tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104350202024-03-14T07:05:01.711-04:00LAB TAILSObservations about and lessons learned from living life with Labrador retrieversJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.comBlogger1076125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-54178670421166249072012-12-12T11:29:00.003-05:002012-12-12T11:29:51.348-05:00Wordless Wednesday 12-12-12: The Many Sides of Elsie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-89523850126024083962012-12-03T15:43:00.000-05:002012-12-03T15:43:52.891-05:00Home I mentioned in Friday's blog post that my writing again for Lab Tails felt like I'd come home.<br />
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Since then, perhaps because it's the holidays or because of my recent mid-life restlessness --whatever the reason-- I've been thinking a lot about "home." <br />
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I've not, however, been thinking about the geographic location or physical structure sense of the word. Don't get me wrong: I'm<i> exceedingly </i>grateful for four walls and a roof and a bed and heat and clothing and food and for all the physical amenities with which we associate the sturdy structures in which we live. <br />
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My thinking about "home" is less tangible. It's more about where we <br />
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<li>are known </li>
<li>are loved</li>
<li>are accepted</li>
<li>don't need to perform</li>
<li>are able to be ourselves without apology or shame</li>
<li>experience comfy familiarity</li>
<li>enjoy rest, and comfort, and ease</li>
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My heart's true home includes all of these (and more). What amazes me is how much my canine critters contribute to that intangible sense of home.<br />
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When I come downstairs first thing in the morning or return from being away (no matter how long), the crew welcomes me as though I'm the most important person on the planet (well, okay, so maybe it's more like I'm the <i>only</i> person on the planet, but you get the idea). <br />
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They don't care about what I'm wearing, or how much money I have, or how impressive I am (or am not), or what I've done (or not done), or where I've been, or who I've been with, or whether or not I'm important to society, or whether or not I've accomplished anything. <br />
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They're just glad to see <i>me</i> (l'il ol' imperfect <i>me</i>, warts and all).<br />
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And because of their eager greetings, their enthusiastic affection, their wiggly ability to put me at ease and to make me smile--their unconditional acceptance of and love for me-- over and over again I feel like I come home to the kind of home that needs no geography or address, a home that I can carry with me in my heart, a home to which I can return no matter where I am or what circumstances I find myself in, a home that's impervious to tropical storms and the world's expectations.<br />
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Elsie, Kenya ,Chessie, Pinot, and Tuc may live in our house, but they (along with my human family) provide me a <i>home</i>. It's the way of it with Labs.<br />
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Maybe that's why returning to Lab Tails feels so like a homecoming for me. My hope is that LabTails can become a sort of "home" for you, too.<br />
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Won't you come in?<br />
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The canine crew's eyes are hopeful, their tails are a-wagging, and their slobbery tongues need more faces to kiss.<br />
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We hope to see you soon. <br />
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Until next time,<br />
Joan<br />
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Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-57928835740875294502012-11-30T17:25:00.001-05:002012-11-30T19:29:42.991-05:00Stlll Breathing (and in Blogland Again)We're back! All six of us: the five canine kidlets <i>and</i> their
female-variety human (that would be me, aka Momma Joan).<br />
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critters, of course, never left: they've been their faithful, wonderful,
silly selves all along. I, on the other hand, found myself mired in the
yucky muckies of life.<br />
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But yucky muckies can't keep a five-Lab-momma down any more than mud holes can keep Labs from retrieving (oh joy!).<br />
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So here we are. <br />
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Oh, and an fyi for long-time reader: it's finally settled. I'm back for good (no more waffling about what I should do with my writing). My creative abode is here at LabTails.<br />
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It's nice to be home. I'm home to stay.<br />
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Now, where to begin? Rather than slog through old news of past months, I'll begin with updates on the canine crew as of November, 2012:<br />
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<b>Here's Elsie: </b>Our yellow (cream) female, dam to three litters (retired and spayed), now 8 years old and still our snuggler extraordinaire: </h4>
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Elsie is intrigued by our family addition: DSD's son Caleb (my first grandchild, born in April, now 7 months old). Elsie is quite fond of Caleb!<br />
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After tidying up after her own three litters, sweet, gentle Elsie is particularly adept at washing Caleb's face and nose (nom, nom, nom!):<br />
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As the Grand Dam, she's our lazy girl:<br />
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Of Elsie's three litters, Regular Reader knows we kept only one pup,and that pup is our Pinot.<br />
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Pinot is from Elsie's first litter, and she is our yellow (reddish) five-year-old, an athlete and retriever extraordinaire: </h4>
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If you think Pinot's one ear in the picture above looks shorter than the other, it is.<br />
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For the first time, in the over twenty years we've enjoyed Labs, we encountered the dreaded ear-flap hematoma (basically a bruise in the ear flap that results in blood pooling between the layers of skin). Ow! Yuck. <br />
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Over the summer, we thought we'd finished with ear-flap hematomas, especially after the vet removed the drain that had been in Pinot's ear flap for a month and after Pinot re-injured it forming scar tissue that made the ear curl up on itself (hence the ear looking shorter). After all that, we thought we were done.<br />
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Pinot developed another hematoma in the other ear flap into which the vet had to insert yet another drain (DH is tenderly opening and cleaning the drain below). <br />
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Pinot, bless her heart, trusts us implicitly, and quietly takes it all in stride. Such a sweet girl!<br />
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As of this writing (end of November) her right ear flap is still draining but it looks normal. Pinot's left ear flap, however, is permanently shortened, so she looks lopsided. We're hoping her right ear flap won't curl like the left one did. But either way, she's still our Pinot!<br />
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Next is Kenya: our black female, now 4.5 years old, dam to two litters, and known for her exceptionally wiggly butt, her extraordinary patience, her willingness to wait, and her propensity to carry appropriate miscellany (as in, bones and chew toys) in her mouth nearly all waking hours. </h4>
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Pictures of Kenya most often capture her with various objects in her mouth or, as below, voluntarily sitting and waiting for us to tell her what to do next.<br />
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We kept one pup from Kenya's first litter, a chocolate female, our little Chessie squirt. Here she is with Momma Kenya (daughter left, mother right):<br />
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Chessie is our only chocolate and the daughter of Kenya and Ridge (deceased). She's now 2.5 years old, and she is known for her impishness, desire to please, and her extraordinary (even for a Lab) zest for life. </h4>
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She is also our most accomplished nose artist, especially on the family room window:<br />
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Chessie can now outrun Pinot (something we thought would never happen because of Pinot's athleticism and speed). And, like the energizer bunny, she never slows down. At 2.5 years old, she's the closest thing we have to a pup now.<br />
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Then there's Tuc: now 3.5 years old, our only boy (since Ridge trotted over the rainbow bridge in 2011), and sire to two litters (one with Elsie, one with Kenya).</h4>
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He's handsome and sweet and smart and blocky-huge (all 95 pounds of him) and enthusiastic and eager-to-please, and... well... he's a typical Lab!<br />
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So there they are. All five are well and thriving and as active as ever. As usual, they keep me smiling.<br />
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They also continue to teach me extraordinary lessons (have I told you they're extraordinary yet...hehe?) about life and love and hope and optimism and, well, all things good and right and worth considering.<br />
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Labs have a knack for that.<br />
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And its their lessons, the ones they teach me daily, that I'll banter about here, now that I've returned.<br />
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It's good to be back. It's good to be writing again. And it's always good to giggle with the gang.<br />
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Maybe you can giggle with us along the way.<br />
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'til next time,<br />
Joan<br />
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<br />Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-67535815862906728722012-02-24T10:43:00.001-05:002012-02-24T10:46:59.444-05:00Quick Photo Update (just pics -- it's a little busy here!): 7.5 weeks old<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We still like snuggling in all sorts of positions.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Especially on our backs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We like the crate; it's like a small den, and we often go in there to hide from our brothers when we have a toy we don't want to share.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If one of us picks up a toy, it becomes <i>the</i> treasured toy to everyone else! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Whadya mean, share?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I still have remnants of my white chest stripe. I may get to keep it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Whoa! We can't all squeeze through the door at the same time!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've sprouted! We're so tall now, we can pull things off the table (but our humans don't let anything get close enough to the edge for us to pull off, harrumph!).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's mine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we love tug-o-war with each other (but never with our humans, though; they don't want us to think that's okay to do with people since it can foster aggression and competition for dominance).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're hungry!!!! Feed us! Please!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How can you resist a face like this?! Mwah!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-69235567439020885782012-02-20T10:30:00.000-05:002012-02-20T10:30:13.255-05:00Puppy Adventures at Seven Weeks: Steps and YardThe pups' skills and world are expanding. Here they are using their voices to express their desires, then going down steps for the first time, and then practicing following their humans around the yard (we're quite thankful for a ridiculously mild winter here this year). <br />
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Such sweet silly seven-week-old puppies! Enjoy.<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-80051255169381550872012-02-18T16:41:00.001-05:002012-02-18T16:42:48.007-05:00Seven Weeks Old: Video in Stills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The soundtrack to this project is Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" and the pictures were taken today (all pups are seven weeks old now). Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/3YDyFsYq61g?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-42421762447486580082012-02-16T11:48:00.002-05:002012-02-16T12:33:09.739-05:00Puppy Play (at 6.5 Weeks Old): My first movie attempt!Regular Reader should recall that Chessie the Wonder Dog (as in "I wonder how much money she's cost us so far...?") recently chewed up the small digital camera I use to take videos of the puppies. It was, in fact, DH's camera. Since Chessie, who is approaching her second birthday next month and still quite puppyish, also chewed up my cell phone and Bluetooth ear piece over the summer, I guess that means Chessie loves us equally. DH's camera; my cell phone; silly girl. <br />
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In both cases, btw, it was my fault for leaving the items at nose height outdoors and forgetting to put them away when I let the doggies out to play unsupervised. Thankfully Chessie just chewed and didn't ingest. We really dodged a bullet there, both times.<br />
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So, don't you know, DH ordered himself a new point-and-shoot camera, and while he was doing so, ordered one for me, too (hehe.... me thinketh he doesn't trusteth me-eth with his-eth anymore-eth).<br />
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Guess what I got for Valentine's Day? A delightful Canon PowerShot A1200. And yup, it takes videos.<br />
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What follows is my very first attempt at creating an actual movie using video software. I shot the clips yesterday, February 15th, when the pups were 6.5 weeks old. <br />
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(NOTE: if you want to view this enlarged, view it at YouTube by clicking on the YouTube icon at the bottom of the video box below, and then (once at the YouTube version of this video) click on the full-screen icon at the bottom of the YouTube video box -- the full-screen icon below doesn't appear to work.)<br />
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Enjoy (and don't be too critical of my novice movie-making skills!).<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-9785536154522128822012-02-15T15:07:00.001-05:002012-02-15T15:48:29.984-05:00Wordless Wedsday: Puppy Close-Ups (6.5 weeks old)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARnr0C7OZK5buXHHscCa3nmZMAMUySp6V_6DdERRgdSsza7_AGk-TfGUd2_AanITFgLqFFFxkH5tf6_qG7Hd3fB5B-sYp0SYn2Evu5VLDuHG7PqrCcGKK6R7TgR1ai5elTmuc/s1600/IMG_0055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARnr0C7OZK5buXHHscCa3nmZMAMUySp6V_6DdERRgdSsza7_AGk-TfGUd2_AanITFgLqFFFxkH5tf6_qG7Hd3fB5B-sYp0SYn2Evu5VLDuHG7PqrCcGKK6R7TgR1ai5elTmuc/s400/IMG_0055.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2iQa8mYOjuSzcHNoecUxxdPmljAb6xMC2nuoZSFSuiudADPTKzZfIe1ukawaBaN_6zeAMyUzPsWG39_BFI4R7Rm8rpPlFW4R_PlTdtXMkWwEx69KKXfjJ0TKrpbmmbD5Etpn/s1600/IMG_0125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2iQa8mYOjuSzcHNoecUxxdPmljAb6xMC2nuoZSFSuiudADPTKzZfIe1ukawaBaN_6zeAMyUzPsWG39_BFI4R7Rm8rpPlFW4R_PlTdtXMkWwEx69KKXfjJ0TKrpbmmbD5Etpn/s400/IMG_0125.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-80137497500112773252012-02-13T15:16:00.002-05:002012-02-13T15:23:43.276-05:00Puppies' Vet Visit (Six Week Check-Up)The pups visited the vet this morning for their six-week-old check-up, routine de-wormings, vaccinations, and micro-chipping. And all survived:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Initially, they weren't thrilled about riding together (all three) in one crate. In the picture above, Master Red is front and center; Master Blue is top right climbing on his brother; Master Green is bottom right underneath Master Blue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They settled down, though, and relaxed for the car ride. No fussing at all!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we got to the vet's office, and of course our people-loving puppies wanted to come out and greet everyone (but Gramma Joan wouldn't let them; she's super protective).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone stood well for weighing, and here's what their weights are (as of this morning): Master Blue is the lightest at 12.4 pounds; then Master Red at 13.3 pounds; and (no surprise here) Master Chunky Monkey Green weighed the most at 13.8 pounds. All three are solid and healthy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They received their standard six-week-old vaccines (DHPP -- for Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvo, and Parainfluenza). They also received their first deworming (oral Strongid), and will receive their second dose of Strongid at eight weeks right before they leave us for their forever homes. All three were microchipped as well and handled the big needle for the chipping without protest (well, Master Red wiggled). The chips were wanded before insertion to make sure they worked, and then again after insertion to make sure they were located where they were supposed to be (between the pups' shoulders high on their backs). Everybody's chips made the wand beep when wanded so we know their chips are in and active. :O) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Green was the most timid on the table, but he relaxed in time (above). Dr. Wagner checked the pups over well, and all "feel" great to him; their joints seem sound; their ranges of motion are good; their hearts and lungs sound fine; their occlusions (jaw alignments) and palettes look good; and their eyes and ears are all as they should be. They do all have umbilical hernias as we suspected (Red's is biggest), but our vet isn't too concerned. He does want us to watch them, however, and the new owners will have to as well, but we're hopeful that the hernias will self-correct in coming weeks. If the hernias do not self-correct, the treatment is a simple surgical procedure that can be done at the same time as pups' neutering surgeries. So it's all good. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the "trauma" of their exams, vaccines, and micro-chipping, the pups were more subdued. They were quiet for the ride home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All were quite happy to return home to the security of their familiar "den" in our kitchen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they were quite hungry!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They ate well as soon as we returned.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then they settled in for a long winter's day nap.</td></tr>
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Sweet silly puppies. Our vet thinks they're gorgeous and doing very well. They look good and have their clearances to go to their forever homes. Now we"ll just love them and work with them over the next two weeks, and then they'll leave us for their new families.<br />
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Wow! It's hard to believe they're six weeks old already! So far so good. Let's hope we have an uneventful final two weeks.<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-7703630581142086092012-02-11T18:18:00.000-05:002012-02-11T18:18:50.533-05:00From the Puppies: Milestones in the last Ten Days<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've transitioned to solid food. We even like dry kibble now! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've explored confined, closed-in places (like this kitty cube). This week Gramma Joan says she's going to introduce us to a "crate" (whatever that is). </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've played with lotsa toys. Oh, and we play with each other, too. Sometimes we play too rough and make each other yip. But Gramma Joan says that's how we learn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're figuring out how to carry things in our mouths. We like to do that. We are Labs, after all!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to play outside when in was warm. We even learned to climb up on a canine hammock (under the red and black fleece above). Climbing in hard, but Gramma Joan says she's helping us get ready for steps.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Red was the first to figure out that he could climb up on the hammock, but Master Blue was quick to figure it out, too. The red stuffed bone motivated him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're beginning to lose the blueness of our eyes. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've become quite observant, and we let our humans know when we see things.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've almost learned to trot with things in our mouths (almost is the operative word there...we still trip a lot).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We sometimes watch things before we pounce on them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, and we got to "meet" Auntie Elsie. She was really nice to us even though we tried to nurse from her. We also got to meet Daddy Tuc (he wasn't too interested, but at least he didn't step on us), Pinot (who wanted to sniff us a lot), and big puppy Chessie. Chessie (she's our half-sister since we have the same mom) likes to play with us. She wants to play all the time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But Auntie Elsie is the best at teaching us canine manners. She'll get to do that more over our last two weeks here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh boy! We also got the play in the snow! Gramma Joan only let us play in it for about ten minutes because she didn't want us to get too cold (we're still pretty little), but she wanted us to be familiar with snow so we wouldn't be afraid of it when we get bigger.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're still learning how to navigate steps and door-frames. They're a little tricky, but we're getting it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've also found our voices.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We use our barks on purpose now. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we're learning to sit to get attention. No one will pet us or pick us up unless we're sitting. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We can sit pretty well now, but we sometimes bark to let our humans know we're waiting very patiently (note Master Green in the back). </td></tr>
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We think we're quite special, all-in-all. We play for much longer periods of time now, sometimes even a whole half hour! But we still sleep a lot, too. And we dream. Dreams are fun.<br />
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We love being with each other, but we're also quite happy to have 1:1 time with our humans. And we love to explore. Sometimes new things are a little scary, but we're brave enough to investigate, and so far everything we've investigated has turned out to be okay. Our humans protect us a lot, though. They don't let us get into trouble. <br />
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We're down to nursing just once per day (we like puppy food), and we don't sleep with Momma Kenya all night anymore. We barely see her at all right now (Gramma Joan says it's because we're being weaned). <br />
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Oooooo... and today, while it was still sorta warm outside, Papa Don took us out in yard one at a time. It was a grand adventure. We followed him all over the yard, so now we're tuckered out and sleepy again. We'll let Gramma Joan tell you anything else... Zzzzzzzzz......<br />
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From Gramma Joan: <br />
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Yup, that's puppies: play hard, then sleep even harder!<br />
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The pups are doing quite well They're in the very-busy-creating-more-work-for-the-humans phase of development. Between pen cleanings, pup training (very limited and preliminary), puppy socialization, laundry (about 3 loads per day for the pups alone), and life stuff, I've had less time to be on-line. <br />
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And, lol, since Chessie chewed up my little camera with which I take videos (yes, you read that correctly; Chessie destroyed our Canon Powershot... silly puppy...yomp, yomp, yomp, but thankfully <i>not</i> ingested), I can't take puppy videos anymore. At least until we get a replacement camera (which I will remember not to leave on the table outdoors when the big canine kids go out to play -- my fault, not Chessie's).<br />
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The pups have their six-week-old vet visit on Monday morning during which they'll be examined, dewormed (routine -- no sign of parasites, but it's standard practice), and will receive their first round of vaccines.<br />
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I'm taking them in on my own (no help), so I'm not sure how well I'll be able to document the vet visit with pictures, but I'll post their check-up report sometime later on Monday after we return. I'm not expecting any surprises.<br />
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We do know that (get this) all three boys have umbilical hernias! In all our litters combined, we've only had one pup with an umbilical hernia before, and it was a larger black male from last year's litter. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with their birth size and the difficulty of their passing through the birth canal (putting more strain on the umbilical cord perhaps).<br />
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Our vet assured us last time that these are nothing to worry about and that they usually self-correct in the first few months of life (all three are fluid and can be gently pushed back in). And if they don't self-correct, they're easily fixed when the pups are neutered later on. I'll check with Dr. Wagner on Monday to be sure, but I suspect he'll say the same thing.<br />
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How odd, though, that all three have them. All three were more difficult to deliver than any pups from past litters (and were much bigger), so maybe that's it. That's the only reason that makes sense to me. But I'll check on that, too.<br />
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So that's it from here. All is well! :O)<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-24710039484518199952012-01-31T13:28:00.002-05:002012-01-31T13:32:05.210-05:00Puppy Portraits (During a Still Moment)Here they are, at just over four weeks old, in the closest thing I could get to portraits (hehehe). By the way, they're just waking up in these picture. It's the only time I can catch them while they're still. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Blue (left) and Master Green (right)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Red</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Green</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Blue</td></tr>
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I have to admit, I love the last shot. It looks almost like they're posing! :O)<br />
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Just thought you'd enjoy these.<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-80137799058887360182012-01-30T16:39:00.000-05:002012-01-30T16:39:50.954-05:00New Adventures for the Four Week OldsThe plumpty dumpties won't be plumpty dumpties for long. Today they graduated from their whelping box to a spacious indoor puppy pen (goodbye kitchen!). And now they can learn to trot and run.<br />
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Regular Reader knows a winter litter is a first for us. All of our previous litters whelped in either early fall or late spring. When we found out, however, that we could expect to welcome our first human grandchild into this world in May this year, we knew we wouldn't be having a spring litter. So it was either go for a litter when we did (resulting in our current gang) or wait another year. You know how that worked out.<br />
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The dilemmas with a winter litter are first, how to give the pups room to run and explore safely, and second, how to expose them to typical outdoor sounds while they can hear but while they haven't yet entered fear stages. <br />
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Hopefully we've figured out the first: while not a perfect solution, the pups' new indoor pen will give them room to move and explore and romp a bit, at least for now while they are this size. And it's big enough for us to later introduce steps and tunnels and other fun physical challenges for them.<br />
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The new and improved indoor pen does hog the whole kitchen though. Ai yi yi yi yi. The things we do for our canine kids, eh?! But it's only for a few weeks, and it's critical for the pups' development. We'll gladly make do.<br />
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And since the pups will have more room to exercise, they're of course going to need continual access to drinking water. Today they met the water bowl. :o) <br />
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What follows are two brief videos taken today of the little squirts first exploring their water bowl (they all figured it out) and then stretching their wings a bit romping in the new pen.<br />
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Oh, and in case you're wondering, no we didn't put in a new floor. We bought a small roll of linoleum to lay beneath the puppy pen to protect our kitchen flooring from puppy piddles and water spills. It's not pretty but it works, and we can roll it back up and store it for the next litter.<br />
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Regarding the second dilemma (exposure and acclimation to outdoor sounds): well, the pups are still getting exposure to all kinds of indoor sounds (vaccuum, blender, coffee grinder, table saw, hammering, pots and pans banging, telephones ringing, smoke detectors, TVs, radios, etc...). And I've carried them outside to hear birds and airplanes and wind chimes and big dog barks (and will continue to). People in Pennsylvania, however, don't weed-whack and mow their lawns February. <br />
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The only thing I can think of to give them at least some exposure to outdoor noises they'll eventually encounter is to find recordings of lawn mowers and chain saws and weed whackers and such on-line and then play them for the pups. I don't have a clue what else to do. Any thoughts out there anyone? <br />
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In the meantime, we'll keep at it. I'll try to get a more detailed developmental update on the blog by the end of the week. Next up? Solid food! <br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-15830924598414006012012-01-29T22:13:00.001-05:002012-01-29T22:16:21.414-05:00Four Weeks Old Now!Please forgive us, Regular Readers, for our inconsistency in blogging over the last ten days. We've had a few substantial things happen recently with loved ones (including but not limited to a death in the family and a surprising cancer diagnosis) that have kept us occupied.<br />
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The little ones are fine and thriving, and they are turning into real puppies now! They're up on their feet, wagging their tales, seeing, hearing, playing with toys, romping, and chewing on each other (and biting each other's ears, which hurts with those sharp puppy teeth). They're getting much more 1:1 time with us, apart from each other, and we're beginning gentle redirection on things like puppy biting and jumping to which they are responding quite well (they are *so* eager to please!). <br />
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They're still nursing, but we'll slowly introduce them to solid food toward the end of this week with the goal of transitioning them completely by the time they're six weeks old. They should be weaned by their six-week-old vet visit for check-ups, vaccines, and deworming. <br />
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This week, since it's supposed to be 60 degrees F here (quite unusual for early February), we'll probably try to more fully introduce them to the outdoors. Just two days ago, on a sunny 50-degree day, I carried each outside to experience the feel of the sun and breeze and the sounds of planes overhead, wind chimes, and bird calls, but it was chilly for them, so we stayed outside only a minute or two with each pup. All were appropriately timid at first but seemed to relax and enjoy the adventure.<br />
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Here are pictures of them now (all taken within the last two days--and don't forget that you can click on the photos to enlarge them):<br />
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I won't caption these (just for time's sake so I can get these up on the blog), but will try to provide more details this week sometime. Thanks for you patience!<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-46978978006073040162012-01-24T16:20:00.000-05:002012-01-24T16:20:48.073-05:00Quick Pic Check-In (Just Over Three Weeks Old)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We climb.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt7hW4Yo96xA-8GHB66I_2kdP_okwyqeJ4kwMZx1z1CSphyXvkJ8GnGYa5J85dO80RYDm3HSneF6VCoJIpCbpKl3DQUCEDLozNCY3i55zBbs6i7aBhz9VfU2pReQ-7eRzh3Dd/s1600/IMGP2169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt7hW4Yo96xA-8GHB66I_2kdP_okwyqeJ4kwMZx1z1CSphyXvkJ8GnGYa5J85dO80RYDm3HSneF6VCoJIpCbpKl3DQUCEDLozNCY3i55zBbs6i7aBhz9VfU2pReQ-7eRzh3Dd/s400/IMGP2169.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We look for toys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaw-b1P6kLnRTvYi9q39MxChkm2OceIzBnly_QRDmWsvEMXTbHxKGTW6Qgc4uU7EjZVJpCa0-ZSH_yGAS_NbexhIS37mGlG3T8EEmDgcN0xVGEszTmqOzLDeI7_1B-OXaH6Uk/s1600/IMGP2172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaw-b1P6kLnRTvYi9q39MxChkm2OceIzBnly_QRDmWsvEMXTbHxKGTW6Qgc4uU7EjZVJpCa0-ZSH_yGAS_NbexhIS37mGlG3T8EEmDgcN0xVGEszTmqOzLDeI7_1B-OXaH6Uk/s400/IMGP2172.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We wrassel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTbJGUQ9vzPs-Fqd0aN5YvDoLPqsV9pOweM4jqyDd-wdp12lNlyPgiSE6JZNsQ8c9lggOGm0kgSyoAGqdZvDBTelpK7mb8ucDCNgyyiJ9-9_HYLm0vkIrS734s7YdWmtQvE_J/s1600/IMGP2174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTbJGUQ9vzPs-Fqd0aN5YvDoLPqsV9pOweM4jqyDd-wdp12lNlyPgiSE6JZNsQ8c9lggOGm0kgSyoAGqdZvDBTelpK7mb8ucDCNgyyiJ9-9_HYLm0vkIrS734s7YdWmtQvE_J/s400/IMGP2174.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We use our eyes more.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1x0efDJ_pk3RvGTpOj-TmoJcFxgviGxLVxQoi2XbN6sk2NHzK6zdne4jGOoRpNfVnfrq3FMf2k6j8obCdpeO3Xfn4tg32-tMqU83t1J3Z0H946e8kdwmvEw4dUcHdDpW_2lo/s1600/IMGP2176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1x0efDJ_pk3RvGTpOj-TmoJcFxgviGxLVxQoi2XbN6sk2NHzK6zdne4jGOoRpNfVnfrq3FMf2k6j8obCdpeO3Xfn4tg32-tMqU83t1J3Z0H946e8kdwmvEw4dUcHdDpW_2lo/s400/IMGP2176.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have TEETH!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOApEjre26_PsqkmTXDu1eMlK47aTiq2t-h_cOm6_cb8sGYS5codlYP_iST3jzW1ud5oFPhIZ7OcEaj6_W0Jc3WQtmZUtxP_q3-LGoHZPBu-6w8CzyqXevj4idH2-w_-WpaWh/s1600/IMGP2177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOApEjre26_PsqkmTXDu1eMlK47aTiq2t-h_cOm6_cb8sGYS5codlYP_iST3jzW1ud5oFPhIZ7OcEaj6_W0Jc3WQtmZUtxP_q3-LGoHZPBu-6w8CzyqXevj4idH2-w_-WpaWh/s400/IMGP2177.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We strut.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4wDTg-N7U1wiGYJo1Dve5AsIReBv9k6aQjUysozTCGexGd6AJRuldl7-cZPBQbHPkyJKjLzI7nnrQXxxnySMtujAIPn-KbnzVZkm2JwLunXCteNrM1aykNZ4kO3w340958pA/s1600/IMGP2178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4wDTg-N7U1wiGYJo1Dve5AsIReBv9k6aQjUysozTCGexGd6AJRuldl7-cZPBQbHPkyJKjLzI7nnrQXxxnySMtujAIPn-KbnzVZkm2JwLunXCteNrM1aykNZ4kO3w340958pA/s400/IMGP2178.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stretch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn91h-mTrMgT6dd8NhQob9xpBO-w6ts2TlWlRMmdtcqcHFSvRd9LzZb4MQKpijGYlomcwuii2m6WO8Io-brg7gAuLQ0DbJ6tWlVVqK-RzbCGyL87g1noPB8vUTH6mUiOiUjNz7/s1600/IMGP2179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn91h-mTrMgT6dd8NhQob9xpBO-w6ts2TlWlRMmdtcqcHFSvRd9LzZb4MQKpijGYlomcwuii2m6WO8Io-brg7gAuLQ0DbJ6tWlVVqK-RzbCGyL87g1noPB8vUTH6mUiOiUjNz7/s400/IMGP2179.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We chew on each other.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPkV6E9ocnN1jdIAeV7UwK4dh3D7Hfu3TpQLQeQhRISv7l-pRe7sFi4kHvapt1RYkiqfbH8DFqTkX0eMUQJWL9lncDL_jVqJnr9XZ8fceC-V9puip9f44YjTnm61OQv8UTGxz/s1600/IMGP2180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPkV6E9ocnN1jdIAeV7UwK4dh3D7Hfu3TpQLQeQhRISv7l-pRe7sFi4kHvapt1RYkiqfbH8DFqTkX0eMUQJWL9lncDL_jVqJnr9XZ8fceC-V9puip9f44YjTnm61OQv8UTGxz/s400/IMGP2180.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We paw.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGOyCaTs7lkNarBI2mKe5bDR80MJWAJn6rEfrB5WrzID7e_JLpssZf8DnJna21EcTLHbJkTZkYouDQfQj3ILXF_BsfQuYPu3qoUVBskNUqQVU2JF6i3lOy8l02dF0JxyqVp_Z/s1600/IMGP2181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGOyCaTs7lkNarBI2mKe5bDR80MJWAJn6rEfrB5WrzID7e_JLpssZf8DnJna21EcTLHbJkTZkYouDQfQj3ILXF_BsfQuYPu3qoUVBskNUqQVU2JF6i3lOy8l02dF0JxyqVp_Z/s400/IMGP2181.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We sleep (we like corners and piles).</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_YU0tstkO3XkKuhYUPu-VLjVhWrTjBUSn5xAEGaV6Sqj1tS7q4ozVXvRO8jdG7XHfqYsBF_GvlNJVsxn6Z7q-sFmOFlN9mXEztGRG_4_4j7G4-hdtdoyDEdhHlmzZBZAo9ht/s1600/IMGP2185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_YU0tstkO3XkKuhYUPu-VLjVhWrTjBUSn5xAEGaV6Sqj1tS7q4ozVXvRO8jdG7XHfqYsBF_GvlNJVsxn6Z7q-sFmOFlN9mXEztGRG_4_4j7G4-hdtdoyDEdhHlmzZBZAo9ht/s400/IMGP2185.JPG" width="336" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We investigate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrW0sdP5_JAar_bNh-tMBpyIC_iaCFy0QFRZ7QHYDPiSeGQ-MF9GTPe8iMQXMZqBspGMjcp3fLwrCG9gvFyMnF6JSyGu-t6pVDSbzwnLQTXrU4umfwQ0twQtwX_Nmw_nMNCvS/s1600/IMGP2186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrW0sdP5_JAar_bNh-tMBpyIC_iaCFy0QFRZ7QHYDPiSeGQ-MF9GTPe8iMQXMZqBspGMjcp3fLwrCG9gvFyMnF6JSyGu-t6pVDSbzwnLQTXrU4umfwQ0twQtwX_Nmw_nMNCvS/s400/IMGP2186.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're not quite brave enough to leave the den (aka, the whelping box) on our own yet, but we will be soon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9D2WrIzNhtm0tgIF23wEVKA4Zh9LewsC75GNvbBAgIS8GV7FCQ-EO_vGvhtuHqo_2EiCOmzBWAyAtY2VvnTcQ28P3AC6P62pJSlVAdWtCpX2iUTtrN2TXXyY0WyBWYaOa2qyt/s1600/IMGP2188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9D2WrIzNhtm0tgIF23wEVKA4Zh9LewsC75GNvbBAgIS8GV7FCQ-EO_vGvhtuHqo_2EiCOmzBWAyAtY2VvnTcQ28P3AC6P62pJSlVAdWtCpX2iUTtrN2TXXyY0WyBWYaOa2qyt/s400/IMGP2188.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We love it when our humans sit in the whelping box with us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSjeRfEBAbTkUyKZ4sriBVM6dAi1lPB5M9PAEOkmuIo-kZpz-RKLwtKtHxfCzoYEUUFYBbt-uYYC6pSzWhevFGI3ZrGcgeFnhGEWpm99y5GuHYUM-XqYruo8EibmvwWDYZy7F/s1600/IMGP2189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSjeRfEBAbTkUyKZ4sriBVM6dAi1lPB5M9PAEOkmuIo-kZpz-RKLwtKtHxfCzoYEUUFYBbt-uYYC6pSzWhevFGI3ZrGcgeFnhGEWpm99y5GuHYUM-XqYruo8EibmvwWDYZy7F/s400/IMGP2189.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But we play with each other, too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1P1wHONfdo9bTJiVkXVweM2TofBFhBoGIdGEZ9DQp98g3hp0GFOGx2RC-EsZUWKWeizFh0jujMbi0s_eHWB7yKRQRmeL0SPmSFzkYKgifb_ZBfrRJdQcthuCvssHZy8nqzVL/s1600/IMGP2190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1P1wHONfdo9bTJiVkXVweM2TofBFhBoGIdGEZ9DQp98g3hp0GFOGx2RC-EsZUWKWeizFh0jujMbi0s_eHWB7yKRQRmeL0SPmSFzkYKgifb_ZBfrRJdQcthuCvssHZy8nqzVL/s400/IMGP2190.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes our teeth hurt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGk7GpJAa7hYz2Sr3JrEVNPYdkluyGroxtOYcAbcdqqBRIddHtLiuJdq887ezEh3yQQF-6CKAHIrLH76NCyoCroFHWl45B6K8Q-klYTLHxFm09EpoRcFZXq4YUw_pn4YuZl6l/s1600/IMGP2192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGk7GpJAa7hYz2Sr3JrEVNPYdkluyGroxtOYcAbcdqqBRIddHtLiuJdq887ezEh3yQQF-6CKAHIrLH76NCyoCroFHWl45B6K8Q-klYTLHxFm09EpoRcFZXq4YUw_pn4YuZl6l/s400/IMGP2192.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We like toys to chew on (they help our gums feel better).</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZ04Rz8CH4LarBzyvRLDR5kEGWLqBu9AXsqOxweQ2TbnFzaUM61r7WU3DamNw1rCJCeJzlgrQdV93jsp5Ldkbs2mR0mwi4P4r0bbPUMfRfB30sj8qwIogWam3TqFsTwUIUCNf/s1600/IMGP2196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZ04Rz8CH4LarBzyvRLDR5kEGWLqBu9AXsqOxweQ2TbnFzaUM61r7WU3DamNw1rCJCeJzlgrQdV93jsp5Ldkbs2mR0mwi4P4r0bbPUMfRfB30sj8qwIogWam3TqFsTwUIUCNf/s400/IMGP2196.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We love our humans (we even pee on their sweatshirts!). :O)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmwSjWbh0URg7-sTvj_PbJR3VoKSd7ntbl9FypEFa_r-FcTkNYEWLdCHpDB0AeEXvN5xKMsk0wEsUvIyFWR4RLLMSCrH3Aa3EtJAhFsDOb1iSg5uj4H4TcR-7c0KZYygmtyWn/s1600/IMGP2198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmwSjWbh0URg7-sTvj_PbJR3VoKSd7ntbl9FypEFa_r-FcTkNYEWLdCHpDB0AeEXvN5xKMsk0wEsUvIyFWR4RLLMSCrH3Aa3EtJAhFsDOb1iSg5uj4H4TcR-7c0KZYygmtyWn/s400/IMGP2198.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Humans' feet smell really interesting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2nU2X6Jht1VgsOF7eXV4ODu_dfNIC59BAJw-puZ5PxTUGMharKwH_H3aK7Nvqa39gjPiK8taAxHOOYMujce_ISrDGED45ok9VFCR-ixP3CFI9qFjLlQQKopYkTfW-TnjvDkP/s1600/IMGP2201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2nU2X6Jht1VgsOF7eXV4ODu_dfNIC59BAJw-puZ5PxTUGMharKwH_H3aK7Nvqa39gjPiK8taAxHOOYMujce_ISrDGED45ok9VFCR-ixP3CFI9qFjLlQQKopYkTfW-TnjvDkP/s400/IMGP2201.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toys smell different than what we're used to.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8c10pPbILoGCxUu-JpJm1WhXlAjbGMGmbF0bKw06-G2s6-kERhndMKNLUecLCUjdLYK_kmMM1yrSO71-f-KAcIaTn4iN8yYPV-xGt25dcvcJgueUyLJN9baVaK391wypvqkQ/s1600/IMGP2202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8c10pPbILoGCxUu-JpJm1WhXlAjbGMGmbF0bKw06-G2s6-kERhndMKNLUecLCUjdLYK_kmMM1yrSO71-f-KAcIaTn4iN8yYPV-xGt25dcvcJgueUyLJN9baVaK391wypvqkQ/s400/IMGP2202.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We investigate together (the herd!).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We grasp things with our tiny teeth now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We like to spread out somtimes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But we feel safer together for now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, and we can hear! Our human made noises to see if we'd respond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We couldn't quite find her, be we alerted! :) </td></tr>
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That's a quick report from the whelping box. :) All is well.<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-84024048416837278182012-01-20T11:14:00.000-05:002012-01-20T11:14:34.846-05:00Wow! We've Turned into Puppies!Though I know well that the third week of a pup's life is marked by huge milestones, I'm still amazed every time (like it's brand new) at the changes I see in each litter during this precious window of development. It's like they turn into puppies (as most people think of puppies) overnight.<br />
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Here it is, Day 19 or 20 (depending on which pup we're talking about), and just look at what's happened:<br />
<ul><li>Walking has become the preferred method of ambulation (instead of crawling). Granted, it's still a drunken-sailor walk, but they're up on all fours!</li>
<li>Elimination and voiding (poo-ing and pee-ing) is now something they do on their own. Kenya is cleaning less; the humans are cleaning more. :)</li>
<li>The pups get up from where they're sleeping and waddle over to a different part of the whelping box to potty, then waddle back to the puppy pile. They're instinctively pottying in places <i>other </i>than where they sleep.</li>
<li>Their vision is becoming usable. When they "see" things now, they react appropriately with sniffs or puzzlement or growls or barks or pounces.</li>
<li>They recognize each other (oh boy, litter mates!). </li>
<li>They play with each other. Okay, so it doesn't last very long, but they do "play" for short stretches.</li>
<li>They wrassle. :O) </li>
<li>They're feeling secure with their humans, not just with Kenya.</li>
<li>They can pant and lap.</li>
<li>They have (ouch! for Kenya) teeth! Their baby teeth are just poking through their gums, and just like human babies, this is uncomfortable for them. They're beginning to feel the need to chew (look out world!). </li>
<li>They've been introduced to ice cubes (oooo... feels good on sore gums). </li>
<li>They can voluntarily sit, stand, roll over, scratch, paw, wag their tails, chew, investigate objects they "see" (still blurry, but visible), and are just beginning to climb.</li>
<li>This morning, I noticed that Master Green might be responding to sound, so I suspect their ears may be starting to unseal.</li>
</ul>What follows are a few videos (can't think now exactly what's in each one) taken last night when all were fully 2.5 weeks old (they'll all be 3 weeks old in two days). In these videos they cannot yet hear, but you'll see they're quite puppy-like otherwise.<br />
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One clip is much longer than I usually post (a full five minutes of "play"), but I couldn't resist since the pups were active for the entire time (a new record for them!). The other two are shorter. :o)<br />
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So, here they are, the Plumpty Dumpties a 2.5 weeks old:<br />
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Here's what we can expect to see in the pups by the end of the week:<br />
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<ul><li>rapid improvement in their motor skills (standing, beginning steps, sitting, better control of their movement, etc.).</li>
<li>being able to eliminate on their own (Master Blue squatted and poo-ed all by himself yesterday; Master Red did so this morning; haven't caught Master Green doing so yet.. but I suspect he has since we occasionally find a rogue sesame stick -- what their poo looks like -- in the whelping box).</li>
<li>starting to move away from where they sleep to potty (it's instinctive, and this not-pottying-where-they-sleep instinct is the foundation of housebreaking later on). </li>
<li>wider range of movement (will crawl and walk around more while beginning to explore)</li>
<li>the beginning of real, voluntary tail-wagging. :o) </li>
<li>showing more interest in their littermates (pawing at them, chewing on them)</li>
<li>first teeth (these should erupt around Day 20)</li>
<li>first hearing (their ears should unseal around Day 20 or 21, sometimes earlier). We'll know their ears have unsealed with they begin to startle to loud noises.</li>
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And here's what we'll be doing during this important development stage:<br />
<ul><li> We'll spend more 1:1 time with the pups, giving them individual interaction with humans and more socialization, but for only a few minutes at a time (they're still quite young). </li>
<li>We'll also start putting them on different surfaces for one minute per day (probably when I need to move them out of the whelping box to clean it).</li>
<li>Later in the week we'll introduce them to a water bowl (they begin to "lap" during this stage as well).</li>
<li>We'll add bright colored objects and toys to the whelping box for their visual and sensory stimulation.</li>
<li>We'll "raise the drawbridge" (we'll put up the side of the whelping box that currently rests open to allow Kenya to come and go). The pups have already shown some interest in what's outside of the box, so once they're more active we'll need to contain them (for their safety). </li>
<li>Kenya will still be allowed to come and go with them as she pleases; she instinctively is already staying out of the whelping box for longer stretches of time. But we will give her more time apart from them.</li>
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Just so you can see how they're doing, here are a couple of videos of the pups I took this morning (I think I may have found a way to solve my video upload problem; guess we'll see, eh?): <br />
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This first one (less than 10 seconds) shows you Master Blue chewing on his brothers snout (they've become far more aware of each other):<br />
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This next one, the longest of the bunch, shows you the typical fuss-before-we-settle restlessness. It starts with all three of them settling in, but still restless. Master Blue starts fussing, then moves over toward Masters Red and Green. Master Red has trouble rolling over. A little while into the video you'll see Master Green push himself backward and sit, and Master Blue chewing on Master Green. Master Red then starts meandering around a bit (and taking a peek outside of the whelping box) while he roams. His noises are typical of the pups' settling-down fussiness (all of the pups do this, btw; I just happened to catch Master Red this time).<br />
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This last one captures the rest of Master Red's exploration (you can see some beginning steps here) and his fussing while looking for his brothers (again, all the pups do this; it was just Master Red's turn this time), and you'll also see Master Green later in the clip "bark" in his sleep as Master Red finds them and settles down.<br />
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By the end of the week, they'll really look like puppies, complete with the abilities to walk, to see more functionally, to hear, to climb, to lap water, to poo and pee without stimulation, to interact with each other, and to explore their worlds.<br />
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Then the work *really* begins!<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-44256540020261026232012-01-14T12:17:00.004-05:002012-01-14T16:37:24.688-05:00The Puppy Report: Two Weeks OldWell, the plumpty dumpties turn two weeks old over the next twelve hours. And it continues to amaze me how quickly they develop. Just look how far they've come in just fourteen days:<br />
<ul><li>They've <b>quadrupled their weights</b>!</li>
<ul><li>Master Blue, 15.5 ounces at birth, now weighs 4 lbs 1 oz.</li>
<li>Master Red, 16.5 ounces at birth, now weighs 4 lbs. 11 oz. </li>
<li>Master Green, 17 ounces at birth, now weighs 4 lbs. 6 oz.</li>
</ul><li>Once only able to suckle (a natural reflex in newborns), they <b>can now lick, yawn, and are just starting to gnaw</b> on each other.</li>
<li>At first, they're only aware of their dams. Now they're<b> beginning to discover themselves</b> ("oh.. I have a paw and I can gnaw at it") <b>and their littermates </b>("oh...he has a paw and I can chew on it").</li>
<li>For the first week to ten days, pups are unable to void or eliminate without their dam stimulating them. Now they're <b>just starting (only just starting) to piddle and poo on their own</b>. For now peeing usually happens as they pull themselves along on their tummies (and the gliding along the towel stimulates them to "go"), but occasionally, they're pooing on their own (not standing yet to do so, but eliminating all the same).</li>
<li>They've also <b>begun to push themselves up onto four legs</b> (quite wobbly, and not really standing yet, but up on all fours before toppling over). </li>
<li>They <b>can move backward and forward</b> (before they could only move in circles).</li>
<li>They<b> can lift and move their heads left and right and up and down</b> at will (before they could only "bob" their heads). </li>
<li>They're <b>consciously sniffing </b>(putting their noses down to investigate). </li>
<li>They <b>can just barely sit</b>. This usually occurs when the pups move backward. They push themselves back with their front legs and end up on their bottoms. </li>
<li>Heehee...<b> they can "bark"</b> (though it isn't a controlled vocalization yet -- more a reflex). I'm hoping to get a little bark on video -- it's too cute. </li>
<li>They<b> can find the puppy pile</b>, and enjoy piling together (part of a growing awareness of littermates)</li>
<li>AND <b>they're eyes have unsealed</b> (happened yesterday on Day 13, right on time!). </li>
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All of their <b>eyes are blue</b> (as they always are in newborns). They will turn brown later on as part of their normal development. They do not, however, have functional eyesight yet (that will come in time). I call them little Mr. Magoos (does anyone remember the Mr. Magoo cartoons?),<br />
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They've also experienced other adventures as preparation for their life with humans (but only a teeny bit as too much stimulation during the first 10 days to two weeks can be detrimental).<br />
<ul><li> They've had their front nails trimmed twice (poor Kenya would be scratched to death otherwise)</li>
<li>They've had their rear claws trimmed once (just today for the first time as we wanted them to be able to "grip" or get traction with their back claws to aid in strengthening those hind legs).</li>
<li>They've been put on a scale regularly (twice a day for the first three days, once a day for the next week, now every couple of days as long as they look like they're thriving). </li>
<li>They've almost completed Early Neurological Stimulation (something the military developed to increase stamina, focus, and disease resistance in their working canines). We done the following exercises with them daily since the day after their dew-claw removal, and will do so for another 2 days (until they're 16 days old). We do each exercise for only 3-5 seconds:</li>
<ul><li> tickling their toes (all four paws) with a q-tip</li>
<li>holding them head-up perpendicular to the ground</li>
<li>holding them head down</li>
<li>holding them on their backs in the palms of our hands (so they're fully supported)</li>
<li>placing them on a cold damp cloth (usually when we weigh them).</li>
</ul><li>They've been people handled and snuggled daily (apart from ENS exercises). </li>
<li>They've had their color collars changed four times (for growth). </li>
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Here are a few photos taken today. Aren't they starting to look like puppies now???<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But Momma Kenya is taking more breaks from us. We're quite content to sleep without her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stretch a lot (and we can still look like little black bears).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We can sit for a couple seconds before we topple over.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look, we have eyes! Master Red was the first to have his eyes all the way open. But Green and Blue followed closely.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"YHmm... I think I see you over there...maybe...."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the pups have grown and gotten more agile, Momma Kenya has changed her nursing style. She sits often to nurse them now. Later on, she will move to standing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Like my baby blue eyes? *wink wink* Aren't I handsome?!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this picture, you can see that their eyes are quite "cloudy" still. Functional eyesight will develop over the next couple of weeks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Blue has blue eyes, too. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puppy pile!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big yawn!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three heads...? The chew chain?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Blue: "Ooooo... Red has a paw and a tail that I can gnaw on!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We may have made lots of progress but we're still just little squirts (still helpless and completely dependent on Kenya).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We like to snooze and snuggle together (provides warmth and security). Sometimes we sleep on our backs, sometimes on our tummies, and sometimes on our sides.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snuggle buddies (we still sleep 90% of the time). </td></tr>
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So, there they are! A whopping two weeks old.<br />
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And they are officially<b> no longer neonates</b>!<br />
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Now they begin what's called the Transitional Period (roughly 14 to 21 days). This period begins when the pups eyes open and ends when they first startle to noise (meaning their ears unseal). Much happens in this brief window of development; it lasts only one week. I'll write more on that another day.<br />
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So far, so good. All is well.<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-91106075176283762062012-01-11T09:40:00.000-05:002012-01-11T09:40:47.123-05:00Wordless Wednesday: 11 Days Old (and all over 3 pounds!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdwug0DS6026iU6HhKROHo01o4OvNNXwa65T_vBnvvHuylR_whg32wEtefVvwX4QsqIOcy5PHc9z0Y0_OmWYD-Cvzz0DaSyJ0WaUDM7WwrlvJmCL6bQKFP1nBhoLkSPuDAnwK/s1600/IMGP1688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdwug0DS6026iU6HhKROHo01o4OvNNXwa65T_vBnvvHuylR_whg32wEtefVvwX4QsqIOcy5PHc9z0Y0_OmWYD-Cvzz0DaSyJ0WaUDM7WwrlvJmCL6bQKFP1nBhoLkSPuDAnwK/s400/IMGP1688.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're getting bigger!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big stretch!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snuggle buddies!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More snuggle buddies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big yawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snoozy bear (Green).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snoozy bear (Blue).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at me go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big stretches.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plumpty dumpties.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snoozy bear happy kids!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snuggle bear with Momma Kenya.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-29798158202539559812012-01-07T10:04:00.000-05:002012-01-07T10:04:05.226-05:00Puppies: One Week Old ReportMaster Blue, Master Red, and Master Green have reached their one-week-old milestone (they're officially halfway through <a href="http://labtails.blogspot.com/2010/03/neonates-1-14-days-old-informational.html" target="_blank">the neonate stage</a>, the first of <a href="http://labtails.blogspot.com/2007/09/no-longer-neonates-stages-of-puppy.html" target="_blank">many stages of puppy development</a>). <br />
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Usually (not always) getting through the first week means the pups should be free of big, bad, ugly congenital issues (like heart problems or organ malformation). Any serious (but not readily visible) birth defect or health issue will usually show up during the first week of life, most often in the first three days, as failure to thrive, lack of weight gain, immobility, sickness, etc... Though defects like these are rare in the hearty Lab breed (with responsible breeders and healthy studs/dams), these things do happen.<br />
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This litter is thriving (as have all our litters so far...phew!).<br />
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Here's the report:<br />
<ul><li>The pups have more than doubled their weights (something healthy Lab puppies should do by the end of their first week of life):</li>
<ul><li>Master Blue currently weighs 2 pounds, 6.5 ounces.</li>
<li>Master Red is 2 pounds, 9 ounces.</li>
<li>Master Green is 2 pounds 9 ounces.</li>
</ul><li>All are nursing and pottying as they should (yes, we do have to watch these things, just as we do with newborn human babies). Their little poos are just as they should be. :o)</li>
<li>The entire litter is content: no fussing, no excessive crying, no trouble sleeping. It's a very cozy scene in the whelping box. </li>
<li>All of the pups are making appropriate sounds: grunting, sighing, squealing (if Kenya steps on them), making "barks" and "growls" when they dream, etc...</li>
<li>All of the pups are using all four limbs to squiggle and push their ways around the whelping box.</li>
<li>All of the pups can turn in circles to find Kenya (it's they way the find her, by scent).</li>
<li>All enjoy piling (the puppy pile!).</li>
<li>All are able to be handled by their humans without too much stress.</li>
<li>All have and are experiencing the following:</li>
<ul><li> they've had their collars (rickrack) changed twice (due to growth)</li>
<li>they've had their dew claws removed (at 3 days old) </li>
<li>they've had their nails trimmed (today for the first time)</li>
<li>they've spent brief intervals without Momma Kenya (Kenya gets a break now and then!).</li>
<li>they've started <a href="http://breedingbetterdogs.com/pdfFiles/articles/early_neurological_stimulation_en.pdf" target="_blank">Early Neurological Stimulation</a> (a series of brief daily exercises designed to help improve the pups' cardio-vascular systems, their resistance to disease, their tolerance of stress, etc...). We've done ENS with all of our litters so far. </li>
</ul><li>The pups eyes and ears are still sealed tight (no sight or hearing for them yet). That will change in the next two weeks. </li>
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The pups are considered "neonates" (newborns) until they are two weeks old. For more info on what puppies do at this age, <a href="http://labtails.blogspot.com/2010/03/neonates-1-14-days-old-informational.html" target="_blank">read this article</a> I posted while Kenya's first litter was developing (seems silly for me to rewrite all that here now). <br />
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Here are the three boys at (approximately) one week old:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Blue, the firstborn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Blue has a small white marking (a straight line) on his chest. This may or may not disappear over time. His daddy, Tuc, had a small white chest marking (allowable by AKC Lab breed standard), but his disappeared.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Blue's white mark on his chest is visible while he's snuggled on his back in Gandpoppop Don's arms.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Red</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Red</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like his brother Master Blue, Master Red has a white mark, too, but his is teeny: it's more like a dot -- the tip of a pencil point in white on his chest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Green, who has no markings on his chest, gets weighed on the baby scale.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Early Neurological Stimulation things we do with the pups is to put them on a cold towel for a few seconds. Rather than stress them too much with ENS and weighing, we combine the two when it's time to do a weight check. This receiving blanket was moistened and put in the freezer for five minutes before I put it on the scale (re-zeroing the scale once placed, of course). That way the pups can be weighed and exposed to cold at the same time. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Green</td></tr>
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All is well for the one-week-olds. From here on out, the changes in their progress and development will come fast and furious. Look out world, here they come!<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-47064946890719894222012-01-07T04:15:00.001-05:002012-01-07T13:18:00.195-05:00Video: Six Days OldLife in the whelping box is still pretty quiet most of the time. The pups eat and sleep and potty and vocalize, and that's about it for now. My next post will note their developmental milestones so far, but for now, just enjoy their wee noises and initial movements.<br />
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Just so you know, the twitching you see in the pups as they sleep here is part of their normal neurological growth. You will also see that they can yawn now, and they can shake their scruffs, and they can roll over. They're growing!<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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Sweet silly willies! :)<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-64306821086122641042012-01-06T23:30:00.039-05:002012-01-07T03:53:18.198-05:00The Plumpty Dumpty Chunky Monkeys (Five and Six Days Old)I've been having trouble again with video uploading (picasa-blogger-youtube sync issues), so instead of waiting until I figure it out again, I figured I may as well post pictures. <br />
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You know what they say: "a picture is worth a thousand words." Yet even a million words won't described how well and round and healthy the pups are looking after just five days. So here are a few pictures.<br />
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The following were taken at Days 5 & 6 -- our three little guys, the rumbly tumbly neonates:<br />
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Heeheehee... they're becoming more like puppy-puppies every day! :)<br />
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I'll post a more complete update on Saturday afternoon when they start turning one week old.<br />
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'til next time,<br />
JoanJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943353229902457055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10435020.post-53975874370646363072012-01-04T11:26:00.000-05:002012-01-04T11:26:54.869-05:00Wordless Wednesday: Three and Four Days Old (We Had our Dew Claws Removed!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7rk6r4baJWw/TwR8qn8GuoI/AAAAAAAAKa8/AB6lWJPe6NY/s400/IMGP1419.JPG" width="400" /></div><br />
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