I'm glad I called early. Dr McBride only crops on Tuesdays and Thursdays and my first request.. Tuesday, the day marking the puppies first day of their eighth week, was already booked. Fortunately the following Thursday was still open. In any event it's time to mark your calendars. The pups with the exception of Nick's will be cropped on May 19th. I generally work Fridays-Sunday but will request Friday the 20th off for people to come collect their pups. As always I like to keep them overnight because having had the chance to grow accustomed to their behavior over the course of time allows me to notice any evidence of a problem. Fortunately, there've been no problems in the past and I expect none this time around either.
Following the 24hour watch, the earlier they depart after that, the better. Pups will be pups, cropped or not. Cropping doesn't seem to set them back in the least and the less chance they have to mess with each others hats and sutures the better. The pick up date is not set in stone and if it absolutely doesn't work for some of you other arrangements of course will be made.
Regarding pup selection, I will be calling to try and set up visits when the pups are around 6 weeks old or so. Those visits will need to be set up during the weekdays Monday - Thursday. It sounds a little complicated and it is somewhat complicated to get everyone here in approximately the right order but it always seems to work out.
That's it for now. Majestic is doing a fabulous job of mothering and her pups are responding well! They're already feeling more solid with little bellies that are just beginning to round out. I'll snap a few photos later today and get them posted. Until then, have a great day!
Following the 24hour watch, the earlier they depart after that, the better. Pups will be pups, cropped or not. Cropping doesn't seem to set them back in the least and the less chance they have to mess with each others hats and sutures the better. The pick up date is not set in stone and if it absolutely doesn't work for some of you other arrangements of course will be made.
Regarding pup selection, I will be calling to try and set up visits when the pups are around 6 weeks old or so. Those visits will need to be set up during the weekdays Monday - Thursday. It sounds a little complicated and it is somewhat complicated to get everyone here in approximately the right order but it always seems to work out.
That's it for now. Majestic is doing a fabulous job of mothering and her pups are responding well! They're already feeling more solid with little bellies that are just beginning to round out. I'll snap a few photos later today and get them posted. Until then, have a great day!
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