Today was full of new adventure for the puppies. Since they are getting more mobile and much more interested in exploring, we got the puppy play area set up. We have a potty area in the corner to encourage the puppies to begin eliminating in a certain area away from their playing and sleep area. The material we use in the potty area simulates outside and is helpful in house training when each puppy goes home. In addition to the potty area we have lots of room for the puppies to play and explore. The surface is nice and soft and allows them to have steady footing and move around easily. It also offers a nice comfy place to sleep whenever they get tired! We also have a smaller area blocked off where Willa can lay with her puppies and feed, cuddle and clean them. We have a few things the puppies can climb on and in, but will be adding more to complete a stimulating experience for them. At this age, the puppies usually have about 10 minutes of playtime before getting sleepy. Then they will take a nice nap and recuperate. Eventually one puppy wakes up and begins moving around and pretty quickly all the others wake up too and the playtime starts all over again!
There are lots of pictures of the puppies enjoying the play area. The first one is to show our families the location of the puppy play area. It is right off of our kitchen. Before the play area was set up, the puppies spent their playtime in our kitchen. They will still do this as we like to have them right in there with all the sounds and noises in a home.
Enjoy!
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