Howie and Pepper Litter – Week Seven

Pepper watching over her puppies.

“A Mother’s Love”

The gang went for a car ride this week to visit our friendly veterinarian and received great reviews as expected. They were even well-behaved in the car, but no doubt relieved to return to the safety and comfort of their whelping box with their mom anxiously awaiting their arrival. In fact, Pepper was on her break when the pups were loaded up to go on their road trip. After a while, she went to check up on them and began to whimper when she discovered they were absent. Once the whelping box was cleaned up and stocked with fresh towels, she lay down in the box to play with a toy until they returned. Pepper then escorted each puppy as it was carried from the garage back to the whelping box. Only then would this supermom relax.

Over the weekend, we caught a break in the weather that allowed us to get the pups outside for their inaugural outing. Pepper could not contain her excitement in the least. She barked and howled with delight as she lured the pups to an open area and showed them how to make a proper snow angel. Some litters are a bit tentative on their first time out, but not this one. It was interesting to witness the pups’ growing independence as they wandered off to explore this strange new world. In one area, Pepper conducted a twig whittling demonstration while in another, some of the little ones proudly carried little cedar branches around that they’d found scattered in the yard or tried their luck at scampering up mounds of packed snow. A good time was had by all.

As our time with the puppies draws to a close, we cherish every moment we’ve spent with them. We’ll miss those little faces peering up at us and occasionally whimpering to communicate the need for a cuddle. That said, we do find comfort in knowing how much happiness they will bring to their new families. They have given us so many kisses and memories that we’ll treasure always. 

So long, little ones. We wish you all the best in your journey with fabulous adventures along the way, but most of all, we wish you love.

P.S.  We’ll be looking for your picture postings on our private Facebook group: Regalgoldens Family Tree and/or on Instagram (#regalgoldensfamilytree).

That concludes this edition of “Puppy Tales”.  See you next litter!