How are they already 5 weeks old?!! It’s all been a blur even more than usual (that’s Blindchick humor in case you didn’t catch it) but it doesn’t seem like they should be more than 3 weeks or so.
Instead of all of the massive rain we were predicted to receive yesterday, it turned to snow before noon. There wasn’t a lot of accumulation but it did get somewhat slick. It has at least been sunny a good portion of the day so a lot of it has melted (but not in the places that don’t get winter sunlight) just in time for it to get much colder and snow yet again. I took advantage of the sunniest, ‘warmest’ part of the day and carried each puppy out onto the patio and let it follow us back to the door, then Uncle Daddy made sure it was warm before putting it back with the others (they weren’t outside/down long enough to truly get cold but ‘a pound of prevention’ keeps me from getting an(other) ukcer ;-)
Today’s theme for new toys is metal. They seem to think that’s a good idea on their teething gums, too. And it’s plenty noisy. As PWDs are wont to do, they also create their own ‘toys’ from things in their environment and are very helpful about pulling up the fleece from the floor. They are getting stronger and stronger pulling it with various items - including siblings (they don’t make as much progress with a sibling on it)
We held a weight watchers meeting tonight and we have a couple of 5 pounders. And Fievel is knocking on the door of 4 lbs (he;s gained 7/10 of a pound since Saturday!) Everyone else is gaining steadily and we have almost 33 lbs of pure puppy cuteness.
They are becoming fairly adept at running around carrying things - including toys that are at least as big as they are and it is really cute to see them playing with spoons. MarmieCarmie is feeling more playful and plays with them and her DaddyDeja and sister Elle. When she plays with the pupsters, she alternates between going in an rolling around and standing at a gate with her head hanging over and playing with them that way. Both are adorable.
She’s digging less so I left the dog door accessible part of today and she was in and out more. She likes to go out and see what’s happening but doesn’t want to leave the puppies unmonitored. I wonder if I’ll be able to take the small wading pool off of her favorite couch digging spot soon. Her double dose of JillyBean (our foundation bitch) is coming out again now in how she exits the pen. She goes in faster circles to get all of them following her like a conga line and then hops out a gate. I guess that method keeps them from being between her and the exit so she doesn’t worry about anyone being underfoot.
Have I mentioned that they are very very cute? The lot of them sitting at the edge of the pen waiting for greetings is nearly unbearable. We try to acknowledge them in that position quickly because it’s a nice behavior. You know, because we would otherwise ignore them because they aren’t cute at all ;-)
I should’ve made notes throughout the day because there were several other things to add but I can’t recall them now and I have puppies to put to sleep. Nighty, nighty, nighty. Puppy breath to all
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