They
continue to "sleep and grow" and are very content. They sleep
through the night which is good news for Summer and ourselves!
They are
gradually eating more Arden Grange now and taking less milk from
Summer - but they still enjoy their "top up" at the bar.
We have
ensured we keep Summer very well fed so that she does not become run
down or too thin - any adjustments to her waistline will be dealt
with when the puppies have left through exercise and diet.
She will also go to hydrotherapy to help everything return to its
correct place as eleven puppies have had a detrimental effect on the
milk bar!
Summer
is a lovely dog to live with - she is very comical and easy to read.
While marking the puppies yesterday she nuzzled up to me as if to
say "Don't forget me". As she was Miss Pink as a puppy we
re-marked her with pink too - even with eleven puppies to care for
she is still the clown of the pack!
11th
November 2008
Below
are two clips of the puppies taken at four weeks old:
The
first shows them playing after a meal, followed by a "top up" at the
milk bar.
The
second shows them settling down for the night.
15th
November 2008
Summer
and the puppies have had a number of visits during the week.
She really enjoys showing everyone her puppies but most of all
enjoys the extra cuddles and being told how clever she has been!
She makes a bee-line for male visitors as she is a "Daddy's Girl"
when Colin is at home.
The
puppies are continuing to develop at a rapid rate. Meal times
have now been mastered and are a very quiet time when all that can
be heard is the sound of the puppies enjoying their meal.
They are
also now very clean and go to the toilet in one small corner of the
puppy pen either on newspaper or a 'Puppy Pad'. We decided to
do
this as these are the most likely methods their new families will
use. The next stage will be to perfect this skill in a
larger area, such as the lounge, when they are busy playing.
We hope to have some mild weather over the next week so we can
gradually introduce them to the outside world for short periods.
"Job
done - let's play!"
Summer
is feeding the puppies less and less but still "tops them up" now
and again - mainly morning and evening. During the day she
shares her time between the other dogs and the puppies. She
still enjoys being with her puppies and we see no reason why she
cannot spend time with them when she chooses, especially as she has
worked so hard over the last few weeks.
The
puppies enjoy being together, but are quite happy to amuse
themselves too!
Last
night we took more head studies of the puppies.
The
Boys!
Mr Red
Mr Blue
Mr Green
Mr
Turquoise
Mr Gold
Mr Black
The
Girls!
Miss
Orange
Miss
Purple
Miss
Silver
Miss
Yellow
Miss
Pink
We have
a very busy weekend ahead so there will be more updates on Monday or
Tuesday.
Kendaamber
