A Paris Poodle Growing Up!
The day she was born.
1 week old.
3 weeks.
In the middle photo she is on the left. In the right photo she is eating her puppy slop
with the whole litter. She is the red pup on the bottom of the picture by herself. We do
not wean the pups at this age but offer them some puppy slop. We leave the dam with our
pups and allow the dam to wean the pups naturally. This makes a much healthier pup.
Some breeders will wean pups this early so the bitch can recover more quickly and be
ready for breeding sooner. We do not believe this is a good idea. We allow the process
to go naturally. Her Mom weaned them a few weeks later but as she was weaning them
she would always regurgitate her food for them to eat.
This is an important time for the pups as this is when they begin learning social rules. It
is extremely important that they remain together for a few more weeks. They have a lot
of social development to do in the next few weeks!
She is a happy, confident pup. By this time all the pups have had many baths and
have been clipped 3 times. We bath, clip, and cut the nails of all the pups
regularly not only to keep them clean but to get them accustomed to the
experience. The sooner they are exposed to these activities the more readily
they will accept grooming as they get older.
2 weeks.
Six weeks
old
7 weeks old.... We were so
busy playing with the pups we
didn't take enough pictures
of them at this age!
8 weeks..............................and 9 weeks!
3 months.
4 weeks.
5 weeks.
7 months old
4 months old
