4 Weeks 3 Days: 1st Food
Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 5:32PM 
The pups had their 1st solid food today. You see this smarty pants above? He not only walked over to the dish and ate but walked across the pen to use the pad without any help nor any prompting. How amazing is that?
The pups all tried the food. They did eat but not as if they were starving. That will come. Each time they will eat more but after trying food you must wait till the next day to see if their bowels stay solid. Their disgestion system develops at its own individual rates so we watch, we either wait if they have loose bowels or we continue introducing if their bowels stay solid. We always do this between the 4 and 5 week. We have had rarely introduced at 3 weeks when moms have too many pups to maintain them and they stop gaining which is an indicator that they need more than mom's milks. So far, Yoshi even though she is small, is maintaining them fine. She seems to eat a ton of food throughout the day more than any other mom we have had. I guess this is her way of still being able to supply them with mom's milk. Good for her!
It is painfully obvious that they need more room but we will give them that on the 28th - 5 days from now. All the Nami and Hallie pups will have departed and we can take their pen down and place them in a larger pen. I will have access to my couch and even Yoshi will have more room. At night Dennis opens up the gate and she has the entire 1st floor to roam or get comfortable in. Dennis also makes sure she goes outside and has a break from mothering when they are sleeping. We strive for balance for moms. It makes them better moms and it makes them love the process. Yoshi is truly an amazing mom.
These pups are getting so fun. They wag their tails as they get excited to interact with you. No fear - just wow a human!
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Reader Comments (2)
Such a milestone, puppy 4.3wks old and going potty themselves, all due to your experience and diligent work! Bravo!
Thank you - they are doing well but they so need extra space.