PANDORA WHITE SWISS SHEPHERDS
CURRENT LITTER
Winter and Steele had 13 healthy puppies, born on the 18th of April.
All puppies from this litter are reserved.
View our planned litters here and
TO SAVE ANY OF THE PICTURES:
ON COMPUTER - Right click your mouse, then a 'save as' option should come up
ON PHONE - Hold down your finger on the photo that you want to save. Then a 'save photo' option should appear.
If these ways don't work for you, email us and we can send the photos of your puppy via email (puppy owners only).
DO NOT screenshot if you want the pictures in high resolution.
The page and pictures of this litter will be live until beginning July.
WEEK SIX
The two week countdown is on! At the end of this week we will upload all the individual pictures and temperament descriptions.
New owners - ensure you have read our new owners puppy guide before your puppy arrives. It makes puppy life much easier when you are as prepared as possible, so you can feel confident on what you're doing and what you need, especially if it's your first dog, or your first puppy in a long time and may have forgotten these things.
And remember, even when they leave our home we are always here to answer questions, offer support/advice and LOVE receiving pictures and updates.
Also if you haven't already - join our Pandora Shepherds Facebook group and White Swiss Shepherds of New Zealand fb group to stay connected to the New Zealand Swiss Shepherd community.
In both these groups, you can post updates, join pack walks/events, organise puppy playdates, ask questions etc. It is a very supportive community. Links below:
WEEK FIVE
As you will see in the pictures, the puppies are in full play mode with lots of naps still throughout the day. Playing is not only for fun, but also super important for learning social behavior, how to appropriately interact with each other, their mum and of course, us humans.
Their teeth have come through and they loveee their food.
At this age, we also start to see early signs of their personalities, however it takes another week or so for this to be clear.
WEEK FOUR
The puppies are getting solid food now: soaked biscuits, goat's milk and special puppy mousse mixed together. Of course, they still like to drink from Winter too. The pinkish discolouring on their muzzle and paws is just saliva stain from mum cleaning her pups after feeding. It will disappear when they get older.
They are starting to run around a lot more and play, they spend the days in a larger, undercover area and the nights still in the whelping box.
WEEK THREE
The eyes and ears have opened. They are playing and interacting with each other actively now and in these photos was their first time outside.
This week we will give all puppies and Winter a worm treatment. This is routinely done around 3, 5 and 7 weeks of age, because young animals are much more susceptible to get worms and to sustain damage from worms. We start with a very mild worming product with 3 week old puppies.
We advise all our puppy owners to worm their puppy at 10 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months. After that, twice a year. Using a broad-spectrum worming tablet like Drontal from the vet, online or farm supply shop, that covers all worms. You can also use a natural treatment like apple cider vinegar on a regular basis in their water or food.
WEEK TWO
The puppies are growing fast. Their eyes and ears are now opening, their mobility is developing to crawling through the whelping box, starting to interact playfully with each other and responding to us.
WEEK ONE
Within the first week of birth, we give all the puppies individual coloured collars.
This is to tell them apart which is important for the selection process for new owners, and to monitor their weight.
We record their weight daily, and make sure the smaller ones get enough to drink and bottle feed the smaller ones to help them, and mum keep up with the high demand of milk in such a big litter. We do this daily for the first three weeks.
Especially in the first few weeks, a steady weight increase in all of the puppies is crucial for good health.
NEW BORN
When the puppies are born, they are in desperate need of warmth and milk.
We make sure they are getting both.
The whelping box gets cleaned twice a day, so the puppies stay dry and clean. Puppies are born blind and deaf. After 10-14 days their eyes and ears open up.