Lucy's pups - 5th week of life

More fun for the puppies this week. They are playing vigorously with one another and the adult dogs. Magick and Lucy have formed a puppy care coalition and often rescue one another if all 4 pups decide to go for a single adult dog. Teamwork!

We introduced potty pads this week and the pups are about 70% on using them on their own. WOO.

Aunt Lora sent a fun cow toy and a balance board. The pups race across the balance board - agility is in your future!

It finally warmed up enough for the pups to go outside, so they are spending some outside time each day. The first day they were a little overwhelmed during the first 2 minutes or so. Now they are trying to figure out how to get up and down the big step in and out the door. Also, they can RUN now.

Another puppy potluck gave the pups a chance to visit with new people, and the owners of the pups to see their babies again this week. I think the new owners really enjoy getting to visit the litter.

Without further ado: This week's installment of photos and a nice 3 minute video of PLAY-PLAY-PLAY!! If you have time, watch the video all the way to the end. Magick employs an ingenious trap for one of the pups. She will be 12-years-old in April and I am so grateful to be getting all this video of her playing with the puppies. Recent events have taught me how much I will treasure those videos one day....

Rob says, "I did not do it. I did not chew the blanket..."

Rob: If I can not reach the toys, I will just chew through the metal bucket!

Rob making sexy ears with Magick

Reba rearing up to a play-bowing Magick

Magick and Rave going in circles

Magick swallows Rye's head... nom nom nom nom

Rye and Rave using the balance board. Thank you Aunt Lora!!

This is why we call him Robert The Savage!

Rye offers to help: Here, let me fix your desk.... Um, thanks.

Reba playing with the GIRL toy.
(a gift to the butterfly dog Zora when she was a pup, almost 7 years ago)

What happens after a puppy potluck?
Rob falls asleep in the leftovers.

This made my entire day. It's not in focus, it's a terrible photo.
But it *IS* Rye (33 days) and Magick (11 3/4 years) play bowing about 6' apart.

What happens after all that play?
Rye needs a soft pillow.

Can you guess which puppy wants to stay with us?



Here is your puppy porn for the week:

Lucy's pups - 4th week of life

Lucy's pups are 25 days old today, and we had our first puppy potluck tonight. I think everyone enjoyed playing with the puppies, and they got to meet all sorts of new people and have new experiences.

Here are a few pictures and a couple of videos from this week.

Highlights from this week:
- first time meeting strangers
- second bath
- second nail clipping
- first real play with Lucy and with Magick
- first real play with toys
- increasingly vigorous play with littermates
- visual tracking is improving (toys, littermates, adult dogs)
- outgrew the whelping box
- exploring a fleece play tunnel
- investigating a cat (Gershwin)

Aftermath of second bath

Reba trying out a toy

Rye trying out a toy

Rave killing the orange hedgehog

Rye playing with Lucy

Lucy and Reba playing

Lucy and Reba

Rave and Lucy playing

Lucy chewing Rye's leg off ;)

Rave testing out a toy

Wonder what color Rob's eyes will be?
His are different from all the other pups.

Potluck aftermath: SLEEPY puppies.

Rye behind bars

Puppy pile. Clockwise from top: Rye, Reba (upside-down), Rob, Rave

Reba sacked out

Crashed out in a crack.

Rave sleeping with his eyes open.

Reba snoozing in the tunnel

First time with solid food:





Play and hijinx -- 23 days old:

Lucy's pups - 3rd week of life

Well all the pups managed to open their eyes this week, and they are having a good time trying to figure out things like walking, climbing and playing. They do growl and bark on purpose now which is hilarious.

Enjoy a few photos and especially the video.

Maybe I should have named Rave "Mickey" ??

Still we spend a large majority of our time sleeping. Sometimes with our tongues out...


But sometimes we do wake up... HI!!!


Reba experiments with sitting

New camera = new pictures

A well-meaning friend accidentally dropped and stepped on my old camera. So I bit the bullet and bought myself a new, affordable camera today. Here are my experiments for the evening just checking out the basics. I am sure the pictures will get so much better one I know the camera a bit more thoroughly, but for now you'll get the idea.

Stanley's face

Stanley checking out the camera

Also, the puppies had their first real bath with soap tonight, so here are some more puppy pictures.

Rave sleeping squished between his brothers

Ticking is appearing on Rye's toes

More ticking, this time on Rob's toes

Reba sleeping on my knee

Rave's eyes are open