Puget Pups — Page 2

Puppies at 12 Days

As with Stella’s first litter, we’ve been eagerly awaiting the day when the pups open their eyes. ‘They’ say 8-10 days is usual, but Milo and Stella’s pups seem to wait until 13-14 days. I was hoping this time it would be earlier. The signs are there that it will be soon. The crease between [...]

Raw Food: Frozen, prepared, and FREE home delivery!

I signed us up today for home delivery from Darwin’s Natural Pet, a local Seattle company that offers regular home delivery of frozen, prepared raw meals, much like Spud.com does for groceries. If you’re outside of the greater Seattle or Portland metropolitan areas, they also ship their meals to the lower 48. Their prices per [...]

Westie Puppies! Day 8

I can’t believe a week has come and gone already. Every last puppy has doubled in weight. They’re now weighing in between 11.7 and 17.7 ounces, and resemble the biggest sausages you’ve ever seen. Their eyes appear to be getting ready to open, as the seal between the upper and lower lids is definitely thinning. [...]

Litter: Day 3

I’m not really sure where the day went. It’s amazing how many hours you can spend staring at newborn puppies, and it seems as if no time passes at all. I’m still in a zombie-like state, feeling like I have a day or two left before I fully catch up on our all-nighter birth.
The pups are [...]

Some Thoughts on Poop

I’ve been thinking a lot about poop lately.
Hmm. There’s a phrase I never thought I’d use.
With the conversion to (mostly) raw food, I’ve been paying particular attention to the consistency of Milo and Stella’s poo. As I’d read, it is definitely smaller, firmer, and much less stinky! Doggy gas? [...]

Litter #2: The Birth Story

Stella and Milo’s latest family members made their world debut a bit early, and took us all by surprise. I had a feeling this litter would come early, as their one (and only) “tie” was extremely late – five days after her approximate ovulation by my calculations. Since due dates are largely calculated by “tie” [...]

Raw Food: We took the plunge!

So after many hours of research, I am now thoroughly convinced that raw feeding is something I want to do for our four-legged family members. I started out by feeding one meal per day, and after about 10 days, we now have switched them over. They have not had kibble for 2 days [...]

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