Grabbed the pups from the barn in Vancouver yesterday. It had been awhile since I'd seen Dave, so most of my morning was spent talking to him, and a few of the other foster mums I finally got to meet in person. Helped leash and collar some cute pups, and soon we were off with our newest arrivals.
Meet Barley and Buckwheat. They are not quite 14 week old Golden Retriever mixes. Buckwheat (male, on the right) is a little leaner in built, and has quite the long nose. Barley, the female, looks pretty much exactly like a golden retriever pup. No one would question you if you told them she was just Golden, no mix. She is stockier, a bit bigger of paws, and quite confident in herself. She was one of the only pups at the barn that was soliciting attention from new people. They are about 18-22 pounds, and will double or a little bit more than double their size. So probably 40-50 pounds. Their mum is quite small.
They slept the whole way back on the ferry. They met Lemon as she came with us (small dog/small bladder) but were a little scared of Beckett on first meeting. Very quickly they found out Lemon is the one with the attitude and tell-off, and as quickly as they shied away from Beckett, they were running to him "Protect me big dog!!" They fell asleep for an hour or two cuddled up to Mr. Babysitter.
They had never been on a leash before, so we picked them up and carried them for the first while, but even after a day, they are coming along very well on their leashes. For the first few hours I just let them drag the leashes to get used to them, and now, except for the odd time, they are quite content to go explore the farm on their leashes. They've met the barn cats, the chickens, seen a couple of deer in the distance. Next week, I will have them meet a couple of very dog-savvy kids and we'll go on a few low-key walks so they can start meeting people, but not swarms at a time.
They've had a few accidents, but also quite a few successes outside already -Buckwheat is always quite proud of himself when he goes outside and has to give a little howl of "I DID IT!" They are playful, but quite mellow pups ---they are still pups though!-. They can be quite talkative so far, but not really 'barky'. They also slept through the night 11:30-6:00 very well. I crated them together, and despite a two minute protest, they settled down and slept the night away with no accidents.
Pictures soon. I have to pick up batteries today.
The only downside is that for whatever reason, Jerrad has been having some allergic reactions to the pups. I'm hoping that their baths today will make it easier. Ahh, there's always something in dog rescue that doesn't go completely right.
To a full day of puppy shenanigans.
1 comment:
It may not be the pups that Jerrad is allergic to, it may just be their names and that he has a cereal allergy lol. Glad Jasmine found her home she is such a pretty dog, I would have taken her in a heartbeat if we didn't have the 3 already.
Good luck with the pups they are a lot of work.
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