The puppies were introduced to snow today! Secondhand but their mama had to go out to potty, it was snowing hard enough that some came in on her hair and she was not about to wait to get back in with her babies. I, of course, was paranoid but they were not wet or cold so they didn’t need me to towel them and she was plenty warm enough that she did not want to be covered either. Just what we needed, more snow and extremely cold temperatures. It actually shouldn’t affect me and the puppies too much but it might make it hard to receive packages or visitors. At this age, it’s not so important that they meet new people but it is important to people to get to meet THEM. They are very cute, you know.
The puppies are becoming more and more agile and occasionally perform feats of strength. Or perhaps it is parent/sibling/whelping box Parkour? The puppy version of Cirque du Soleil? Whatever it is, they are very cute when they do it. Even when they occasionally go rolling off of one another. A couple of them really like to go Mamaneering which doesn’t bother Carmela like it does me. On the other hand, maybe she likes puppies snuggling all over her as much as I do.
They fuss and protest and sing and spend a fair amount of time making tribble noises as well as smacking sounds. She seems to know who needs her help and who is ok at the moment but maybe she’s raising GenX puppies ;-)
A couple of times today, she actually came to cuddle with me for almost a minute before she decided that she needed to check on the puppies. So I make it easier for her by being right by the pool and petting her and the puppies. Deja is never far from me either but he doesn’t usually do much with the puppies.
I didn’t attempt another weight watcher’s today, I think Carmela was watching me pretty closely lest I attempt puppynapping again. I did have to loosen collars again on most everyone so they are growing, growing, growing. That is their job right now and they seem to be doing it well.
I think I am going to give sleeping by the pool a try now that she is settling into her routine. Up to now, I’ve been waiting for the MSU to take over before I go sleep for a little while. Of course, this morning, I kept hearing puppies in my sleep and couldn’t find them in the bed. Good because they are supposed to be in the whleping pool with her not upstairs in our bed but I wasn’t sleeping soundly since I was listening for puppies. We might all get more rest if I sleep here and now is as good a time as any to give it a try so Nighty, nighty, nighty and puppy breath to all
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