What a busy, busy two weeks it's been! They have been busy eating, playing, sleeping, and curiously exploring this big world. They have had fun playing with other dogs and cats and with children. They have LOVED playing in their water dishes and kiddie pool. They have been a true joy to host. But it is serious business too! This is the beginning of the prime socialization window for puppies and we want to make sure they all get off on the right foot. We have also been working on their beginning home manners training, including crate training and housebreaking. They are also learning commands such as "sit" and "go to bed!" (for going to their crates).
On Friday we took all of the puppies to see a veterinary ophthalmologist for an exam. Not totally unexpectedly, two of the puppies have common congenital eye defects that do not effect their vision and, according to the vet, will not cause them any problems. Blue Belle has an
iris coloboma and Tiramisu has a hypoplastic (thin) iris on the blue side of one of her beautiful
split blue/amber eyes.
Since hearing deficits can also occur in Aussies, we will be taking Panda and Belle for a special
BAER test this week that will let us know if they have any hearing impairment. We will keep everyone posted!
What a busy, busy two weeks it's been! They have been busy eating, playing, sleeping, and curiously exploring this big world. They have had fun playing with other dogs and cats and with children. They have LOVED playing in their water dishes and kiddie pool. They have been a true joy to host. But it is serious business too! This is the beginning of the prime socialization window for puppies and we want to make sure they all get off on the right foot. We have also been working on their beginning home manners training, including crate training and housebreaking. They are also learning commands such as "sit" and "go to bed!" (for going to their crates).
On Friday we took all of the puppies to see a veterinary ophthalmologist for an exam. Not totally unexpectedly, two of the puppies have common congenital eye defects that do not effect their vision and, according to the vet, will not cause them any problems. Blue Belle has an iris coloboma and Tiramisu has a hypoplastic (thin) iris on the blue side of one of her beautiful split blue/amber eyes.
Since hearing deficits can also occur in Aussies, we will be taking Panda and Belle for a special BAER test this week that will let us know if they have any hearing impairment. We will keep everyone posted!
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