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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Mmmmm are you speaking during the day? I usually allow mom with them for the hour I allow them out......But, then I watch to see if they are getting what I call the crazies and she's just getting overwhelmed. That signals me that they're overtired and she needs time away from them. So, sometimes the playtime can be shorter......But, this continues until the day they go home. |
Does this sound good......At the very minimum....
I get up at 5am clean up the pen, change water, food etc, then I sit down with puppies in the pen for 15 minutes minimum..a time or two it was much longer and I was late for work...time flys with the puppies....7am Shaun cleans up any new pee or poo and visits with the puppies for 15 minutes max. Bella Mia has a quick visit 5 to 10 minutes. 12pm Shaun is home for lunch cleans pen, feeds and waters if needed and sits in the pen 15 minutes, Bella Mia visits inside pen until she wants out (useually not more than 15 minutes). 3pm I clean the pen, feed and water if needed and then sit in the pen for about 30 minutes. 6pm all puppies are out to run in the living room with me, Shaun, Bella Mia and Raeann (Shaun's 11 year old daughter) for about 30 minutes. 8pm Shaun and I clean pen place fresh water and food play with all puppies for about 15 minutes. If at any time Bella Mia wants in we let her but she doesnt stay long and wants out as the puppies overwhelm her. I have an 18 old son who mingles in and out of all this depending on his work schedule. Sherman is taken out for longer periods of time by Shaun and they do some little training exercises like sit, learning his name, follow the leader...cute little things that Shaun thinks Sherman is learning and I think Sherman does it just because he wants the treat. What do you think do we need more mom time??