Olive: Pup Update 4/10

[Pearce Pastures]

 

[Beekissed]

Baby animals are just so precious! Those pups look very well fed and content, very healthy. What a blessing to your homestead!

That Louie is one gorgeous dog!!!

 

[Latestarter]

Thanks for sharing the pic of Louie! He's quite handsome. Looks like a very good size dog and well proportioned. Those pups should turn out awesome!

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Louie really is a good boy too. Very very gentle with the tiniest goats, adores children, but can flip that switch to defense when he needs to. We have him eating a bit extra right now to gain back the pounds he dumped when Olive was in heat. Poor guy was so in love he wouldn't touch food, and only nibbled a little bit when I tried to give him fresh cooked meats.

 

[samssimonsays]

Louie really is a good boy too. Very very gentle with the tiniest goats, adores children, but can flip that switch to defense when he needs to. We have him eating a bit extra right now to gain back the pounds he dumped when Olive was in heat. Poor guy was so in love he wouldn't touch food, and only nibbled a little bit when I tried to give him fresh cooked meats.

We had the same issue with Rumely when Stella was in heat. Absolutely love sick. Even when we had her in the barn and him in the house.

Louie is such a handsome boy.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Valentines Day and pups all have their eyes open and are getting more and more active. Olive decided she needed a mommy break today though and figured out how to open the man door, jump the gate, and play in the mainway of the barn for awhile before hopping back into the nursery pen. Silly girl and smart too. She has a doggy door to go out if she needs to, though she doesn't go out for long. Very good mom.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

OH my goodness - they are sooo cute!

 

[babsbag]

Too cute, makes me want puppies again. They are a lot of work but so much fun too.

I just read your post about the vet visit and I can relate. I had to take some Dalmatians to UC Davis for a hearing test and I wouldn't let them out of the crate until I SAW them clean the table; they thought I was crazy but I had been through a "parvo litter" when someone brought it to my house via another kennel. UGH. I also had a vet come to my house to do shots and checkups and I asked him to put on a clean shirt and I gave him booties for his shoes. Much better to be safe than sorry. Keep up the good work.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

They are adorable. Any names yet?

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Not yet really--my 4 year old niece named one Zuma because he has on collar the color of some character she likes, and I keep calling one fluffy girl (the biggest one). I figure we will start giving out nicknames as their personality appears. One of them in particular seems ultra laid back and another quite vocal but that could change.