The fourth stage of socialization draws to a close as pups continue on with practicing adult behaviors as they work out the dominance order - a process they go thru each time a pup leaves for its new home. At 12 weeks the pups are now fully educated in 'doggy lingo' - a real plus for socializing in public with strange, new dogs.
Date(s): 8/5 thru 8/11. Album by RatpiT Kennels. Photos by T. Baker/R. Heller. 1 - 21 of 83 Total. 437 Visits.
1 The nursery.. The 78 day old pups still reside in the nursery. Pups continue to use the papers for potty, and the area we paper is gradually reduced 'training' them to the paper. As pups gain better bowel control they will eventually be crated, but until they are better able to control their bowels we prefer the nursery over crating.
2 Just one roll...... It was just one roll of paper towels that was left out - and just one moment was all it took to make this mess!
3 1 of 3 Bennie learns about the cat-track toy.
4 2 of 3 "That little ball inside is driving me wild!"
5 3 of 3 Since the CATS do not play with this toy, I am happy that the RATS enjoy it!
6 Xena and Dodger..... Take aim! There is a game of "tennis ball skin" going on, and they want IN on the action!
7 Xena gets the skin! And Dodger does his best to steal it!
8 Its ON! Xena and Dodger play tug!
9 Enter the PRUNE! Ruby gets in on the game!
10 Meanwhile (1 of 10) Bennie takes on Red Sonja!
11 2 of 10 He's got the upper paw!
12 3 of 10 He feints to the left!
13 4 of 10 No fair - paw in the eyes!
14 5 of 10 "Your teeth don't scare me!"
15 6 of 10 "Ya little PUNK!"
16 7 of 10 Sonja looks to have the upper paw!
17 8 of 10 But, wait! Bennie is a slippery little bugger!
18 9 of 10 Clearly Bennie's heavenly connections are giving him the upper paw!
19 10 of 10 And now that punk the Duke has joined in! Sonja will wrestle with the pups and takes all comers!
20 80 day old pups... And that Astro is still trying to nurse! The pups will ATTEMPT to nurse all the time, but Xena has weaned them and Sonja is following suit. The pups are learning that NO means NO - a hard lesson for all kids to learn!
21 Fence time! We need to reinstall a chain link fence. The adult dogs don't mind, and the pups are curious. Now where is our aloof Duke?