Apollo and Athena first week

So the Frisbees are a little over a week old. They already over 2.5 pounds. This week they were named Apollo and Athena. They are very healthy fat puppies. Both puppies have their eyes open and are scooting about. They seem to get cuter every day.This is Apollo. He is laid back and easy going.

This is Athena. She is very active and wants to explore.

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We start Super Puppy training at 3 days old. Super Puppy Training is a series of exercises designed to make well adjusted adults. It is very similar to the training that service dogs undergo. Right now the puppies are doing 5 exercises at least once each day.
Tactile stimulation is done by tickling the puppies between their toes.
Thermal Stimulation is done by placing each puppy on a cool wet towel.
Then we hold the puppies in 3 different positions for a few seconds they are
with the puppy's head up and tail down,
with the puppy's head down and tail towards the ceiling,
and then the puppy is held in our palms with their belly up.
This last position is called the Supine position, it is very important to practice with all puppies as it establishes who is the top dog. In the wild the leader of the pack requires all members of the pack to show their bellies as a sign of submission. As the puppies age this is done for longer amounts of time never more than 1 minute, unless you are trimming nails.
This is a great exercise for small and large dogs because the puppies learn who is the boss and it will make other training aspects easier.
More next week!