Great Pyrenees Pups Fall 2021

Rollo is a male pup from Torvi's Fall 2021 litter

Ragnar is a male pup from Torvi's Fall 2021 Litter

Here are some close-ups of the pups on day 34

Early morning puppies on day 33

Today is litter day 31. A big day for the pups. After de-worming, we started spending our mornings with papa and the goats. The pups will spend time with the goats every day from here on out.

Here's a video of the pups from this morning. Happy labor day.

The pups are 4 weeks old today!

Litter day 27. Today, the pups started spending their mornings outside, and up near the barn yard. They can now hear papa working and hear/smell the goats. Mama is there to help with the transition. Their apprenticeship as livestock guardian dogs has begun.

Today is litter day 26. Each puppy was introduced to the Puppy Confidence Arena. The PCA is a padded, walled, and safe exercise area where the puppies are individually exposed to unusual walking surfaces, novel situations and finally marker training. We'll use the PCA for the next few weeks. In the PCA today, we built puppy confidence with the help of a Wobble Board. The wobble board has a semi-spherical pivot point on the bottom that causes the circular surface to teeter in 360 degrees. Riding the shaky surface of the wobble board is a unique, confidence-building experience for a young pup. Each puppy spent 60 seconds investigating the arena and inspecting the wobble board.

Today's novel object in the whelping box is a rolled up piece of plastic mesh. This is one of my favorite objects to use with young pups. It serves as a precursor to barrier training. The pups learn to go over it, around it, and sometimes even stick their head into the end of it. As they grow, they'll stand on top of it too, walking the length of it while it wobbles slightly. This teaches balance and hones their reflexes. You'll see this object frequently in my litter videos and photos, as I find it to be a useful enrichment tool.

Great Pyrenees pups play with puppy mobile in the whelping box on litter day 24.