Our Process For Our Weimaraner Puppies
When one of our females are pregnant, we are adamant to keep a close eye on them. Especially two weeks before they are expected to give birth, we like to keep a special eye on them to make sure there are no complications. Once it is finally time for them to go into labor, the puppies are born inside our own home, often times our own bedroom! When the puppies are first born up until their eyes start to open, around two weeks of age, the puppies and their mothers are in a specific section of our bedroom. This way we are able to constantly monitor them. This ensures that everything is perfect and there are absolutely no problems whatsoever with the puppies or the mom.
When the Weimaraner puppies are 14 to 21 days old, the little ones are then introduced to puppy formula. However, they rarely have any interest in the formula until they are roughly three weeks old. We like to introduce it to them anyways, so they are slightly familiar with it when their time comes to try it out and take their first sip!
When the pups are three and a half weeks old, we then start mixing in puppy food with the formula. This causes the small pebbles of puppy food to absorb the milk and soften it. This makes it much easier for them to chew and digest since they don't have all of their teeth.
Around four and a half weeks old, the Weimaraner puppies will have most of their teeth grown in. We then give them two bowls. One bowl is dry puppy food, and the other bowl is just puppy milk. After each meal, we slowly cut back the amount of puppy milk they get and instead give them more water. Eventually, around five and a half weeks old, the puppies are successfully weaned off the formula.
During this time, depending on the weather of course, we try are best to bring the puppies outside as much as possible! Our goal in doing this is to get them potty trained. Although they are still very young, you would be surprised on how fast they catch on to going to the bathroom outside after each meal!
Weeks six through eight are a very crucial part of their life when it comes to socializing, experience, traits, you name it! The puppies are very easily impressionable, and they are always curious about their environment and everything going on around them! We continuously play with them and introduce them to wearing a collar. This prepares them for the fun that they will have with their new family, playing fetch and going on walks! At the six-week point, they begin their teething stage. We try to make sure there are an abundance of toys and treats around for them to play with and chew on!
At seven and a half weeks, the pups are almost ready to go to their forever home! At this point, we always schedule a vet appointment for the pups. This way, we know for a fact that all of our puppies are in excellent health and have NO issues whatsoever! All of our puppies come with a vet check and a 1-year health guarantee! The puppies will also be all up to date on ALL of their shots!
When the pups turn eight weeks old, they are FINALLY ready to go to their new homes! We always try our absolute best to accommodate everyone's schedule as best as possible! We usually like to schedule everyone in order of their deposit for that specific weekend, from Friday to Sunday night.