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NEW YEARS NEW PUPPIES — LABRADOR RETRIEVER PUPPIES

On October 17, 2009, our beautiful black Lab Tilly gave birth to 12 healthy puppies — 4 blacks, 5 yellows and 2 chocolates.   We soon lost one due to a birth defect and although she was only with us for 4 days, we cried as if she had been with us always.  We love our Dogs!  Seven of our puppies went immediately — on the 49th day — due to our fabulous reputation via word of mouth.  We still have 4 PUPPIES waiting for NEW YEAR’s NEW HOMES.  If you find and confirm me on Facebook (just send me a personal message saying who you are), you will find 2 albums full of pictures.  YES, I maxed out the first FB album finding out that it will only hold 200 pictures!  Well, actually we have 3 FB albums — Puppies, Puppies II and Puppies the New Adventure (a compilation of photos as they are sent to us from their new families).  I’ve attached a few photos here.  If you are not personally interested in a new puppy, I hope you will spread the word to other folks you know who may be looking for a quality, AKC, Labrador Retriever.

 This is Tilly and her baby boy

 

And we have yellows available



PUPPY DEVELOPMENT

11.9.09 Tri-colors on the grass 2

    BEHAVIOR UP TO 3 WEEKS OLD

-A puppy is born blind, deaf and toothless

- During its first week 90% of a puppys time is spent sleeping and 10% eating. They are only able to crawl

- The puppy’s eyes, which are closed at birth, open when it is between one and two weeks old. It then begins to see

- The pups ears should open when it is two to three weeks old

- Puppies whimper when they are cold, hungry or uncomfortable

- Puppys grow while they sleep

- A puppy is reliant on its mother for the first few weeks for food, comfort and to learn basic dog requirements

    BEHAVIOR BETWEEN 3 – 7 WEEKS OLD

- A puppy will be weaned between the ages of 3 and 7 weeks

- During the ages of 3 to 7 weeks its first teeth, or milk teeth will appear

- A puppy is taught basic behaviour disciplines from its mother

- A puppy will continue to develop by socializing with other dogs and animals and people

- Puppies will stand up and start walking

- At the age of 3 weeks a puppy will develop its sense of smell

- At 3 weeks the puppy will begin to bark and show social development such as wagging its tail, growling and baring its teeth

- Up to the age of 4 weeks the mother will be with the puppy almost constantly

- The puppy has good use of its legs and is able to chase

    BETWEEN 4 and 5 WEEKS, THE MOTHER WILL GRADUALLY SPEND TIME AWAY FROM HER PUPPIES

-Rapid growth and development rate at this stage

-Interaction with litter mates leading to Order of Dominance

-After weaning puppies need to receive a series of vaccines in order to develop immunity on their own. Vaccinations for puppies generally include distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvovirus, rabies, and sometimes bordetella



PUPPIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS, ANYONE?

White male puppy EYES 11.1.09

Hello world!

ON OCTOBER 17, 2009 eleven healthy and beautiful Labrador Retriever puppies arrived (5 yellows, 4 blacks, 2 chocolates) compliments of our wonderful black Lab, Tilly. We didn’t know she was pregnant until 2 weeks before the birth . . . it seems that she was messing around with Murphy, our neighbor’s pure-bred yellow Lab who couldn’t control himself as he pushed through the screen of our living room window. They greeted my husband as he walked up the sidewalk from his car. . . Today we have eleven 2-week old puppies whose eyes are opening, ears are nearly developed and legs display a wobbly stand.




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