Millys Ridge

Rusty 20" and 52 lbs Tucker 20" and 45 lbs Such handsome boys!

Happy New Year! Here's to a good year ahead and lots at puppy kisses. Here's some updates from the puppies who turned one in December. Cinder 17" and 30 lbs Dodger 20" and 46 lbs

The first 16 weeks of a puppies life is a critical socialization period. And with Covid numbers rising it can be difficult to expose your puppy to new experiences. Here are some ideas. And remember some stores allow dogs, like Canadian Tire and Winners!! Just put puppy in a cart to avoid contact with potential dirty floors, until puppy is complete the 3 sets of shots for parvo. And make all other dog exposure, a safe and happy experience. What are some things that you are working on or ideas you have?

Happy birthday to Topazs first litter of puppies. Here's some throw back pictures of when they were little. I'll do some updated pictures a bit later. Enjoy the puppy spam.

We got Topaz (and me) a kitten just before the puppies left. They are best friends and play like this all day long. So funny! Introducing Snoopy!

Sweet update from Ruger. Busy learning to sit and shake a paw. 10 weeks. What a good boy. Great job Robyn

Happy tri Tuesday from Buddy & Ginger in BC and Milly in Calgary. They look so wonderful at their new homes, and we miss them a lot!! Will be 10 weeks tomorrow!!

Palmer and Charlie made it safe to their new homes this afternoon. So glad to think of all the pups in their new homes, getting some extra special love and one on one attention. Enjoy this fun and exhausting puppy stage!! 9 weeks was a blur of sleepless nights, countless cleanups and a million puppy kisses. Be good puppies!!

Having a early morning coffee with these two before we head to the airport. They are headed for Abbotsford where they will meet their new families. Charlie and Palmer! The final 2.

Im just here, hanging out in the puppy bed... sleepy pups after a second supper.

Everyone has their eyes open now! So sweet. Palmer (formally Cricket) was first on day 13. Ginger (formally Pansy) was today on day 17.

This is one full tummy! Lol. And so nice her sister is being a lovely pillow. "Petal" day 16. Alana heres your girl.

Puppies are going to their new homes this week. We send them with a little toy and thought it would be fun if they got to pick their own. We pulled names so to be fair who got to pick in which order.... order of picks was: Buddy, Ginger, Milly, Numa, Charlie, Palmer, and Ruger.

14 days old and jeepers keepers I see some peepers! Numa... (formally known as Petunia)

Puppies did great at the vet yesterday! Vets first thing she said when she saw them... "are they all spoken for, they are beautiful!" Heres a little video of us waiting outside the clinic for our turn. Ruger needed a little break from the crate. They all did so well. Lots of manding for attention. The vet tech comment how the last litter of puppies they saw screamed and cried throughout the exam. These guys were confident and quiet and accepted all the handling with good form. Yay for Puppy Culture!

Some new pictures I took yesterday. Have a busy afternoon here, heading to vet for first shots. Will keep you posted!

New puppy owners! Please check your emails, I've just sent info important for you prior to picking up your puppy!

When it's cold outside, puppies get free run of the kitchen and it kinda looks like this....its a fun kind of crazy. 7 weeks and 5 days.

Yesterday was nail clipping day. I love following puppy culture and introducing life long skills to the puppies. Nail clipping is something many dogs struggle with and by starting early it can be come an easy pleasurable experience for both dog and owners. This is the second time weve done nails already. Every 5 days while they are wee and then once a week. This is Ginger getting her mani/pedi "formally known as Pansy"

Topaz testing liver bites I got for treats for the puppies. She gives them 2 paws up!

Busy Sunday lunch at the milk bar. Day 11. 5 of the 7 are now spoken for.

Puppies had some 1 on 1 play time with Topaz. And walking on the scary tarp. They would still love to nurse, but Topaz isnt letting them to much now. They are learning a lot from their mama about manners and how to play. 7 weeks and 2 days

1st email has been sent out to the family on the top of the list. They have been waiting since April!! And on another happy note, every puppy has doubled their weight since birth. Which is a super healthy sign. Topaz takes longer breaks from the whelping box now, but not for very long or very far away.

I have sent an email to the first 10 families on our waiting list and we will start the process of taking deposits on these puppies tomorrow. If you have filled out a puppy questionnaire and are on our waiting list, please keep you eye on your computer/phone starting tomorrow morning. You do have 24 hrs to respond to the email, but please do so as quickly as possible so the next people on the list can make their puppy choice. Im looking forward to chatting with you soon. Im sorry we dont have 25 puppies available... as soon as these 7 are spoken for I will continue down the list and let you know and you will have the option to remain on the list for next springs litter. Good luck. And remember, I know you might have your heart set on a certain colour or sex, but any of our puppies will be a good choice IMHO.

Ruff night at the milk bar! 8 days old!

Ok...you asked for it. Heres the individual photos we took yesterday. Willow, Tad, Bean,Petal, Cricket, Petunia and Pansy

What...7 weeks old already!! Weights for those of you who are curious... Milly 8.8 Buddy 9.6 Ruger 8.11... Charlie 6.12 Palmer 7.12 Numa 9.4 Ginger 8.9 And stay tuned for some snowy wet pictures this afternoon. This is Buddy playing the box game! See more

Bean may need to step away from the milk bar... double chin and belly tells the tale my sweet little friend!!

Happy tri Tuesday from these sweet babies.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We were super busy with puppies and eating lots of Turkey! Puppies got to try the tunnel. They thought it was great fun.

Just some cute little Aussie butts....

When your pups are 6 weeks old and you still let them nurse occasionally...it looks like this...so funny! Poor Topaz.

Happy Merle Monday from Cricket and Bean. Looks like hes telling her a secret...but he was just trying to suck on her ear... Day 5

Charlie is excited about the weekend! 5 weeks and 2 days.

Busy afternoon getting puppy pictures. Heres a group picture. Will be doing up individuals shortly. Day 5. 3 red tri girls along left side. Top to bottom, Petunia, Pansy, Petal. Then the 4, top left Tad, then Cricket. Bottom 2, Bean and Willow. Everyone except for Petal is over 1lb today! And shes at 416 grm. 14.7 oz.

We took the pups outside yesterday afternoon. They loved it. Slept for a solid 2 hrs after! 4 weeks and 5 days. Milly Buddy Ruger... Charlie Palmer Numa Ginger See more

Puppies are doing so well and gaining so much! Topaz is loving her Mothers Milk Pudding, which is vanilla pudding made with goats milk (easier to digest for dogs and high fat and calcium)and 4 eggs (loaded with protein) Heres Topaz enjoying her treat (gets it 3-4x a day) and heres a quick chart of the puppies weight gain. Both Tad and Bean have pushed over 1 lb. And Willow and Petunia are just about there. Though Petal remains the smallest by far, she is steadily gaining and Im not worried about her at all.

Good morning from Petunia! Look her little nose is already starting to turn brown from the sweet newborn pink.... drunk on love and mamas milk.

After week 3, we focus on the socialization of the puppies and part of that is to indroduce something new to the puppies everyday. Doesn't have to be something big and scary just something different. Yesterday was the famous vibrating noisy ball. They loved it.

4 weeks old. Photo shoot. So sweet right now. In birth order with their new names and 4 week weights Milly - 4.55 lbs Buddy - 5.14 lbs Ruger - 4.83 lbs... Charlie - 3.71 lbs Palmer - 4.19 lbs Numa - 4.81 lbs Ginger - 4.37 lbs All are spoken for. See more

Busy morning here on the Ridge. Introducing puppy's to puppy mousse watered down with raw goats milk. It was a hit! And now a nap...

This is "popcorn" sleep. Activated sleep is the more scientific word. It helps the puppies build muscle since they sleep almost 24 hrs a day right now, but need to have muscles to walk once their eyes open in a couple weeks. Its so fun to watch. Pop, pop, twitch... It is also a sign of very healthy and growing puppies. Day 3.

Day 23. Lottsa teeth came through this week! This is Numa. (Formally Petunia)

Brothers make good pillows and blankets... Tad and Bean. Day 3

Puppies are a lot of work, love, and sitting on the floor... So love this stage! Toddlers.

Some quick pics this morning. They are getting so cute. Day 20.

Good morning. Heres a fun one... Tad eating breakfast upside down but his little hands are still going through the kneading motion. Day 3 today. All are doing great!

Topaz is never to far away. Such a good mama.

Ive got a bunch of sweet photos today. Thought youd be interested in this one. The littlest and the biggest. Petal and Tad. He weighs 120 grms more than her. And her back legs are tucked up... But shes busy gaining and doing great, shes just going to be mini and hes going to be bigger! So sweet.

I'm just here, hanging out in the puppy bed... sleepy pups after a second supper.

Early morning nap time. I love how Topaz is using Cricket and Petunia for a pillow and everyone is tucked in close and mostly covered. Quiet puppies mean they are warm and full.

Introducing our "Natures Best" litter. Starting at the top. Red tri Female - Pansy Black tri Female -Willow Red Tri Female - Petal Blue Merle Male - Bean... Red Merle Female - Cricket Black tri Male - Tad(pole) Red Tri female - Petunia Ranging in size from 262 grms to 368 grms. Petal and Tad. See more

Well we missed posting on international dog bay but we have a really good excuse... 7 of them actually! 5 girls and 2 boys. Topaz did amazing. Was pacing and trying to dig everytime she went outside yesterday. At 530 PM she was very frantic, drooling, crying. At 7 PM the 1st and 2nd puppy arrived and at 840 all 7 were here. Here is the birth order. Black tri female Black tri male Blue merle male... Red tri female Red merle female Red tri female Red tri female I will be doing up individual pictures and contacting people on our waiting list! See more

Topaz prenatal pose. "Paint me like one of those french girls ...."

Puppies are knocking on the door... Topaz is sleepy today, enjoying the cool tile floor and not eating very much....so we will see.

Shes holding on to the little nuggets for as long as possible! I promise Ill update once we get puppies! Heres a throw back pic to the last litter.... any guess on number of pups and colors for this time? Last time we had 9 puppies. 6 male, 3 female. 2 blue merle, 3 red merle, 3 red tri and 1 black tri.

Guess its not going to be weekend puppies.... no signs of labour yet. Will keep you all posted. She was happy sitting on Naomis lap earlier today. Whelping box set up in the background with my beanbag chair all waiting for puppies!

No sign of puppies yet. Thinking about a theme for puppy names.... last litter we did colours. This time thinking about trees/flowers or bugs/creepy things or ....

Day 61. Puppies should be here sometime this weekend. Topaz is doing great. What a tummy shes got now! Glad for the cooler weather I imagine. Got her whelping box set up here in front of the fireplace. Got the puppy culture book all dusted off. Towels and mattress pads all clean and ready to go.

Topaz has an awesome puppy waddle happening now. Has lost her "waist" and is enjoying her food and treats a lot this week. 12 more days!!

Dodger at 8 months. 42 lbs. Such a handsome boy.

Got some sweet sunset pictures of Topaz this past weekend. Shes got the cutest little waddle walk going on now. 3 weeks til puppies!!

Ok...you asked for it. Here's the individual photos we took yesterday. Willow, Tad, Bean,Petal, Cricket, Petunia and Pansy

Lol. Have a good long weekend everyone!

Part of being a responsible dog breeder is to health test and be sure everything about your dog is good-excellent. I love these xrays we had done of Topaz hips. They are exactly what they should be for a healthy breeding dog. This gives us the reassurance that we can have health/genetic guarantees for our puppies.

This is a really good history and all about these amazing dogs.

Happy Merle Monday from Cricket and Bean. Looks like he's telling her a secret...but he was just trying to suck on her ear... Day 5

Busy afternoon getting puppy pictures. Here's a group picture. Will be doing up individuals shortly. Day 5. 3 red tri girls along left side. Top to bottom, Petunia, Pansy, Petal. Then the 4, top left Tad, then Cricket. Bottom 2, Bean and Willow. Everyone except for Petal is over 1lb today! And shes at 416 grm. 14.7 oz.

Good morning. Here's a fun one... Tad eating breakfast upside down but his little hands are still going through the kneading motion. Day 3 today. All are doing great!

Ive got a bunch of sweet photos today. Thought you'd be interested in this one. The littlest and the biggest. Petal and Tad. He weighs 120 grms more than her. And her back legs are tucked up... But she's busy gaining and doing great, she's just going to be mini and he's going to be bigger! So sweet.

She's holding on to the little nuggets for as long as possible! I promise I'll update once we get puppies! Here's a throw back pic to the last litter.... any guess on number of pups and colors for this time? Last time we had 9 puppies. 6 male, 3 female. 2 blue merle, 3 red merle, 3 red tri and 1 black tri.

Got some sweet sunset pictures of Topaz this past weekend. She's got the cutest little waddle walk going on now. 3 weeks til puppies!!

Happy Merle Monday. Update pic from Rey in Quebec. 7 mths old. 9 weeks, 10 days, 2 days.

How awesome is this!! And her tail sure doesn't slow her down! Often people are drawn to the flashy merle coloured Aussies, but I love the black tri. This girl is very similar markings of Topaz!