Guwali Labrador Retrievers

16/07/2023

04/03/2023

Our beautiful girl Zoe (Ch. Driftway Jasmin) blessed us with a gorgeous litter of 8 yellow puppies yesterday, all born before dinner time!
Sire of Litter is our yellow boy "Ryder" (Guwali Storm Rider)
🩷 3 yellow girls 💙 5 yellow boys, both mum and bubs doing well.

09/02/2023

We all enjoyed an outing to the vet this morning for our vaccination, microchip and health checks. All passed with flying colours. They are all such happy confident puppies, with no concerns about the vet clinic, being on the exam table or the yucky injections - don't think any of them noticed 🤣 They all got lots of pats and cuddles from everyone too 💕

26/01/2023

Such polite pups, waiting in line for their turn 🤣

26/01/2023

Today's enrichment activity is brought to you by Kmart! The puppies are loving their Kmart snuffle mat, and calming classical music on this very hot day while keeping cool inside

23/01/2023

We aim to set our puppies up for success with house training by providing a potty area, keeping their pen super clean, and starting with a smaller space so they don't have to travel too far to find the potty! We also keep the floor covered in waterproof washable wee pads in the beginning as we understand they won't be perfect from the get-go.
These puppies have been doing such a great job of keeping their area clean and using their potty area, so we have been gradually peeling back their washable puppy pads, along with expanding their weaning pen to provide them with more room to play. These guys also get play time in our living room along with daily trips outside now in the cooler part of the day to exercise, play and potty outside

22/01/2023

It was a beautiful afternoon for some playtime in the garden today! The puppies had a wonderful time exploring our veggie garden, playing with the kids and learning men wearing bunnings hats are pretty cool 😎 They are all tuckered out now sleeping soundly

20/01/2023

Here is a quick video of 3 of the puppies doing the barrier challenge for the first time. This exercise helps puppies with their problem solving skills and manage frustrating situations.
Frustration is a major cause of aggression in dogs ( and humans) by exposing the puppies at this age to mildly frustrating scenarios and letting them problem solve the solution for them selves we are setting the puppies up to better deal with frustrating situations in adult life. This is just one of the many benefits of the puppy culture program we use to raise our puppies. ❤️

18/01/2023

Now that the puppies are eating solid food well, we can begin our training and socialisation protocols! The first step before any real training can start is conditioning the clicker! You will see in the video below that I'm simply clicking and feeding a treat, I'm not looking for or clicking any particular behaviour. At this point, I simply want the puppies to learn that the click predicts a treat, then we can use it as a marker when training to mark the exact behaviours we're looking for and enhance the training process.
If you would like to learn more about how our puppies are raised, check out our website - https://guwalilabradorretrievers.com/how-our-puppies-are-raised/

17/01/2023

Our beautiful Storm, the most patient loving mum. She just loves her babies, and we treasure these moments so much. 💗
Fun fact: Storm is not just a pretty face, and a wonderful mother, she is also incredibly smart and loves to perform tricks her favourite being a super cute spin, but she also knows shake hands, high five and can close a cupboard door with her paw! Storm is also the happiest dog I've ever known, we often call her the clown of the house, as she always has a smile on her face, and that tail never stops wagging!

15/01/2023

Our puppy's are raised in our home amongst all our normal family activities, so they are very used to all the normal household noises and activities. Additionally, we like to change up their living quarters on a daily basis. Today, the puppies have a small stool to interact with. This may seem simple, but by introducing new and novel experiences each day, the puppies are learning that changes to their environment are safe and can be fun. This, in turn, helps them grow into well-rounded individuals. It also provides good enrichment and mental stimulation for the puppies.

14/01/2023

Wow, where has the time gone!! 4 weeks old already.