We had our first escape artist out of the whelping box today - Bronx, dark blue boy. He was quickly followed by Brooklyn (purple girl) and Madison (pink girl). I had noticed several puppies contemplating the jump to freedom over the past two days, but they would always get down off the opening of the whelping box. The whelping box has a panel to enclose the opening which has been put into place when we are not in the room with them.
Everyday we take the puppies to a new area which provides a new surface for them to experience such as linoleum, carpet, dirt, grass, rocks, bark. In the evening the group comes out into the family room with us, so they can experience increased activity and noise in their environment.
I also noticed teeth coming in today- lots and lots of teeth. Their tails are wagging when they are on the move. When at play they have distinctive barks and growls. It is fun to see these little beings trying take on characteristics of an adult dog.
Little frogs on a warm day
April 18th
The puppies had their first solid meal this evening. Other adults in this household and those who visit insisted the puppies were not getting enough since they frantically would look for their mother when she was near, despite everyone with spots getting bigger by the day. I finally caved and gave the group their first meal made of rice cereal and puppy formula. Everyone caught on quickly and I must say they enjoyed their meal. Here are a few pictures of the grand event.....for those of you who do not know how dals are, food is a very important event in daily life.
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