Bite the Bullet

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Bepop likes to have an incentive now to go into the pups as they are quite full on. She did this with her first litter but when the pups were older, she doesn't eat the food until she has finished feeding the pups, nor does she consider the thought of giving the food to the pups.

puppy photos 3.5 weeks old

I have started to wean the pups on a recipe given to me by a friend who has been rearing pups for 30 years, and I am pleased to say that they are certainly ready for it and Bepop can start looking less haunted when they all start yelling. Whistle training will now commence, although if you watch the webcam then the pups will be fed outside the box, but you will see alot of excitement and the box being emptied!. I will feed them on different floor surfaces, and different food bowls as this is the time for the beginning of the handover from Bepop to me, she has done a wonderful job so far, she has been very protective of the pups with the other dogs around but is now starting to relax with Martha, Bobby and Jazz, however Betsy she feels is still a threat and in fairness she probably is as she is so maternal that she would without any doubt try and take the pups.

Barbets meet and greet

Charamese Hermione (Hallie) and Charamese Hector, with Bonnie in the foreground. Brother and sister were so happy to see each other yesterday that it was hard to capture with a photo!. A big day yesterday as they were both having their hips and elbows graded, so we await the results.

Barbet Puppies are 3 weeks old

Purple collar boy- quiet and gentle

Black boy with the white stripe-quiet and playful

Blue collar boy- lively and  loves attention

Green collar boy- could be blue collars twin, lively and always  up to mischief

Red collar boy- He is always in the photos, as is always watching  what is going on.

Solid Black boy - quiet, sweet and gentle

Little girl - always the most playful and the one that makes the most noise! 

Puppies are growing fast

Playing

Watching

Planning

Bepop

Well I am getting cross with my photos as whatever I do they are going on the blog the wrong way round, but life is too short and too sunny to be cross for long. Bepop out in the garden enjoying the sunshine

Two weeks old Barbet puppies

Little girl

Black boy solid black

Brown boy blue collar

Brown boy green collar doing a roll

Brown boy purple collar

Big Brown boy red collar

Black boy with white stripe


The pups are doing really well, they all have their eyes open, and are now starting to bite and nuzzle each other as Bepop is taking more time out, although is only ever lying by the box.