CURRENT LITTER
WINTER x KIO - 11 puppies - 7 girls, 4 boys
DOB: 24-03-2025
Ready for new homes: 17/18th May
There are three female puppies still available in this litter. Please enquire here.
On this page you will find weekly updates of our current litter with interesting facts about the growth of the puppies and pictures.
WEEK 4
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 mum Zoe 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.
WEEK 3
The eyes and ears have opened. They are playing and interacting with each other a lot now.
We have given all puppies and Skylo 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 2
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. The smaller pups are getting extra milk with the bottle 1-2 times a day to ensure they are growing well.
WEEK 1
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 don't fall behind too much. 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 are opening up, and they start exploring