Update on my outdoor puppies - did they survive the ordeal?

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This was the original thread. Jaw dropping in places.

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?636707-How-to-care-for-a-litter-of-puppies

Just done another group email of the new owners. All pups are doing very well, and ALL happy and healthy in pet homes.

Of the 7, one was left until 11 weeks as the people who reserved her pulled out quite late. The rest went around 8-10 weeks. One went to be a companion for a disabled girl, one to a childminder, one to an elderly couple, one to newlyweds, one as a surprise for a lady's husband's birthday, as his Patterdale had died a few months earlier (he cried when he saw it and is now besotted), one to a retired terrierman and his wife, and one to a family.

3 of them are near enough to visit and the bitch sees those ones regularly. They always remember each other after a few moments and have a good play.

The family home are the only ones I haven't heard from this time around, but the mother was quite a technophobe so I'm not too surprised. All the others are more than happy with their puppies, the elderly couple especially.
I'm Facebook friends with a few of the owners too so regularly get updates on the news feed.

Reading back through the old thread, I was actually quite shocked again at how rude and spiteful some posters were. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating, they say ;)

Anyway, for those that wanted it, there's the update :)
I may breed from her again in a couple of years or so as I'd love to keep one and carry on the line, and I must say after the success of these, I'd plan a litter in summer and do it all the same again :)
 
Well done, there are plenty of puppies born that don't have such a good start. I'm surprised to find that their isn't a Horse & Hound Handbook printed on the subject!

I always hope to keep in touch with those who buy puppies, but after the odd e/mail and pic, they always seem to go their own way. That's the way that it is, unfortunately.

Alec.
 
Thank you! Yes v pleased. I suspect that is what will happen Alec, done of the replies were shorter and later coming this time so I think I'll leave it at that. They're all happy and they have my contact details anyway. It's lovely to see the 3 nearby though.

After reading through that thread last night I couldn't believe some of the foul comments. I suspects many of them would be far more smug had I posted that they were all now in rescues, than pleased to read a good update, but hey ho. I shouldn't be bothered, but it did actually get to me at the time, silly as that sounds.
 
Glad they are happy little puppies settled in their new homes. Some people can be vile at times, as much as we say it won't bother us its naturally upsetting to read.
 
No photos?

My last litter out of my bitch wasn't dissimilar to yours, although I didn't have the forethought to post about it and provoke the more sensitive members of the forum!

Mine also all managed to survive too, although I unfortunately got overly attached to the runt of the litter and kept her, she is the most odd looking thing I've ever taken pity on, but the best ratter I've ever had. Glad yours have survived their traumatic upbringing. :)
 
My bitch had a great time with her puppies until their teeth got too sharp! They were warm enough, and had a box which they could climb out of early on to use newspaper, the dam could get outside by jumping over a larger barrier and out to the garden. Later on they pups were able to get out too, I never thought about socialising them, but two that I followed settled in OK and were already paper trained.
A gamekeeper told me they were too fat, and that could affect their limbs, so I should have made sure they just had enough grub, no more.
 
Crikey. Just read that thread -I was waiting for the point where it blew up, you just know its coming!

I must say that I thought the round bale feeder idea was genius and may well steal that for my next orphan lambs :D

Well done on a sucessful rehoming. I would buy a pup raised like that no problems.

Lets sit back and wait for the first person to say 'you got away with it, it was more luck than anything'
 
Considering the previous and occasionally caustic thread, which was generally needless, I would just hope that those who judge, will accept that the rearing of puppies, may involve thought processes, and planning too, with which they may not agree. That wont necessarily make either side right, it's just that we may each have a different way of doing things, and it's actually the end result which is the litmus test.

Puppies contained within a round bale feeder? I only wish that I'd been the first to think of the idea! I've seen puppies reared under conditions which many would consider to be ideal, and in truth they were frightful, and I've seen puppies reared under conditions which would raise an eyebrow, or two, but the reality was that the subjects of the discussion, couldn't have had their needs better provided for.

Just as a tester, and I'm happy to take the flack, the last two litters of puppies which I've reared haven't been wormed. Comments or questions?

My light hearted quip about the H&H Handbook? There isn't one, and there never will be, with luck!

Alec.
 
Alec Swan said:
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Just as a tester, and I'm happy to take the flack, the last two litters of puppies which I've reared haven't been wormed. Comments or questions?

Alec.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I probably would worm puppies but once clear of worms, wouldn't again unless I saw symptoms. Worms, in my opinion, are often over-diagnosed and worming is often over done. Animals left with a modest infestation of worms are known to develop at least a partial immunity after which the two species get along reasonably well as they have done for tens of thousands of years.

I'd be interested to hear why Alec didn't worm the pups as if they are going to have worms, that's the age they will have them. Worming with Panacur is safe and cheap enough as I always have some left over from the sheep!
 
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