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Home!
Nearly all of our puppies have gone to their new homes, with only two left from Gloria's litter, a boy and a girl. The girl is one of...

bennettgoldens
Jan 19, 20226 min read
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Week 8 and Going Home
The puppies have outgrown our home. This happens usually during week 7, and it creates a transition in my heart. The owners taking the...

bennettgoldens
Jan 13, 20224 min read
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Week 7
This week went differently than I planned for. I tried to transition from wet kibble to dry kibble, and the puppies didn't eat well. A...

bennettgoldens
Jan 7, 20223 min read
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Week 6
The puppies are in a running, pouncing, and jumping stage. They like to crouch low and back up for a running start to attack another...

bennettgoldens
Dec 31, 20214 min read
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Week 5
Merry Christmas Eve!!! There are few things cuter to look at than 5 week old puppies. They are curious and daring. They are fluffy,...

bennettgoldens
Dec 24, 20213 min read
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Week 4
This week has been maintaining what we started from the previous week. Potty training intro has been a major point, because once we...

bennettgoldens
Dec 17, 20215 min read
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Week 3
This week has been a breakthrough week for the puppies. The puppies are crawling, climbing, rolling over, scratching, and some are...

bennettgoldens
Dec 10, 20213 min read
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Gloria's Litter: An Unplanned, Unexpected Blessing
Gloria is a beautiful daughter of Maya, whom we own and love and were planning on breeding in 2022 after her OFA hips and elbows are...

bennettgoldens
Dec 9, 20214 min read
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Week 2
As Maya started taking breaks away from the litter last week, the puppies went from snuggling in small groups to conglomeration into...

bennettgoldens
Dec 3, 20212 min read
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Week 1
In the first week puppies start adjusting to the outside world. Mom and her milk is their primary interest. Getting a full belly is of...

bennettgoldens
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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Arrived!
Maya whelped a litter of 13 beautiful puppies, all healthy and doing well. An unusual thing about delivering this litter was that it...

bennettgoldens
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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Getting Ready
A tremendous amount goes into preparing for a litter. Maybe some time I’ll write about preparing for breedings, but we are past that on...

bennettgoldens
Nov 4, 20211 min read
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Zoomies
Several families that brought puppies home in the past two weeks have told me how their puppies out of nowhere break out in crazy runs,...

bennettgoldens
Mar 9, 20211 min read
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Home
All except two puppies are in their new homes and adapting to their new family and life. I’m relishing the last couple of days with these...

bennettgoldens
Mar 2, 20211 min read
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Week 8 - Going Home
Bathed & Ready to Go! The puppies are bathed, brushed, and their nails dremeled usually the day before they go home. The first 3 puppies...

bennettgoldens
Feb 23, 20215 min read
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Heading Your Way Soon!
Puppy picking appointments are coming to a close and it’s time to make sure all things are in order before puppy comes home! By now you...

bennettgoldens
Feb 20, 20212 min read
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Week 7
Food: Puppies love their moist kibble and we are working toward dry kibble. As a litter they eat 45-50+ pounds of food a week currently,...

bennettgoldens
Feb 16, 20213 min read
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Week 6
Feeding, growing, playing, maturing. Well the puppies continue to be growing well and playing all day. The weather last week allowed us...

bennettgoldens
Feb 9, 20213 min read
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Training
There are as many dog training philosophies and methods as there are parenting methods and philosophies. Many of them work well. There is...

bennettgoldens
Feb 9, 20213 min read
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Puppy Gear
Picture this: You’re planning on bringing a puppy home soon, so you go to a pet supply store ready to gear up. But then you walk out an...

bennettgoldens
Feb 4, 20219 min read
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