First time in the grass! And happy 4 week birthday!

More bars in more places!

Getting nine pups to sit in a row and look at the camera is hard work.









Finally I had to go with photoshop:



And in other news, the pups are four weeks old today!

Second puppy mush feeding

The second puppy mush feeding went so much better. I read somewhere to use a round plate with a lip and an upended bowl in the middle (so they can't walk or lay down in it) and this was sooo much cleaner. Of course there were hungry hungry hippo pups that put their two front feet in it and Marvin tried to hop the bowl, but it was much much much cleaner than the last time. The pups got a good scrubdown with a towel afterwards instead of a bath and that made them much happier!

First Puppy Mush

Monty didn't keep his mush down well... he woke up a few hours afterwards and yakked it all up, poor fella. Mollie did well, she had a full belly! She's been pushed around by the bigger ones in the frenzy of being fed by Sandy and so she hasn't had a chance to eat much because after all the fighting to get in she's exhausted and falls asleep. With the mush, both Mollie and Marvin both got nice rounded tummies! Yay! It was so cute, but such a mess!

We're going to feed them puppy mush about once a day for the next week or so, then gradually increase it to wean them off Sandy. She's not happy with their new teeth.








It looks gross, but it's just puppy chow and warm water after a spin in the blender.

Mollie barks, and her first toys

A couple of firsts today, first puppy mush (post about this tomorrow), first toys and first good barks.

Playing

A couple of Mollie's littermates have started to play! Yay! We had a little photo sesh today after we they all went outside for the first time ever. We got a kiddie pool for them so they stay clean and we can catch any bugs that may want to invesitgate. Also, Sandy will let the boys be in the room while the pups are nursing, so that's nice. We don't let them up on the bed, but at least they arn't shut out like before.

I got a bit of video of them playing for the first time. Hopefully the other puppies start playing soon, too!




from left to right: Baby the Cat, Jones the potential father, Mommy Sandy, and potential father Indiana


Mollie and uncle Harold. I love how she's all 'Hey, who is this strange man! Save me!'


Mollie still sleeps alot. Here she is with littermate Marilyn.




Mollie is queen of the sleeping puppy pile!


Monroe's awake!


He's a cheeky little puppy, just like Mollie. They both like to stick their tongues out!


Max says bye-bye for now! We're off to take a nap!