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The puppies are 3 weeks old now!



This isn't even their mama.
It's their Aunt Annie, who loves them!

They are starting to stay awake for longer periods of time too.

Long enough to fight with each other,

and stare at each other.

We had more visitors this weekend!

They came to choose from the 3 remaining males.

I tried to tell him he needed both of them because really, how do you choose?



I think he liked that idea.



But he went with Red collar.
I think they will be good together!

I think all of our puppies have owners now! 

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It's been a busy week.



We have hardly been able to breathe.

There's been very little down time.

Well, not so much for the puppies.
They really haven't done a whole lot.

Just a little daily man-handling from my son is all they do.
But I've been talking, emailing, and texting away with their future owners.

Speaking of future owners. . .
look at these guys!!!
If they all take one, they could wipe out half the litter.

But that's not the case.
They're only taking one per family, not per child.



The question is. . .
which one?




Pinky?

 

Jingles?





Purple collar?



Yes, Purple Collar!
Hands Down!!!

"Or could we just take Sandy?"

This was a fun family.  Purple collar is a lucky girl!





Our Second Week

Things have gone very well this week!  We are pleased with how Sandy and the puppies are doing.

To give you an idea of how Sandy is, this is how I found her
a few mornings ago.

I said, "Sandy, are you dead?"
And she looked at me like I had annoyed her.
This is a good sign, it's the way she normally lays...minus the puppies trying to nurse.
I'd say she's back to her old self!!
(she won't care that I posted this, modesty has never been one of her traits)

Here are some pictures of the puppies from early in the week.
They have grown since I took these.

No hunger issues here!

They are good puppies, I can already tell!

I think they're going to be beautiful too!

Don't you think?

What about my son, do you think he's going to grow up to be a good boy?
Don't answer that.

I don't know why I feel I must take so many pictures of them eating and sleeping.

Wait, yes I do.
It's because that's all they do.

Today, my son decided we should put collars on them.
So we broke out the collars and he began naming them what the previous puppies were named with those collars on.

He also noticed that they are starting to open their eyes!
But this picture focused on the foot so you can't really tell.

I tried getting a better one, but Sandy wasn't liking it.

Here are our girls,
pink collar, purple collar, and pink/brown collar who my son named Jingles.
Pink/brown's collar is actually a cat collar, so it has a bell on it. That's why she's Jingles.
You'd already figured that out hadn't you?

Check out the Available Puppies link for individual pictures.

Our New Litter!

What a week!  It's been exhausting.  It's been long.

And that's just how I feel.
 I can't imagine how Sandy feels.

Many of you heard Sandy's story and the dramatic week we've had.

Someday, perhaps I'll post pictures of her experiences at the vet.

But today, I'm gonna keep it positive!

We are so happy to have these 8 puppies here with us!

They are doing so well!

My son has already started naming them.
But not all of them, this stuff takes time.

Some are very light and blonde, like Sandy.

Others are dark, like Huck.

This was a first for us...

Sandy's milk took a little longer than usual to come in.  We didn't hold it against her, she'd been through a lot.
While she recovered, we stepped in to keep the puppies fed.

It was a fun, nerve racking (or is it nerve-wracking ?),
exhausting experience.

But it was short lived.  Soon Sandy's milk came in and we were no longer needed.

The puppies got stronger.

They didn't whine as much.  They were tired.  We took that as a
good sign, as in they weren't hungry anymore.

Sandy rested, the puppies rested...and ate.
Everyone was improving!

The puppies slept more too!

And they grew...and continued to eat,

and eat,

and eat!

This morning, Sandy looked great, and she seemed
happy!

So at one week old, things are going very well!
And we are very thankful!