Wow, the pups are really starting to keep me busy!  They love attention and running around the woods.  In this week’s first video, my favorite part is right at 1:28 when Caleb is running up the hill, the last puppy in the line stops and points his siblings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f7KfMe1ic0

Between Sue and the pups, they are eating two big coffee cans full of food a day.  I’ll find out their exact weights when we go to the veterinarian for first shots a week from today, but they are big and stout.

Charles used some live quail for training on Saturday, so Sunday the puppies had some little bird carcasses to investigate and carry around: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDhvHOCd-LY

“Doris” 6 week old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon female

“Dottie” 6 week old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon female

“Derry” 6 week old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon female

“Daisy” 6 week old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon female

“Don” 6 week old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon male

“Darryl” 6 week old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon male

“David” 6 week old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon male

Here is a shopping list for traveling by car with a puppy:

1) Crate (he/she will probably get held a lot on the way home, but it is good practice)

2) Small food/water dishes

3) Bottled water and a small supply of dry dog food

4) Collar and leash.  Today I just upgraded them to the Medium (5/8 inch wide, 10-16 inch length), but I keep ahold of these collars for future litters.

5) Paper towels and baby wipes, in case of any messes.

6) Plastic bags for waste clean-up if you stop.  I like to recycle my newspaper bags for this.

I know there are some super excited kids and adults out there ready to give these puppies some fabulous homes!   These puppies are getting to be almost more than I can handle on my own, so I know that means that they are ready for their own people.

The puppies will be missed, but looking at my 2012, I’ve been working on something to do with breeding constantly since January, whether it was getting them mated, watching over a pregnant female or whelping and raising puppies.  It is so fun and rewarding, but I’ll be ready for my few weeks off between this litter going home and the opening day of hunting season on Sunday, September 1st.

For those of you joining us in the heatwave, stay cool until next time!  If you are getting drenched with rain over in Europe, stay dry!