Today the puppies had another first...we started giving them their first solid puppy food. I took the dry kibble and soaked it in water for several hours to make it mooshy and then put it in a low bowl for them. They weren't overly enthusiast about this new food...but they did try a few nibbles.
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| (This is Lola) |
I had learned from last year that potty time gets a lot messier once solids are introduced. So I have a second puppy pen that I keep in the garage. When the weather is nice, its a good place for them to be. It measures 2' X 6' rectangle, so I can put their bed at one end and newspaper over the rest of the floor. The puppies instinctively walk to the far side of the pen, away from their bed to do their business. This is the first step in potty training. We clean up their messes as soon as possible so that they learn to keep prefer clean living quarters. When they are sturdier on their feet, we will let them run out of the garage for potty breaks. But right now they are a not yet strong enough for running out doors.
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| Coco is on the left, Lola on the right. |
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