National Puppy Day

March 23.

Today is National Puppy Day.  A day to celebrate the cutest things on the planet.  At least I think so.

So let’s do some puppy trivia.  Good luck!

1.   Puppies can’t see, hear or smell when they are born.  True or False

2.   When a puppy is born, 60% of his time is spent sleeping and 40% is spent eating.  True or False

3.   Puppies are delivered about how many days after conception?  

     A) 22
B) 36
C) 63
D)  94

4.   A puppy’s first sense of smell begins at:

A)  1 week

B)  3 weeks

C)  6 weeks

D)  9 weeks

5.   Puppies can begin learning commands:

A) at 8 weeks

B) at 12 weeks

C) at 6 months

D) whenever they feel like learning

6.   Most Dalmation puppies are born solid white, and their spots develop at around 10 days old.  True or False

7.   Puppies have 28 puppy teeth and adult dogs have 42 teeth.  True or False

8.   What does socializing your puppy mean?

A) Teaching your puppy to greet people nicely

B) Making sure your puppy can tolerate large groups of people

         C) Letting your puppy play with other dogs

         D) Exposing your puppy to as many new people, animals and     

             experiences as possible

9.   What is the primary reason why socializing is very important?

A) Preventing fears in adult dogs

 B) Teaching a puppy how to greet people nicely

C)  Preventing a puppy from nipping and mouthing

      D) Making the adult dog more intelligent

10. When do responsible breeders start socializing their puppies?

A) As soon as the puppies' eyes open

 B) At birth

 C) As soon as the puppies start to walk

D)  As soon as the puppies are weaned

11. At what age do many dog experts believe is the optimal age for a socialization program?

A)  2-8 weeks

 B) 24-32 weeks

 C) 16-24 weeks

 D) 7-16 weeks

12.        According to dog behaviorist Dr. Ian Dunbar, how many different people should a puppy meet between the ages of 8 and 12 weeks?

A)  At least 100

B)  At least 50

C)  At least 1000

D)  At least 25

Aren’t we puppies amazing?   Let’s see what you know about us:

1.    True

2.    False – we actually sleep 90% of the time and eat 10% of the time.  But I doubt that is true for PONs…we ALWAYS like to eat…

3.    C

4.    B

5.    A

6.    True

7.    True

8.    D

9.    A

10.        B

11.        D

12.        A

So celebrate us puppies today – because even when we are old enough to be called “dogs” we are all still puppies at heart!

Oh – and as a post-script – Paxton is still doing the same.  Keep those prayers and good thoughts coming. We appreciate them more than you can ever know.  In fact, even more than we appreciate tripe.  Whatever it is.

 

Frodo

Paxton

 

Moi!!!!!!