April 28th
Puppies are 1 week old today!
They had their 1st nail trim today.
April 24th
We're starting the puppies ENS and ESI training today. ENS stands for early neurological stimulation and is an exercise that expose puppies to gentle stressors from day 3 - 16 to help with their development, resilience and improve heart health. ESI stands for early scent introduction. We expose the puppies to a different scent everyday, and take note of their reaction. ESI helps build nose awareness and confidence in the puppies
April 21st
Portia and River's puppies have arrived!
For the first couple of days, we do minimal handling with the puppies. We want to give Portia time to bond with her puppies and we don't want to add any stress to mom. The only handling we do for the first 3 days is taking their weights to make sure they are all gaining weight.