It’s been a busy day for the puppies. Today was bath and nail day.
Today the “BIG” dryer was used. That takes some getting used to.
Green Boy gets his picture taken because he was the most brave in the bath and getting dried with the more powerful (and noisy) dryer. Good job, Chewy!
I noticed in my previous post I had mistakenly used a picture of Green Boy for Brown Boy. This is Brown Boy at 6 weeks.
SIX WEEKS OLD!
Time flies when you are having fun and when you are busy. Six puppies, six weeks old = busy!
New challenges this week: getting used to wearing a collar and taking a car ride.
Pink Girl likes people and she likes the other dogs.
Pretty Purple Girl is coming along nicely.
Orange Girl has a sweet personality.
Blue Boy has the biggest eyes!
We worked hard getting Green Boy to gain weight. Now he is in the middle of the pack. He enjoys his food.
Brown Boy has the most hair. That earned him the dubious privilege of being the first to get a bath.
That wasn’t so bad!
What? You have to use the dryer now??
Between weeks 4 and today (week 5) the puppies are cutting teeth. They are much more mobile now and spend a fair amount of time playing with each other and with their toys. Other things that are new are new locations for daytime play and nighttime sleep. They have a larger play area and it is more central to household activity. The older dogs can interact with them through the x-pen. A tunnel has been introduced and they don’t hesitate to go through. They also have a new wobble disk. Add a little hair trimming and you can see they have had an eventful week!
Pink Girl likes 7 month old Wilson. When he’s around, she hurries over to play with him (through the x-pen).
Purple Girl maintains her position in the middle of the pack, weight-wise.
Orange Girl was the first to climb out of the whelping box. She was the first to go through the tunnel.
How handsome is this little lad? Blue Boy is small but mighty.
Green Boy likes his chow so much that he will get right in the center of the dish to eat.
Brown Boy is the largest puppy, over 2 pounds now. He is a very friendly “dude”l
…..I’d rather be watching puppies!
From left: Pink Girl, Blue Boy. Back row: Purple Girl and Orange Girl. Front row: Green and Brown Boys. 4 1/2 weeks old.
Yum! Smashed kibble and goats milk make a delicious meal for the puppies. There was no learning curve….they put their little heads down and ate until it was almost all gone. Then they ate the remainder off each other’s faces. The little Green Boy (Chewy) was especially enthusiastic.
If anything new is going on, Pink girl is right there.
Purple Girl is one of the more active puppies.
Orange Girl is pretty “chill”.
Blue Boy likes to wrestle with his siblings.
Green Boy’s first picture was blurry, so we had to do a re-take.
Brown Boy is quite happy to explore. He likes to play.
Four weeks have gone by quickly.
Today the puppies will have their first meal of very smashed puppy chow.
It’s never too early to introduce the brush and comb.
Our model for today is the Purple Girl.
Purple Girl, 3 1/2 weeks old