Day 4 Cocos Puppy's Progress

The puppies are now 4 days old and they are doing great!  They are eating well, and sleeping well and growing as they should.  Coco is very happy and running about with excitement (leaving them only for short periods of time).  She is nursing them well, and doing great as a first time mom..

The puppies are growing at a steady rate for a Toy puppy. (about 1/2 oz per day).  The smallest puppy  (second to the right in the photo below).is a dark apricot.  He is only slightly lighter color than the darkest male.   He is so small, he could even be a teacup size.  The others are still looking to be in the Tiny Toy range.  (4.5-6lbs). 

Left to Right above:   Chili, Sgt Pepper, Frosty and Cheerio

These puppies are still looking to be smaller than both mother and father.  But I am super excited to see how they mature.  Tiny Toy Schnoodles are the most adorable dogs you've ever seen.  

Unfortunately I cast a bit of a shadow on the puppies when I took these photos. It was dim and the first one is a bit fuzzy.  But for times sake I have to leave it at that.   

I am glad at least that the color of the puppies is just different enough that these boys are very easy to identify.  That makes it easier for me!

Happy New Year! Sammy Update.

Sammy's Toy box use to make a great place to hide.

Happy New Year to all my blog readers and puppy families! Thank you for sharing our fun with Schnoodles during 2013!

I have received an update from Sammy, a puppy from our 2013 Schnoodle litter.   

                                        Jan 1, 2014

Dear Mary,

I am on look out to make sure NYC is safe for everyone.

I wanted to update you on how Sammy is doing. Sammy is amazing and has brought so much fun into my life. He is 19 pounds and has long legs and a bushy tail like a fox. He has the most beautiful apricot color and is often confused for a golden-doodle or Irish springer spaniel. Sammy has made lots of human and dog friends in the building and become quite the city dog!  I wasn’t keeping Sammy crated but had him in a small space between my room and bathroom and used a gate to keep him out of the main area. This had been working great until Sammy decided it do an escape trick.

I love to cuddle with my Snuggle Pet Dog!

Back to the city!

During my winter break, we took a break from city life and spent the week in Maryland with my parents who also happened to be watching Maya (2012 Schnoodle litter) while Eric and Deb were in Italy. We were all excited to see how the siblings acted together. Maya and Sammy had such a fun time together. They shared their toys, played tug-of-war and of course competed for everyone’s attention. 

Relaxing with my sister Maya

 

While I was in Maryland, Sammy was neutered and when he came home was wearing a cone, which Maya was so scared of that she kept running away from him!. She finally found safety under my dad’s desk and stayed there. It was hilarious and my mom and I couldn’t stop laughing! After the first day, she had no problems with it and realized it is still her little brother Sammy. 

My new winter coat!

        Sammy is amazing. I can’t thank you enough for breeding such fabulous dogs and taking such great care of them from day 1.  I am attaching a bunch of pictures of Sammy for you to see his progress!

Happy New Year and the best for you and your family in 2014!

Best Karen and Sammy

After my first grooming I am so cute!

I am having so much fun!

My first snow....so much fun!

I can't help but comment after looking at all these cute photos:)  It is so cute how Sammy still has that white lightning bolt on his chest,....and how his beard has grown out white.  So handsome!   Thanks again for sharing your news!  It warms my heart to see the joy that you and Sammy are bringing to one another.    Keep sending updates!  We love them!!!!    ---Mary

Blaze is named Pukah

Hi Mary,

I thought I would give you a little update on Pukah now that he's settling in. He was a little stressed out on the trip home and didn't sleep so we tried to keep things low key for the day. The big excitement was meeting the teenage cats; the are still trying to decide what to do with him. The first night he fussed in his crate quite a bit but he's starting to figure out the schedule (we're keeping a pretty strict one, it's even printed out and taped above his pen) and the past two nights he slept through to 6:30 which is still too early for mom but it's hard to complain.

We've discovered that the key to a stress-free puppy who is spending the majority of his day crated is to run him ragged at his 10:00 and 5:00 outings. He's having a good time playing chase and fetch out in the yard and once he's good and worn out he is now settling right in to the crate for a nap. The only problem is that I need one too!

I'll keep you posted on his progress, we'll be starting puppy class in two weeks so that should be fun.

Julie

Thank you Julie, for your lovely letter!   I sure enjoyed hearing all your news!   ---Mary