Our puppy Maple turned 16 weeks old on Friday. She had her last kindergarten puppy class with my husband, and we're planning to do another couple of rounds. The next batch they call "middle school" which is done around 6 months, and then there's "high school" at 10 months. My husband has said these first… Continue reading Puppy Adventures: weeks 15-16
Our Puppy Maple turned 15 weeks old on Friday. The day before she turned 14 weeks, which could have been included in my last post, she hacked up a wood chip. Yup. It was at about 4:30am and woke both my husband and I up. I was giving a voice lesson in the basement exactly… Continue reading Puppy Adventures: weeks 14-15
Our Puppy Maple turned 14 weeks on Friday. After her puppy class last weekend, which my husband said went really well, he brought her to my son's soccer game. Maple did fantastic! She didn't bark at the ball, people, or another dog that was on the sidelines. It was great because she was very tired… Continue reading Puppy Adventures: weeks 13-14
Our puppy Maple turned 13 weeks old on Friday. She had her first bath this week. It was time. She was beginning to smell a little like pee. It was also prompted at about 8:30pm just after we let her outside. Just before that she was out of her pen and about to be let… Continue reading Puppy Adventures: weeks 12-13
Our puppy Maple turned 12 weeks old this past Friday. We had another planned vet appointment yesterday, which makes it a total of three visits since we got her. Well, four if you count the medication pick up and quick temperature check when she had diarrhea. Did I mentioned we have been talking about pet… Continue reading Puppy Adventures: weeks 11-12
Our puppy Maple turned 11 weeks old this past Friday. We finally got her in for her follow up vet tech appointment to get a vaccine. We had to postpone it because of her #2 problems I mentioned last post. That seems to be better now. She gained 2 pounds in a week! She's now… Continue reading Puppy Adventures: weeks 10-11
Our puppy Maple turned 10 weeks old this past Friday. We've been very busy with her working on simple commands, and have also been cleaning up a lot of messes. In case you missed any of my previous posts, I've got them listed below.Catch up here:Puppy Go Bag: Preparing for a puppy after losing our… Continue reading Puppy Adventures: weeks 9-10
Our puppy Maple turned 9 weeks old this past Friday. I recently wrote about preparing for her arrival and the first 6 days home with her. That was week 7-8. There's a picture below from that week.Catch up here:Puppy Go Bag: Preparing for a puppy after losing our family dogPuppy First Days Home: Meet Maple!Maple,… Continue reading Puppy Adventures: weeks 8-9
This is day 6 of the first days home after getting a new puppy! Meet Maple, a 7 week old, fox red, female Labrador Retriever. (pictured below) Maple will turn 8 weeks old tomorrow. She was born Friday, June 20th, 2025. Yes, she's super young. Yes, it's an adjustment. Yes, she needs to pee often… Continue reading Puppy First Days Home: Meet Maple!
We're getting a puppy! What kind? A fox-red-lab-female, from a breeder in Northern Wisconsin, one week from this Saturday. I thought it might be interesting to capture this adventure here because, as my husband is telling me, the weeks between 8-20 are especially important for early socializing. Plus, it's bound to be quite entertaining. I… Continue reading Puppy Go Bag: Preparing for a puppy after losing our family dog
