I was rather tired last night and didn’t end up wrapping up the pupdate at last call. I didn’t even remember to send it until this morning. But I remembered to get a few cuddles from the puppies so the important things were covered.
The MSU left early this morning so he had to take his phone. We’ve been using it to monitor the puppies so I got up then. And the day was busy from that point. Pupsters are VERY active when they are awake. They look are interested in the big dogs and no wonder since Jill (the mama’s mama) decided they needed supplementing this morning and stood at the edge of the ferret pen and hurled up some mostly digest food into their area. They appreciated it more than I did ;-)
The puppies’ Uncle Rowdy and brother Armada were showing in conformation at our local show so Dog Cindi was there most of the day. Uncle Rowdy was living up to his name and Armada earned another point. Thanks to Dog Cindi and Trish for showing them.
Aunt LeAnne had her mom drive her down and puppysat while I took Jack, Jill, and Caly to the pond and then gave them baths. She is recovering from her knee surgery so she used a little puppy therapy ;-) It seems to have finally stopped raining so I also sprayed the dog deck getting ready for the puppies to start going outside. When I offered them their afternoon snack, the Mama had just fed them so they weren’t as interested. I saved the rest for later and they scarfed it down then.
Rowdy’s mom Laura, Dog Cindi and Aunt Colleen came by after the dog show/trial. It involved a LOT of washing and clothe changing since they and the boys (Rowdy and Armada) have been around a gaggle of dogs. The boys didn’t get to come into general pupulation and we did try to limit our in and out of where they were but I still ended up changing clothes 5 times before they left and again afterwards. A pound of preverntion… ;-)
We had a nice visit and everybody was good to cuddle puppies. For our after dinner show, I bathed the puppies and they cuddled them afterwards. Chipmunk was first and took it as a matter of course. She also ate the cuddling up for a LONG time afterward. Tootsie was next and she was VERY into it the bath. She kept reclining into the nice warm bath water and was in no hurry whatsoever to be done. She didn’t balk at the rinsing under the spray either but she was DONE with the being wrapped in a towel before I finished giving all of the baths. T2J was next and he was good but there wasn’t room for him and the dishpan I bathed him in when it was time to rinse. He was also DONE with the towel wrap before all of the baths were finished. Apparently, he and Tootsie had a big old time while I bathed Kodiak and Turtle. Kodiak was NOT amused by the bath at first. He squalled immediately (the water temperature was good, not sure why it scared him) so I cuddled him and then tried again. He was fine then and didn’t fight or go stiff. He actually relaxed and seemed to enjoy it. He also enjoyed the towel cuddle time with Aunt LeAnne for the duration. Turtle took it all in stride: the bath, the rinse, and the cuddle. Doodlebug spent a long time in the pen nursing Tootsie and T2J and then the others when they were added back in, too. I think she wanted to make sure they were warm enough. I turned off the air conditioner because I didn’t want them to get a chill either. They were dry enough at bedtime to turn it back on so the old dogs could be comfortable as well.
All of the puppies now put their paws up on the front of the short ex pen. They also spent a lot time chewing on the plastic kid ex pen. Teething is apparently quite time consuming. Chipmunk Pink is still working on her lower canines but everybody else’s have cut through. I can feel hers right under those gums…
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