YankeeDals Dugout: Week 6 - Look at us now

Six weeks! The puppies are playful, curious and love to cuddle. I am seeing each puppy become more confident in their experiences. Even those puppies which followed the initiators of activity just a week ago are leading out on their own. Several will run right to the garden area to explore if given the chance. A few of the others love to initiate play with one of our adult males-they are quite the clowns to get activity going. Mom Ruth is always attentive to the play and supervises any ruff-housing going on. If it gets too loud, or if the group is all rolling around, she is right there with a look and they all seem to settle down.

Our days start early. Everyone is usually up by 6am - canine that is! They do get fed shortly after, but I am noticing it is not always about being hungry for them. I think they are wondering where the household is, and are excited to see not only the humans, but the adult dogs too. For about an hour, they play hard, eat somewhere in-between, and then settle for a nap. The day is interspersed with sleeping, eating, and playing. Everyone is fairly quiet and down for the night by about 9 to 10 pm.

Look at us now - The Girls