Yorkies on the Beach

The Yorkies did fabulously on the trip to NC. They traveled well in the truck, though as always, they preferred the front seat to the back. The one night in the hotel went well too, although taking them on their leashes out back of the hotel in the middle of the night for their duty time seemed a bit odd.

At the beach we could only take them on the sand before 9 in the morning, and after 6 at night. That was perfect. Neither the sun or sand were too hot at those times.

We started by taking the three of them on their individual leashes. Well, you can imagine how that went. Getting their chance to run, so they did; this way and that, around our legs and under someone elses leash. Putting them on the triple coupler did not work very well. They didn't seem to be able to be very active. We found that it worked best to put two dogs with the coupler, and one on the single leash. Uno seemed like he did well coupled with either of the females.

Missy was the bravest with the water. It didn't take long in and along the water line and she would be soaked. Then wet little dogs and the sand! They were truly beach doggies! What fun!!

We met others with their pets, big and small. A bit of a social time.

As well as they did, I'm not sure if I would do it again. At least not at the time that all the family gets together. Not all beach houses are pet friendly, so we would have to leave them in their crate for the times we were out and about doing other activities. They did fine, but it seemed to restrict us some.

A New Year

Today we took Della, Uno and Missy Pooh Bear for a car ride. They, of course, didn't want to stay in the back seat, but on our laps in the front to be able to look out of the windows. We'll have to work on that. We are hoping to take them to NC to the beach this summer for our beach week. I have always just let them run free in the kitchen area; but to be able to go to NC they need to be retrained. So, we bought a large crate, so that all three can fit comfortably in there, with a hanging water dish and a soft mat. We are crating them for the night, and for when we are out on errands. Then they are let outside as soon as they are released to do their duty. It is working out great. The thing is, we can't say to go to bed, as bed means exactly that. Our bed. So we are doing as our daughter-in-law does, "go to jail". Rather appropriate, with the bars, I think. Soon we should be able to take down the gates in the house.

I guess, I should get this updated, and keep on posting. It's nice to journal what the dogs and pups are doing.

We have now re-homed Lucky and Aruba into two fantastic homes, where they will get more individual attention. As much as I love all my dogs, and these two were sweet and special, I cannot keep every dog that comes into my breeding program. These two were retired. Lucky always had beautiful pups and little Aruba had an unsuccessful litter. That was very sad. So now

they can be the pampered pets that I want them to be. :-)

Della and Uno's puppies are now 15 weeks old. The two boys went to their forever homes awhile back. One to a delightful gal in Keene; the other down to SC for our grandsons. The two girl puppies are so much fun. They are busy and playful. The smaller of the two, will be approx. 3 1/2 pounds as an adult. She seems like she always gets picked on by the larger, but yet I have

seen her instigate a tussling. Both are lovey like their mama.

I have them advertised on Oodles and in Food for Pets in Nashua. I will need to advertise in other places so that they can be "home" for Christmas.

I'll post new pictures soon.

Twelve weeks old!

Dogs R Us!! A bit of a set back when I broke my arm. The dogs didn't get advertised till just recently.
Audi is growing to be such a love. He has Lucky's silky hair, his ears are still droopy (but cute on him), and when he sits, he looks like a bigger dog with longer legs. An illusion, because he's not that big.
Beemer is such a cutie, with his little mouse-face. Ears are up and his tail is up. Beemer is usually involved with whatever is going on. Little monkey!

Mack, or Macky-Do, as I call him, is the people-lover. He'll come over and try to climb up your leg to sit with you. He is also the barker. He figures that if Della, or Aruba are barking, then, yes, it's time to bark. We'll have to work on that.
All the pups are doing fantastic about going outside to do their duty. Not sure who is trained more, them or me. They go out if I open the door, but don't bark or indicate that they have the need. I think I'll buy a little bell to put on the door, that they can bump with their noses.
They also do pretty well with the potty pads, tho' we have found "prizes" under the couch. Good thing it's not carpeted!!
We have ads in 4 places, farm/garden & pet food stores. We'll see if we have any response from that. If not, we'll do internet ads. This advertising thing is all new business for us.

Puppies

Audi, Beemer and Mack are now 9 weeks old. Hmmm, or is it 10 weeks tomorrow. I guess I should check the calendar. They are the sweetest little boys! Boys will be boys; they rough and tumble most of the time. :-) They had their first shot yesterday and got healthy reports. Audi weighed in the biggest at 2 & 3/4 pounds, the other two were 2 pounds.
These little guys have been enjoying the outdoors, running after the bigger dogs and rustling in the leaves. I caught one (with my camera) with a leaf on his head. Adorable, except it turned out a bit blurry.
Lucky, the momma, will still nurse them occasionally. Audi doesn't show any interest in that
anymore, but the other two will nurse for a short time. They are eating their puppy kibble very well. I do add a bit of water and maybe some moist puppy food to it. Of course, the bigger dogs
think that it smells wonderful too, but they have to wait. "Babies first".
Looking up websites to advertise them now. That's the hard and sad part. Parting with my little tykes. As you can see, I haven't been in any rush with this. Other litters started heading to their new homes at about 8 weeks old. I feel better not to be in a hurry, especially if the pups still do want to nurse.

Need to tuck them in for the night. :-)