A few weeks ago we introduced you to our Charlie Brown family of Chihuahua pups – now meet our Family Circle bunch!
*UPDATE* We now have folks wanting three of these puppies — PJ, Dolly, and Jeffrey are pending adoption but Billy and mom Tina are still available!
I wanted to say how exciting it can be to foster a litter of puppies! Watching their eyes begin to open and when they begin to focus on the world around them. One key is preparation. We used an inexpensive child’s swimming pool for our whelping box. This is easy to find this time of year and allows the mother to get away from her puppies while leaving them safe and confined. Combined with puppy pads for the floor, the surface is easy to keep clean. These pups were big enough to climb out at about 4 weeks when they started trying to eat soft, moist kibble. We put two doggie exercise pens together to make a 6 x 3 pen for them to learn to run and play in. It will be still be several weeks before these pups are completely weaned. During that time, it is important to socialize and handle all the puppies. Get them used to different types of surfaces beneath their feet, different noises, different types of toys. Also, rub their toes, rub their ears, turn them over — establish a human-dog trust. This will help your puppies to develop into well socialized, outgoing puppies at an early age and keep them from being shy or fearsome. Thanks TBAR for the opportunity to raise this cute litter! Linda and James
TBAR depends on foster homes to help us save animals, as we do not have a shelter location. We hope this story has inspired you to consider becoming a TBAR foster home. If so, please email us at [email protected] or call (936) 878-2349 and help us save more lives!