Ole

I am pleased to let you know that Ole has a new family who are adopting him today. They are Rob and Jennifer N and family.

Well, Ole and Molly have been with me for about two weeks now and are just the most wonderful puppies ever! Ole is definitely the more dependent of the two and doesn't really like being alone. He is quite a bit larger than Molly, growing into more of a male-stature dog physically, but he's still just a baby inside. I call him My Little Swedish Boy because I just love his name. Sometimes when he and Molly are playing, he ends up crying and looking over at me. I can just imagine him thinking "Mommy, help me. Molly is hurting me!" Ole is very social. He just loves everyone! He likes to be held and has always been very gentle when chewing on humans. And when he curls up next to me on the couch, he makes this little grunting sound as he falls asleep. Precious!

Both Molly and Ole are now completely paper trained, so we're starting to work on outdoor potty training. He's a very smart boy. I'm sure he'll catch on to the potty training very quickly. He's already very predictable. Whenever he wakes up, I immediately let him outside because I know he will need to potty right away. His bladder is still pretty small so he goes potty frequently, but I'm sure he'll be able to hold it longer over time.

I think Ole would be great in a home with children and/or another dog. I'm sure he would even do well with a cat. He absolutely loves playing with my resident Golden, Daisy, so I'd like to see him go to a home that can provide him with lots of active play time.

He does pretty well in his crate, though he's never actually been locked in one. The puppies have their own blocked-off corner of my basement so they have their paper potty area outside the crate, their eating area in the corner, and their sleeping and playing area is inside the crate (with the door open). This seems to work great for them. And it works great for me because their toys and blankets never end up in their potty or their food. They are very clean puppies! Ole is pretty vocal, though, when he's ready to get out of his pen. When they wake up in the morning, or after a nap, Ole does the yelping and jumping and I think Molly just sits in the crate and lets him do all the work of alerting me to come down and let them out.

If you'd like to learn more about Ole, please email placement@ragom.org because Ole is definitely ready to start his new life in his forever home.

I picked up the puppies last night and they are already feeling comfortable in their new foster home. They even slept through the night without a peep! They are on a cycle of 2 hours awake and playing then 2 hours of sleep during the day. Ole has been tuckering out first today, curling up next to me while Molly and Newton are still busy playing tug-of-war and chew-on-my-sibling. But they don't last long once Ole goes down for his nap.

Molly and Ole are the two smallest puppies from the litter and are also the most calm (except for Newton who's the biggest and who we think has a different father - a Rottweiler). Their puppy bites are very gentle and they are full of puppy kisses! Molly is just the sweetest petite little girl who loves to play with my resident dog Daisy 05-220, who I just adopted at the end of August. The picture with the Golden is Molly playing with my Daisy. Daisy recently had a litter so she has taken over as the puppies' second mom.

Ole just woke up from a nap and has just come over to sit on my lap while I'm writing this and is fascinated by my fingers moving over the keyboard. He's still a little sleepy so he's just curling up in my lap and just being adorable. Now the others are waking up and going immediately to Daisy for a little mothering. She just loves them!

Well, things are getting pretty active around here so I better go. I'll write more later.

These are pictures of Tippy, the puppies' mother. The first picture was taken the day the puppies were born. Tippy was fond of digging holes in my flower beds and brought the puppies there to snuggle with her. The picture by the boat gives you an idea of how big she was.

Our little puppies are now 6 weeks old. This is the cleanest litter of pups I have ever had the pleasure to foster. We lower the gate to their inside pen and call “puppies outside, outside” and 9 puppies come running after you, outside to the grass and go to the bathroom. We still have some inside bathroom going on too, but they are getting the hang of it and should be pretty easy to housetrain as their little bladders get bigger and can “hold it” longer. I took two of them to work with me for a short time today and could barely get out of the lobby. Everybody had to stop, hold a puppy and get puppy kisses. I talked to the original owner today and we will soon have a picture of mom for the website. Sadly, mom never did return home. All nine puppies are happy, healthy, growing little furkids. I will try to do individual writeups this weekend. We are going to start working on some clicker training so maybe we can get some “sits” out of them and take some pictures without them moving all over. All are friendly, adorable puppies and will make wonderful pets for some lucky families.

It is hard to take pictures of these little furkids. Everytime I try to snap the camera, they move. Plus with their black on black features, it’s hard to see how totally adorable they are. I guess you’ll just have to meet them in person. They are super friendly and love to follow you around or be held. They were bottlefed, so very people friendly and all just as sweet as can be.

Our little Labor Day puppies are now 4-1/2 weeks old and adorable little furballs. They are starting to play with each other, but their favorite thing to do is to climb all over you. There’s nothing quite like sitting on the floor and having 9 puppies crawl all over you! You have to smile and giggle and love every minute of it.

My job for the next four weeks is to have as many people as possible meet the puppies so that they become socialized to people of all ages, shapes and sizes. A dog that is socialized as a puppy, becomes a self-confident, well-adjusted adult dog. Your job, should you adopt one of the puppies, is to take your new puppy to puppy kindergarten and at least one level of obedience training. Just like you wouldn’t expect your human children to develop into knowledgeable adults without going to school, the same is true of furkids. They need the playtime and education just like human kids. They also benefit from meeting tons of people and going lots of places so that they become comfortable and build confidence. My female dog, who we adopted as a puppy, believes that humans were put on earth to pet her. They don’t hurt, they aren’t scary, but the giver of treats, pets, praise and all good things. My job and my goal is for all of these puppies to have that same relationship with people as they grow into adult dogs.

These little ones will turn 8 weeks old October 12. That’s the date that you can take your new little family member home with you. If you are interested in making one of these little kids a member of your family, you can meet them now, pick out your little friend and have him/her waiting for you on October 12. If you are not yet an approved applicant, what you can do to get ready is to complete your on-line application now, send in your $25 app fee, schedule your home visit and you won’t have to miss one day with your new puppy.

We have 6 girls and 3 boys. The black and tan is a boy. One female has white tips on her back feet. Another female has a few white hairs on the pads of her back feet. The others are all black. They appear to be in good condition. They were born on August 17, 2005. The mother dog was a strawberry blonde color all over except for the very tips of her ears, which were black and said to look like a GSD's ears except they flopped over. She was a medium sized dog (sounds like she was on the small rather than large size). Her tail did curl up over her back. The dad was a Black Lab.