Day 4: Early Scent Introduction
8 Days Old — Romance Litter
8 Month Old Aster Watches Over Siblings The Buttercup x Lily Romance Litter has reached the milestone of 8 days old. Five of the seven puppies have doubled their weight (the doubling of weight is an important day 10 milestone). The litter is healthy and developing well. Here are the puppies’ day 8 weights. Here…
Socialization Starts!
This week we are starting a lot of new things. The past week the main goal was to start the puppies weaning, learning to walk, and learning to use the litter box. We’ve had a mixed bag with all three tasks, but we are getting there. This week is a big change! They are no…
Seedlings are 2 Weeks Old!
The Seedlings are 2 weeks old today! So far they have been doing great! I tried to get a good picture (using help) and you can see how difficult it can be! They are very mobile. Today we had a huge milestone! Our first little one is starting to open her eyes. I expect the…
Preparations (Day 52)
It’s Day 52 of Lily’s pregnancy! We are super excited for her first litter to arrive. Dogs typically have puppies between day 58-64. Nearly every Springer Spaniel breeder I have talked to, including Lily’s say that the normal day for Springers is Day 60- which puts us at May 7- a week from Saturday! I…
Three Doves Seedlings Litter
Left Puppy is a Maxwell puppy, Center puppy is Buttercup, Right puppy is Lily Belle We are super excited to announce the theme of Lily’s upcoming litter: The Seedlings! Not only is is spring with flowers in bloom, but it is also the first English Springer Spaniel litter that we have bred. We have been…
Grease Litter is 2 weeks old!
2 week old Grease Litter Happy 2 week Birthday to our all chocolate Grease Litter! Micah x Jynx puppies are thriving! These guys are really amazing me. I did my weigh in this morning and these pups are getting big. Everyone is close to or over 2 1/2lbs and 4 are over 3lbs. The biggest,…
Eclipse and Grease updates
Grease Litter 10 Days old We’ve had a busy weekend! As you may have heard we had bad storms go through St Louis and our internet has been effected- we are still having issues. This has prevented us from being able to update. Our puppies are growing and changing daily! Our Eclipse litter turned 3…
Eclipse litter is 3 weeks old!
Week 3 — Critical Socialization Period As we enter into the critical socialization period, we accept and solicit invitations to play, we will be introduced to new experiences, toys and sounds. We will be listening to classical music, which studies find help animals be more restful and fall asleep faster. We will also be introducing…
Happy 1st Week Grease Litter!
Our Grease litter is 1 week old today! Happy Birthday my sweet chocolates! This litter has been amazing!! I am amazed at the interest in Early Scent Introduction (ESI). Jynx is the dog I do scent work with and she LOVES it. I am doing the same esi that I did with Raven’s Eclipse litter.…