First field trip

Puppies who travel in a car at a very young age, do not get car sick, I am told!  Charlotte takes her litters and her dogs to work with her each day.  Luckily, I am on summer vacation as that would not be possible for me to do.  Instead, we shall go on daily field trips.  That way the pups will not be strangers to being loaded up and transported when they go to live with Charlotte. 

Sometime, between 4 and 5 weeks, Zinger and pups will go to live with Charlotte.  Skip and I become "back-up" baby-sitters" on week-ends.  That way the pups do not lose out on all the wonderful toys and environments that Charlotte has to offer them.  She also begins their training...potty, come when called, etc. Charlotte mentors us so that we do all those important preparation exercises so they are "good to go" when they move to her home.  And the lucky pups learn they are safe with different people in different places!

This morning, I had a short errand in town.  It was cool enough that I decided this would work as their first outing.  

Used this deep basket to transport the babies to and from the car crate.

Zinger getting out at the end of the trip.  Used the smooth sided plastic crate so babies would not get stuck in the wire crate sides!

Loaded babies up and brought them back inside.  I put the basket down for a minute in their puppy pen.  Zinger was a little anxious with this procedure, as you can see.  She crawled right in with them! 


It was a good trip for our first one!  Babies traveled with their Mom easily.  No whining from adults or babies going or returning home.  The adult dogs were happy to "go" again...as they usually do go with me.  The pups did not know the difference.  Zinger seemed fine when loading and unloading the car crate.  The anxiety appeared only once we were returning pups to their puppy pen.  She needed to be certain everyone got back where they belonged once we were home!