4 Weeks

I really can't believe it's already been a whole month since Nikki's puppies entered the world. Time certainly is going by very fast for me, though the owners seem to feel like it's been forever since they've been waiting for their new addition. There are still two puppies (likely both female) available, by the way.

The pups have had a lot of visitors. I haven't kept count, but I would have to say we're already close to, if not over 50 people who have visited. I think that I've only had one day completely alone each week without visitors, so we've been pretty busy around here. The puppies LOVE visitors and their little tails wag a million mph when they see a happy face greeting them in their pen. Right now, there are a few puppies that stand out as the most people friendly and those are Kaner, Nieme and Tazer. They seem to prefer people to anything else. Skille and Sharpie are definitely our most doggie oriented, always looking to play with a big doggie or another puppy. The others are just friendly and sweet, but not standing out in any way this particular week. Things will change week to week and that's always fun to watch.

The puppies have outgrown the whelping box and that needs to go back down to the basement. I can't even put the puppies in their while I clean their pen because there just isn't any room to play and potty all in one place. It's a little chilly to put them outside still, so cleaning the pen has really been a nightmare this past week. I swear all these puppies do is eat and poop!

They have been eating gruel for a week now and are doing great. We're finally seeing a good weight gain and the pups are now between 2.13 (Little Nieme is just a peanut) and 4.8 pounds.

The pups have had a few adventures with our help and by their own escape, wandering the kitchen and family room. They seem to enjoy having freedom, despite having a really good sized playpen. At some point this week, I'd like to be able to take them outside for a little while, but we'll see how they do in the cold temps. Watch the Flickr page for more pix, but here comes the first of them.