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Today I need to get the pups 3 week pics and weights.
They are all doing well.
Their personalities are really showing now!
This is the age we start the weaning process. Gradual... last night they started on the gruel, they gobbled up bowl after bowl.
This is good because as long as they are on Callie it puts her at rsik with the calcium issues and with them eating more and more it is taking it's toll.
This is also the age where we start working with temperament.
We have a few growlers that are a little too dominant. We start working with this now. A breeder cannot do this if they are in the barn and seen a few times a day. This is an important phase.
Each pup is cuddled, loved on, kissed, put on their back and bellies rubbed as well as the neck. The pups that fighy being on their backs are the ones we work with.
Why?
Because even at this young of an age they need to understand their human is alpha. It sets them up for future correction and being able to take quick correction. During this process I become their 2nd "momma". They know my scent, as well as voice. Their hearing is now developing. I am now becoming their trainer.
They wrestle with each other and can assert themselves, this is good and expected. Growling, pulling on ears, tails, etc is allowable. Strength and dominance can be seen here. It is not acceptable with humans and is worked with from this point on.
Anatolian pups are different than pyr pups. They start out faster and are much more serious. There is one in the group that has some real moxie! These kind of pups end up bonding closely with me as they are worked with more. Case in point is Chunk our 9 month old Pyr pup. Super chill dog yet highly dominant... started working with his defiance at 3 weeks. The dog is staying here, he is retained, he also believes everything is his. He would not be super chill had he not been worked with. He is highly confident and has extreme dominance yet does not need to exert his dominance. More about him in my other thread.
http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/9-month-pyr-pups-update-1-23-15.30538/#post-381438
The other morning there was a loud noise (a pup for whatever reason yelped) all of the other pups sat up alert and started looking around! If that wasn't a picture perfect moment!
This litter is a bit advanced for whatever reason. I am enjoying each one. I have no idea how I will let each one go.
Pics later!
They are all doing well.
Their personalities are really showing now!
This is the age we start the weaning process. Gradual... last night they started on the gruel, they gobbled up bowl after bowl.
This is good because as long as they are on Callie it puts her at rsik with the calcium issues and with them eating more and more it is taking it's toll.
This is also the age where we start working with temperament.
We have a few growlers that are a little too dominant. We start working with this now. A breeder cannot do this if they are in the barn and seen a few times a day. This is an important phase.
Each pup is cuddled, loved on, kissed, put on their back and bellies rubbed as well as the neck. The pups that fighy being on their backs are the ones we work with.
Why?
Because even at this young of an age they need to understand their human is alpha. It sets them up for future correction and being able to take quick correction. During this process I become their 2nd "momma". They know my scent, as well as voice. Their hearing is now developing. I am now becoming their trainer.
They wrestle with each other and can assert themselves, this is good and expected. Growling, pulling on ears, tails, etc is allowable. Strength and dominance can be seen here. It is not acceptable with humans and is worked with from this point on.
Anatolian pups are different than pyr pups. They start out faster and are much more serious. There is one in the group that has some real moxie! These kind of pups end up bonding closely with me as they are worked with more. Case in point is Chunk our 9 month old Pyr pup. Super chill dog yet highly dominant... started working with his defiance at 3 weeks. The dog is staying here, he is retained, he also believes everything is his. He would not be super chill had he not been worked with. He is highly confident and has extreme dominance yet does not need to exert his dominance. More about him in my other thread.
http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/9-month-pyr-pups-update-1-23-15.30538/#post-381438
The other morning there was a loud noise (a pup for whatever reason yelped) all of the other pups sat up alert and started looking around! If that wasn't a picture perfect moment!
This litter is a bit advanced for whatever reason. I am enjoying each one. I have no idea how I will let each one go.
Pics later!
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10 months
