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Puppies during their fifth week
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To see puppies during their fourth week, click "4" at the top of the page.
2/13 Today was a big day for the Flash man! He rode in the car with me and visited my friends at work. And also the people at the bank and at Staples! He was quite tuckered out after that. He took it all in stride, and pee'ed in the dirt for the first time!
The puppies are so good about going potty on the pads, I can actually sit IN the box! They enjoyed that immensely, and so did I. Who's the biggest lover of the bunch? Very hard to say! They just couldn't get enough.
2/14 Spent the day preparing the aviary for puppies. Under Merry's watchful eye, I laid some sod, some bark, and set up the kennels with heat and comfort. I wish it would stop raining!
2/15 By mid day, the puppers FINALLY made it outside. Yikes, it's cold! But after hours of observation throughout the day, and even at 1AM, they are snug as bugs in their heated kennel. Everyone understands how the flap in the front works. When I first put them out, I placed them in the kennel. All four boys came bursting out to greet the world! They were magnificent! The girls on the other hand....Paris would have ventured out....but Wonder and Bunnie seemed sure it was a bad idea so she was really torn. She stood by the door sort of undecided. Wonder sat in the middle of the kennel sort of zoned out, and Bunnie went directly to the back and went to bed. Possibly the girls were more aware of the magnitude of the change? I think Bunnie was hoping she would wake up back in her warm whelping box! "There's no place like home!"  Merry was quite pleased with the move so I was happy for her approval. And an hour later all the puppies began to explore their new world.
2/16 A full day of puppy snuggles! All the pups just cannot get enough human contact.
2/17 The 'potty' business is moving farther and farther from the den. YAY! Puppies are SO happy in their new place. I went out to check at 12:30AM and they were all running around like it was the middle of the day! I was freezing, but they were fine.
2/18 Merry loves for me to come out and sit. She sits next to me, nuzzling and cleaning the babes. I really feel she has made me co-pilot. I am still in awe of her, so calm, so affectionate toward them. And they are playing with her now!
2/19 The puppy pecking order has begun! OI it's a fiesty bunch! :))
2/20 The puppies learn their first boundary. There is a 'lip' at the door from the garage to the aviary, and they are already learning not to cross it. I just can't have puppies underfoot when people are coming and going!
To see the puppies during their 6th week, click "6" at the top of the page.
Visitors this week: 10

"Bunnie"
Is added to the wiggle butts and the KISSERS! She is constantly scanning, looking for me. Bunnie was the second puppy (after Paris) to get up on the pig rail....but straight away, she recognized she was now closer to the top! "Could you help me?"

"Flash"
is everybody's GO-TO boy. People are drawn to him, even the other puppies seem to look up to him,

"Eric"
still the wiggle-i-est! Very affectionate...but I think, when I was sitting in the box, he was actually using me to climb OUT! Eric is the first to discover 'mother' has a HEAD! And a FACE! how curious!

"Paris"
is the big surprise this week. I picked her up when she seemed to be her most busiest......and she settled down in my arms until I finally got tired and put her back. She is very very sweet, and I believe a couple of boundaries made all the difference with her. With an able leader she will be wonderful! At 4wks and 1 day, Paris not only gets up on the pig rail, but walks around like she been doing it forever....maybe she has and I missed it?

ASCA/AKC/INT'L CH Melodys Park It In First
PT CGC DNA-VP
"Parker"
See Parker's Get

ASCA/AKC/INTL CH RaineDance Merry Mischief
PT OA AXJ GSN JSO RSO CGC DNA-VP
"Merry"

OFA Excellent
Eyes cleared annually
Full dentition
Scissors bite
20" 41lbs