1 More Sleep

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Sand Spring Chesapeakes

1 more sleep before the beaniebears start going to their new homes.

Today the puppies are with me at work getting their exams, vaccinations, fecal check, deworming and microchip. Friday 3 puppies will be going to their new homes. Forrest Stump, green boy and orange girl will be going first.

Forrest Stump

Green boy

Orange girl

Saturday 3 more will be going. Yellow boy, red girl and either pink or lime green girl will be going.

Yellow boy

Pink girl

Lime Green girl

White and blue girls will be staying with me. I’m not sure yet which one I am keeping. One of them will be going across the pond to a friend who already has a puppy from me. Jacky will be coming over the end of May once the required time frame has passed for taking a puppy back into the UK. The importation laws are strict for animals. They don’t have rabies in the UK and they don’t want to introduce it now so in order to get a puppy into the UK they can first be vaccinated for rabies at 12 weeks of age then they need to wait 21 days before entering the UK. This time frame falls on the puppy can travel May 25th 2016 so I will have 2 puppies until then. I’m letting Jacky pick which female she would like so until then I won’t know which one is mine.

White girl

Blue girl

I still have one female to sell.

The pictures below were taken by my friend Kathy when she came and played with the puppies last weekend.

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So many have asked how can I send them to their new homes, will I be sad? Of course I will be sad, this was a work of art in progress from the planning of the breeding to the breeding to the whelp to the raising of these 9 lovely pups. The first three weeks is easy, just watching the little ones in the whelping box. The next two weeks aren’t so bad learning them how to eat real food and get used to things. The next week isn’t too bad either as they are learning how to go outside and get used to outside items. The next week which is 7 weeks they start to venture more, pee and poop more have to do more cleaning as the more they eat the more they poop. Going into the 8th week is by far the most hectic. They are eating more so more and more pee and poop, they like to play with everything so their litter box fillings get flung all over the place, they are more feisty and want to play fight with each other so the expen is pushed all over from them pushing it. Their bedding is spread all over the place because they feel the need to play with it all, they start playing in their water and spilling it. When outside they are so confident they venture longer and longer away and with 9 of them it is hard to keep a eye on all of them. They have little teeth that shark you and pull on your pants while your walking and they want to be by you so they are all under foot. By this time I love them up and I look at them and tell them it is time for them to go to their new homes so their new people can love on them and give them all the attention that they need and deserve. Of course it melts my heart when all the little ones look up to me to guide them in their learning but I am just the beginning person to teach them the beginning and it is up to the new families to teach them the middle and end. Will I be sad, yes I will but when your a breeder you know you can’t keep them all if you did then there would be some really lonely people out there and I would get committed for being a hoarder.

Good luck my lovely’s may your new adventures be as bright as the brightness you have shown me these past 8 weeks.

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We are joining Linda at 2browndawgs and Jodi at Heart Like A Dog for this great blog hop.

Those Puppy Ears

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Sand Spring Chesapeakes

List Of Supplies For New Puppy Owners

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Sand Spring Chesapeakes

A while back one of my puppy buyers asked if I could get her a list of supplies for when she brings her new puppy home. I was honored that she wanted my advice on what I recommended for my puppies and asked ahead of time so she could be prepared for the arrival of the new puppy.

Here is my list of supplies I gave her and then the other puppy buyers in no particular order.

Busy Buddy Tug-A-Jug

My gang just loves this Tug-A-Jug they will play with it for a long time. I got it to put in the kennel with Glory when she was having some separation anxiety issues and it helped her to adjust to her kennel. It gave her something to do instead of sit in the kennel and wonder when I was coming home. She no longer needs this toy in her kennel but she still loves to play with it and get the treats out.

Busy Buddy Tug-A-Jug

http://www.chewy.com/dog/busy-buddy-tug-jug-dog-toy/dp/4881

2. Adaptil Collar

Great Idea for when you bring the puppy home to help it adjust to the new home and crate. It contains pheromones that mimic mom.

They also make room diffusers, spray and wipes.

http://www.amazon.com/Adaptil-Calming-Collar-Puppy-14-7-Inch/dp/B00TGTM5L8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1455724735&sr=8-4&keywords=adaptil

3. Purina Pro Plan Sport Dog Food

They will be going home on Pro Plan Sport All Stages Dog Food, you will be getting a small bag of this to use or to help with the transition to a food of your choice. My gang and previous puppies have really done well on this. One owner switched to another food and had some skin issues so put back on pro plan and doing great with a beautiful coat. If your not going to stick with Pro Plan I suggest a gradual change to a new food so you don’t give the puppy diarrhea.

http://www.chewy.com/dog/purina-pro-plan-sport-all-life/dp/52643

4. Kong toys

I use this when playing in water. I don’t like to use bumpers as bumpers are used for hunt test training and if just playing like to use something different to distinguish work from play.

http://www.chewy.com/dog/kong-wubba-classic-dog-toy-x-large/dp/38584

5. Kong Extreme

Love these for stuffing stuff inside to put in crate when leave to give them something to do, helps prevent separation anxiety. I stuff them with peanut butter mixed with dog kibbles and applesauce ect, stuff and freeze. Can stuff with Greek yogurt mixed with pumpkin and freeze. Will get a list of stuffing ideas in another post.

http://www.chewy.com/dog/kong-extreme-dog-toy-large/dp/38493

Kong Wobbler is another Kong toy/food dispenser I like.

6. Ethical Pet Skinneez Forest Series Fox Stuffingless Dog Toy

I really like the stuffingless dog toys. No stuffing to pull out and they are long so dogs can whip them around.

http://www.chewy.com/dog/ethical-pet-skinneeez-forest-series/dp/56248

7. Jolly Balls

Love love love them for outside toys. All the dogs play with them. If a chewer the handle can be chewed off but if not they hold up for years.

https://www.chewy.com/dog/jolly-pets-tug-n-toss-blue-10-inch/dp/38765

8. Puzzle toys

Any puzzle toys that you can put food in or just play with to help stimulate the brain. Keeps them busy when they have to work for their food.

http://www.chewy.com/dog/outward-hound-paw-flapper-puzzle-dog/dp/113725

9. Slow Feeder – Any type of slow feeder if the puppy starts gobbling down their food.

http://www.chewy.com/dog/outward-hound-fun-feeder-teal/dp/113713

10. Dog Doormat

Love any type of dog doormat, I use them in the cages when travel. They are great for training days and getting wet. Hold the water well and wash up nicely. I got these types of rugs at Ikea for 10.00.

http://www.chewy.com/dog/ethical-pet-clean-paws-brown-dog-mat/dp/117960

11. Furminator FurDry

Just love these wraps for putting on the dog after a bath or after being in water when cold out. It really wicks the water off the dog and drys them faster. Nice for when after a bath they are in the house and want to lay next to you.

http://shop.northwestpets.com/furminator-fur-dry-dog-drying-wrap-large.html

12. Jones Natural Chews

I feed the puppies and dog Jones Natural Chews knuckle bones, L shaped bones, trachea’s basically anything from Jones. They don’t splinter like other bones do and they last for longer periods of time.

13. Puppy Culture Videos

Last but not least I recommend getting the Puppy Culture videos. I follow the Puppy Culture program with my puppies from day one until they leave at 8 weeks. There is so much more that the new owners can do to continue the Puppy Culture program once they are in their new home. It makes for much more cultured/confident does that will adapt to any situation.

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If you click on this picture it should bring you to the Puppy Culture website where you can purchase a video. I do get a small commission for recommending these videos. Well worth the investment as your puppy is a life long investment why not start them out right.

Some extra things that I do for my puppies:

I put a radio on when in crate and left alone. I did this all during the puppies stay at my house from day one until they left. The TV was left on until they made their way down to the basement where the radio was left on for them.

I put potty pads in crate if going to be gone for long periods of time. They will chew on them at times and make a mess with the fibers so need to not use when they start shredding them.

Crate for crate training.

Hunting/Training supplies:

I get stuff from these companies for best prices.

http://www.dogsafield.com/

http://www.lcsupply.com/dog-training.asp

http://www.gundogsupply.com/

I use canvas bumpers when the puppy is teething which is 3-6 months. Can use plastic bumpers but if dropping them and not wanting to bring them back it might be hard on the teeth.

I use sm dokken’s when a puppy.

Happy shopping all! Anything that anyone would like to add to my list?

Photo Mutiny And Bloopers

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Sand Spring Chesapeakes

One of the puppies pulled photo mutiny during the Easter photo shoot. It was one of the girls, which girl was it?

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Green girl pulled mutiny!

Here are a couple of bloopers since we all love bloopers.

Have a great Monday all, don’t eat too much Easter chocolate and keep it away from your furry ones.

Happy Easter!

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Sand Spring Chesapeakes

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We are joining Dachshund Nola & Sugar The Golden Retriever for the Black and White Sunday Blog Hop.

Nothing But Norman #136

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Sand Spring Chesapeakes

Happy Saturday All!

Nothing But Norman

Preacher who is Norman’s great granddaughter and Gambler his son would like to wish you all a very Happy Easter tomorrow. Stop back to see puppy Easter pictures.

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We are joining Ruckus The Eskie and Earl’s World for Sepia Saturday.

Puppy Exercise

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Sand Spring Chesapeakes

The Beaniebears are coming up on 7 weeks old now. The past two weeks I have been introducing them to different items. They are now in my basement play land and get to go outside to romp too. Here are some ways they are getting used to items and getting exercise as the same time.

I’ve been having fun with this litter of puppies. In a week they will be going to their new homes. Don’t fear you will still be seeing two of these brown dogs as I am keeping one and my friend from the UK is keeping one and that one I will be watching until the end of May.

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Can You Litter Box Train Your Puppy(s)?

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Sand Spring Chesapeakes

Have you ever thought that a puppy could be litter box trained like a cat and why would you want to litter box train a puppy?

I know clients who paper train their little dogs or use pee pads with them but until a couple years ago I never thought of litter box training my puppies that I bred. Up until about three weeks of age mom keeps the puppies really clean. The puppies reline on mom to make them poop and pee for the first two – three weeks of age. At about 2.5 weeks of age they start moving around more and pooping on their own. Mom still cleans up after them as she keeps the whelping box clean.

At this time before I start introducing mush to start weaning them I place a litter box with a shallow pan in their whelping box for them to get used to and start using. I tried this for the first time last litter and I ended up taking it out and not using it because I felt they ate more of the litter then I thought they should be and I was worried it would upset their stomach. This litter I decided I was going to try it again and start earlier before they knew what real food was. What I used for litter was Yesterday’s New’s cat litter and compressed wood pellets used for horse bedding. I mix both bags together and put it in a shallow tray.

The puppies thought this was some kind of bed. They didn’t mind walking on the litter or sleeping on the litter. When I would come into the room and they would wake up I would place them in the litter because once they wake up they have to pee. After some time they would go in there and pee and I would get so excited. I would also find little poop’s in there.

Poop happens!

Of course when they were out of their whelping box poop happens! Even in the whelping box they would have pee and poop on the blankets and I would still need to change them twice a day but there would be pee and poop in the box too so to me any little bit that was done in the box was less I had to clean up.

At 4.5 weeks of age I moved the puppies to the basement to their new digs. You see the wooden box in the picture that used to be Glory’s whelping box. I put it in their pen thinking they liked their new whelping box that they would want to go in there and sleep but no they would go in there and pee and poop so I figured I would put the litter boxes in there so when they kicked out the litter it wouldn’t be so messy it would be contained in one spot.

Their potty area.

Pee pad area.

Just after I cleaned the box then one had to come in there and poop.

The litter box is easy to clean. I just use a kitty litter scoop to scoop out the poop and some of the pee. I change out the litter every couple of days to keep the smell down.

This is what it looks like in the morning.

The pee pad area in the morning.

Easy to scoop out.

There was only one pile of poop on the blankets where they play, everyone else pooped in the boxes. This is a huge improvement for me over using just pee pads as once the puppies get bigger they like to shred them and make a big mess and the pads aren’t really environmentally safe as they have a plastic backing that I don’t think breaks down to well.

And sometimes even know they are using their potty area poop just happens where ever you are playing. I’m not sure why they like peeing and pooping in the sled as it’s not balanced at all. They wobble around in it so I guess they are working on their balance.

So the answer to my first question if you can litter box train your puppy(s)…. Yes Yes you can! When you have 9 puppies peeing and pooping any little bit in the box helps!

I have been working on them going to the bathroom outside and they are doing really well with that too. Some will go to the patio doors and cry after playing inside for a while and when I open the door they go out and do their business. But then on the other hand they are small and have gerbil bladders so they do pee quite often when out and about playing so I always have a mop in my hands.

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We are joining Linda at 2browndawgs and Jodi at Heart Like A Dog for this great blog hop.

Color Us Cute

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Sand Spring Chesapeakes

Color us cute on National Puppy Day!

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Solid Gold Tiny Tots for Tiny Puppies

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Sand Spring Chesapeakes

Ding Dong Chewy.com #ChewyInfluencer calling.

This month’s review is brought to you by the beaniebears. Glory and Bear’s puppies got a special delivery from Chewy.com.

The Beaniebears have mail!

Chewy.com was delivered right to their puppy pen.

Oh what do we have in here for little puppies.

Solid Gold Tiny Tots for 5 week old puppies.

Solid Gold Tiny Tots, I’ll come out of my cube for treats.

Product Description

Similar to Solid Gold’s Lamb Jerky, Tiny Tots are smaller in size to accommodate smaller dogs. Tiny Tots are made with lamb, brown rice, oats, tapioca and cinnamon for a treat your dog will come running for.

Key Benefits

Made with real lamb
Smaller size for smaller dogs
Ideal for training and the show ring
Preferred soft texture
All natural and holistic with no chemical preservatives

Ingredients

Lamb, brown rice, oats, lamb meal, tapioca starch, lamb liver, brown sugar, glycerine, cane molasses, salt, garlic powder, natural smoke flavor,phosphoric acid (a preservative), potassium sorbate (a preservative), mixed tocopherols (a preservative), cinnamon, rosemary

Holistic Treats

Ideal for dogs of all ages and sizes, Solid Gold treats are formulated with wholesome ingredients in delicious flavor combinations and can be used for both treating and training.

Highly digestible, easy to chew, and great for your pup’s dental hygiene, these treats satisfy every dog’s appetite, from puppies to seniors and everywhere in between.

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About Solid Gold Pet Food

Solid Gold is a group of animal lovers, explorers and nutritionists who want to give their pets the best. Their mission began in 1974 when founder and animal enthusiast Sissy Harrington McGill decided her dogs deserved a nutritious, natural food that would keep them happy and healthy.

For over 40 years, Solid Gold has been creating the kind of nutrition that helps transform pet’s lives in mind, body and spirit. Their premium, holistic, natural products allow pets to look and feel great while they live life to the fullest.

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The solid Gold Tiny Tots were a huge hit for the beaniebears. I set the bag down unopened and they all milled around it wanting in. They could smell the goodness. Once I opened the bag they were like sharks circling in the water and were anxiously waiting their treats. I had to put the treats on the ground because they all were jumping at my hand trying to get them before the other puppy got them.

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Solid Gold Tiny Tots are on sale right now at Chewy.com $9.05 for a 10oz bag.

These treats were just perfect for my puppies that I was starting to wean onto hard dog food. These treats were soft and easily broke without crumbling so I could give the puppies little bites to prevent them getting to much and causing a intestinal upset. We give these treats 4 paws up!

Why Chewy.com?

Because: Chewy.com has more than 300 brands to choose from and is ready to fetch it and ship it, direct to your doorstep, anytime of the day. Have a question regarding the best food for your pet? Call us 24/7 and our helpful customer service team at Chewy.com is ready to listen.

Chewy.com lives and breathes pets. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Chewy.com’s dedicated staff is committed to providing quality pet products to our customers in a fast and easy way. That’s why we have warehouses located throughout the country – so the products are delivered quickly and efficiently. Bottom line, Chewy.com delivers pet happiness – and there’s nothing really better than that. Their products are 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed (if your not happy call them and they pay for shipping the item back), they have expert pet care and product advice, over 200 of the best pet brands and 24/7 customer care. Another great benefit of Chewy.com is they have autoship for your pet food needs and orders under $49.00 are a flat rate shipping cost of $4.95.

Chewy.com 200 SW 1st Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 1-800-67-CHEWY

What’s new at Chewy.com? They now have autoship.