Today was the puppies’ first day on solid food and it was hilarious.
At first, they had no idea what that mushy stuff in the bowl was but once one or two of them caught on, it was pandemonium.
The pups will be three weeks old on Saturday and they are already enormous!
This is Gnocchi. He’s the runt of the litter and our hands-down favorite.
He seemed to be heading down hill last weekend, so I brought him in the house overnight and supplemented him with a few bottles of puppy milk replacer. By morning he was doing just fine! He’s back out with his brothers and he is THRIVING! He was the first to understand that the stuff in the bowl was for eating.
Part of our adoration for Gnocchi comes from the fact that he is the only one of the pups that’s recognizable at this stage. The other 5 boys are completely interchangeable but Gnocchi is Mister Personality.
We may have one or two pups for sale when they get to be 8-weeks-old. Three (possibly four) have already been spoken for and will be going to live a sheep and goat farms. I was planning to keep only one but I’m leaning towards keeping two for Juniper Moon Farm. The truth is, I wish I could keep them all!
If you have a working farm and are looking for a livestock guardian dog, email me at susie at fiberfarm dot com.
