The puppies change so very quickly now.  For starters, take a look at these two photos.  One is from the early days.  The other is from today.  Not much room in that basket anymore.  And that’s one of the things I want to talk about today.   Look at the size of these puppies!  Jack came to put them in that bowl that gives him numbers yesterday.  He was pretty excited and laughing while he was writing numbers on that paper.  He...

It had to happen – and sooner than later.  I had mentioned the last time I wrote that the puppies were getting more mobile now that they can see and more likely to explore.  And so it was only a question of time before this happened.  Let me explain. The lady came to take care of us in the morning, the way she always does.  She came in the room and her eyes got very big when she looked in the box. HELLO?  Do you see me sitting WAAAAAY...

Curiosity is supposed to be a quality common to cats – and heaven knows we have some of those around here as well.  But cats have nothing on puppies who’ve opened their eyes and are moving around.  Now, they can see as well as smell their environment. You see our whelping box has a low opening.  I needed that before my puppies were born and it makes it easy for me to get in and out of the box.  As the puppies get more curious,...

Things are looking UP!  As most of you know, when my puppies are born, they cannot see – their eyes are sealed closed.  they cannot hear – their ear folds are sealed.  And they cannot walk.  They sort of swim across the whelping box to get in and out of the heat zone and to snuggle up together.  They can find their breakfast.  And lunch.  And dinner.  And several snacks throughout the day and night.  A nursing mother rarely...

Mornings belong to the lady.  She comes to our room and lets me out, while it’s still dark.  While I’m out, she moves my babies to the basket and changes our mat.  She puts the babies back in the box and then opens the door where I wait – sort of patiently – for her to let me in. The first thing I do is get in the box and check the puppies, you know, to make sure the lady hasn’t done anything to them or lost...