Hunter, our second-biggest boy and today’s demo puppy, just before his first-ever bath. There’s a moment in every litter — usually somewhere around the start of the third week — when you realize the puppies have become slightly faster than they are tidy. They’re starting to move around the whelping box on purpose,…
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Purdey, our Green-collar girl, at the eleven-day weigh-in: 1,030 grams. The first Game On puppy to cross a kilogram. A milestone morning at the whelping box: Purdey crossed one kilogram today. Eleven days old, 1,030 grams, two pounds four ounces — and the first puppy of the Game On litter over the kilo…
BlazE doing what he loves most: working with his handler on a perfect early-summer evening. Last night Etta and the eight Game On puppies stayed home in the whelping room with Terra, and BlazE and I drove out to the agility field. With a litter of nine-day-olds tucked in for the night, somebody in the…
Continue readingAn Evening Off for BlazE — Agility on the Course (and an Honest Edit)
Eight puppies, weighed every morning. One week in, that’s fifty-six data points and counting. By Albert & Terra Collver · June 2, 2026 We’re seven days into life with the Game On litter — eight puppies, four pounds of fur and feet between them — and one of the small disciplines we keep up with…
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By Albert & Terra Collver · June 1, 2026 — The Game On litter turned a week old today, and that means it’s time for one of the small, slightly-surprising tasks of new-puppy life: their very first nail trim. If you have never raised a litter, you might be picturing this as a long-from-now event…
Continue readingFirst Nail Trims for the Game On Litter — Domino Takes the Floor
