Author Archives: all4dogs

Work continues behind the scenes as we prepare for the departure of our first babies.  Yesterday they had their first vaccinations, and they were very brave.  Today we started leash training and they all happily followed me (and the cheese) … Continue reading →

If you’ve been wondering how Rocky is doing and haven’t seen a post dedicated to him in a while, here he is.  He’s doing great, has started eating moistened puppy food but still enjoys his bottles.  He has an appointment … Continue reading →

I cannot over stress the importance of crate training.  If you ever plan to travel with your dog to vacation, visit friends, or in an emergency having your dog be crate trained is a huge benefit for you and provides … Continue reading →

Well it looks like this girl has won the race to have her ears stand.  Rocky is second place, with one ear up.  The rest are in various stages of erectness, with some partly up and some still dropped.  It … Continue reading →

The puppies got to spend some supervised time in the yard this morning.  They were eager to explore and enjoyed meeting Meri.  She was thrilled with them, and is looking forward to roughhousing with them as they get older.

I had some exciting news yesterday, Fin. CH Reimin Flexaa won Best of Opposite Sex at the World Dog Show in Amsterdam.  This lovely dog was bred by my friend Krista Riihela, and is owned by Marie Fast and Saija … Continue reading →

Part of my job as puppy rearer is wrangling.  To the garage pen, to the porch, to the kitchen and back.  All to expose the little furries (or maybe furies?) to a variety of sights and sounds.

This is the age for puppies to experience lots of new things.  Safe visitors of course, introduction to the resident canine adults, and today, the first bath.  So today they each had a bath in the kitchen sink, followed by … Continue reading →

So, after a rough week (trip to the vet on Thursday last, followed by a trip to Ohio State University veterinary medical center) with little Rocky I think we have turned the corner.  He was having a lot of difficulty … Continue reading →

So after their second visitor this morning puppies moved to their new digs.  They have lots more room to run and play, and 2 potty boxes for relief.  As an added bonus human staff will enjoy uninterrupted sleep in the … Continue reading →