15May
Willow's belly has grown so much and it is quite strange seeing her with a chunky belly. She sleeps a lot, eats more than usual and sleeps away from the others. She likes to stay close to me and is adamant I stroke her lower belly fast.
We have built the whelping box and I have started to play games and make positive associations with Willow and the whelping box. I hope by the time she is ready to whelp, she will feel the whelping box is the right place to have her puppies.
Due to the high number of interest in this litter, I have closed my waitlist for now. I don't want to let people down and we may still have availability. I will not know until the puppies are here and start to show their temperament. Some people need a small Pomsky and some prefer a particular gender.
I can highly recommend 2 breeders who have Drake's puppies.
Whilst we wait for Willow's puppies to develop in the womb, I am going through the breeding licence regulations, checking paperwork and creating a folder with the downloaded documents inside. I have to renew my licence when Willow's puppies are here so I hope to get everything done for it to be ready to submit.
Despite puppies being born in the home and raised as family members, the licence requires breeders to treat it as a business. Risk assessments, action plans, training policies, health and welfare plans, detailed socialisation plans for adults and puppies, daily monitoring, and so much more are included. The best way to think about it is to imagine someone new coming into the home and they need everything to be on paper in case they need to take over. There is a lot to write about, and emergencies to plan for as it's a 24/7 "job".
I have made a great start and when puppies are here, I can concentrate on them and Willow.
Claire 🐾
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