09/25/2026
How is our Darla girl FOUR months old already?! 🥹❤️
Watching her grow into herself has been so much fun, but one of my favorite things has been watching her relationship with Minnie develop. From the moment Darla came home, Minnie immediately took her under her wing, and that hasn’t changed. They truly have this little mother/daughter relationship. 🥹 Minnie corrects her, teaches her, watches over her and is absolutely a parental figure in her life.
Moose, on the other hand… is basically just her giant goofy best friend. 😂 She LOVES playing with him — and apparently biting his knees is one of her favorite hobbies. 🤦♀️😂 Thankfully, Moose seems perfectly happy with his assigned role.
We’ve also been working HARD on something that isn’t nearly as exciting as puppy adventures but is so important: learning how to just… be bored.
While Mom cooks. While Mom showers. While the family watches a movie. All those mundane parts of everyday life where nothing exciting is happening and she simply needs to settle.
We’ve been using a tether, lots of repetition, and enough treats to probably replace an entire meal some days 😂 — but it’s paying off! She knows the setup now and is getting to the point where she’ll lie down almost immediately when she sees it.
Potty training has improved DRASTICALLY too! 🙌 Accidents are becoming few and far between, and she’s officially making it through the NIGHT now, which is HUGE. 🎉 Daytime excitement is still our weak spot, but she’s only four months old. We’ll get there!
All in all, she is doing so well and maturing into such a wonderful girl. Even her puppy coat is starting to change — it’s thickening up and beginning to flare out, and I cannot wait to see what she looks like fully matured. 😍
And speaking of milestones… we’re only a couple DAYS away from Minnie & Moose’s babies turning SIX MONTHS OLD. 😭❤️ How?!
I’ve been waiting until Minnie was at least six months postpartum before moving forward with her OFA testing, giving her body and hormones time to settle after pregnancy and nursing. With that milestone finally here, we’ll be moving forward with the next steps before planning another litter. ❤️
And I have to say this again because I don’t think our puppy families realize just how much it means to us:
Every single post. Every message. Every random picture. Every little training update, funny story, weight update and adventure you share with us — our whole family LOVES seeing them.
We raised those babies from their very first breaths, and getting to continue watching them grow because you guys keep us included is something I will never take for granted. 🥹
Thank you for loving them. Thank you for keeping in touch. And thank you for letting us continue to be a tiny part of their lives.
It truly means the world to our family. ❤️🐾
— Soulmate Saints WI
Raised in chaos, matched with intention. ❤️