Week 7: Sat, Oct 17th – Fri, Oct 23rd

• She may shred papers, blankets or bedding in an attempt at “nest building” in the last weeks.
• During the last 2 weeks, your pet may become irritable and should avoid contact with small children.
• Moderate exercise is the proper approach. Neither forced rest nor strenuous exercise is a good idea. Short periods of gentle play and short walks are good..
• You may feel the puppies now but counting them may be a bit more difficult.
• Definite abdominal enlargement.
• Abdomen hair will start shedding.

Reign is doing well. We are now entering her 7th week of pregnancy. She is spending short amounts of time in the puppy room. She continues to stay close to me and loves pets n cuddles. Her tummy is not overly large but it is defiantly thicker/fuller. At this time I think litter size will be pretty close to her previous litter size. (4) Of course it is still a bit early as the puppies will continue to grow. We continue to feed Reign her kibble with nutritional toppers/add-ins.

So after over a year of procrastinating I finally ordered our huskies a 3 month subscription to BullyMake. One thing I love about Bullymake and why I chose it over other companies is that they have a Toy Only option. With a pack our size I spend a fortune on toys only to have most last a few hours at most!

My pack love the toys and I plan to continue with Bullymake after our 3 month superscription ends. I just found out every account comes with a ‘Refer a Friend” code. So if you decide to join please use our linking code (link below). If you do use it we earn a coupon for a free toy! Our pack would thank you greatly.

We purchased the Toy Only Box and used the code “FREETOY” at check out for an additional free toy in each box! Purchase your box HERE!

Winter and Tyrion’s sweet Snowflakes have went home. We are so happy they all have found such amazing homes. The love and joy on our puppy families faces when they hold their puppy for the first time is truly heartwarming. We wish them all a wonderful journey and fun filled adventures! Remember We are Family, We are Pack!

I will be taking a little social media break. Not sure how long but I need some time to decompress. Of course my desire to share my silly pack is strong so I may upload photos via Instagram, which will automatically post to Facebook. If you need anything you can still reach me via email. When I come back we will be counting down the weeks until Reign’s sweet little Raindrops get here!

*Missy

Breeders are increasingly adding “toys” to puppy play areas. Now this is not necessarily a bad thing. Enrichment is great. But I am seeing a huge focus on adding toys for appearances and not for actual socialization and enrichment. This can actually create much of the things responsible breeders are trying to avoid though socialization programs and protocols. Many breeders are not educated in puppy development including socialization periods and puppy growth. Forcing puppies onto toys for photo ops and or allowing them to climb and jump, from unsafe heights can have severe consequences. Safety and purpose should be the focus.

While searching for a breeder please understand that throwing toys in a play area does not mean the breeder has the knowledge or is putting in the work to raise puppies with a solid foundation. It looks good but ask about how they raise their puppies and or to see the video of the work they are doing to give their puppies the best start.

Please note that not all breeders provide early socialization and that is perfectly ok, but they shouldn’t lie about it or give a false impression that they are. As programs like Puppy Culture become popular, more and more breeders are lying about using the program to boost sales. I have read that the Puppy Culture creators are working to try to provide a way buyers can verify that breeders are actually participating and using the program correctly. Until then it is recommended to ask for video of them using the program and the results they are getting. They should be eager to share this with you!

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