’s First Night Home

How to Puppy Proof Your Home

DIY Natural Pee Repellant Carpet Spray

DIY Flea Prevention Dog Treats

Weekly pictures:

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4.29.19

These guys grew so much! They are really starting to grow into their cuteness but the cutest weeks are yet to come! If you haven’t already done so, this is the time when I recommend taking a look at the New Puppy Check List and start getting everything you need.

They are slowly growing in independence and moving around quite a bit! It is so much fun getting to see their little personalities start to come out! With some warmer sunny days we were able to bring them outside to play in the grass for the first time. I posted some pictures below of them playing and they were so cute. Wyatt stayed close by so they wouldn’t be scared. ❤

This is also a good time to start reading up on what kind of training method you will use, as it can take some time to read through all the material. Fortunately, there are so many good options! I just recommended finding one that you think will go well with your personality and lifestyle.  I’ve included my favorite books and a little bit about them in the article below:

Top 5 Dog Training Books

Weekly pictures!

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4.19.19

Wow these guys grew so much this past week!!! As you can see in their pictures, they have started to open their eyes and are getting a lot more mobile. Though they aren’t walking quite yet, they are starting to take some bigger steps.  This week, we also cut their nails and massage them from head to toe–so they are used to it. This makes grooming them when they are bigger much easier for you and the groomer. They continue to spend all their time sleeping and eating mama’s milk.

As you guys are thinking about whether to do Puppy Kindergarten, I wanted to share ideas to help your puppy transition whether you’re doing Puppy K or not. One of the things I mention is getting a transition blanket–we will have this for you and you do not need to get one.

How to Help Your Puppy Transition Home

What to Expect the First Night Home

Here are weekly pictures! (Ran out of purple yarn so our female has pink on this week!)

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The First Days

Mama Apple was not looking super big so we were not sure how many puppies she would be having. We had expected her to come a little sooner than she did but eventually was showing signs of labor on the night of April 6 and had her puppies early in the morning of April 7.

After the puppies are born,  Jake and I take are constantly watching after them and making sure everyone is able to latch and get their fair share of mama’s milk.  If needed, we supplement a feeding with goats milk.  And yes, that is about as cute as that sounds–we feed them from a baby bottle and it is so adorable! We make sure they are all hydrated, at the right temperature, and get lots of bonding time with their mama. Right off the bat we were extremely impressed with how strong and hearty these were.

In their first few days they have not opened their eyes yet and can’t walk.  They crawl around quite impressively, however, and can get to mama’s milk.  They also don’t bark or cry yet and instead make a sweet chirping noise. All of their time is spend eating or sleeping with Apple.

Since she only had 4 puppies they all stay with her the whole time. In larger litters, we sometimes separate them into smaller groups.  Mama doesn’t like to go for walks quite yet, and when we take outside for potty breaks and to stretch her legs she is always running back to the door and wanting to be let in.  She is such a good mama!

What can I do now?

I am the planner in our family and like to do things way ahead of time! If you are like me and are excited to get everything ready, check out our new puppy check list.  For a complete list of recommended products, see our resources page.

Here are some other articles as we begin this process that I hope will be helpful:

10 Tips For First Time Puppy Parents

How To Puppy Proof Your Home

Top 5 Dog Training Books

Mostly, this is the waiting and watching time.  Each week I will post updates for you to enjoy! I will also include more instructions/recommendations as we get to them.

Which puppy is mine?

I am doing the matchup process a little differently this litter than I have been.  Typically, I wait until the puppies are 7 weeks old to do a temperament test.  However, the last several litters their temperaments are all just varying degrees of responsive so it really came down to the gender and coat.  Then, we were getting so close to pickup day and people still didn’t know who was their puppy.  So the past few litters I’ve let the first person pick when they knew who they wanted…though some may still want to wait for matchup until after the temperament tests are done.   Once the next person in line decides I will move on to the next family.  With this, it is absolutely okay to wait until the temperament tests.  But if you already know than I will go ahead and match you up (when it’s your turn)!

I will still preform a temperament test on each puppy.  I will video this process and post them on this page so you can see them and how adorable they are!

I am amazed at how smoothly all of the match-ups have gone.  The only problem I have run into is when someone get’s their heart set and then it’s chosen.  Instead, I ask that you keep your heart open to all the puppies.  Then, when it is your turn, narrow it down. And for now, just sit back and enjoy ALL their cuteness!

Here are the puppies!

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