Day 25-- Puppy Love

I would say these pups will think that children are a wonderful thing. From their first day Gavin has been so loving and gentle with them. As you know he has his favorite but he loves on them all.

The puppies have become quite active and I add new challenges to their environment each day. They have become quite good at climbing. Here Otto and Atz Lee try playing King of the Mountain.

I have been leaving the ramp down on the whelping box and the puppies come and go at will. They have become very proficient at climbing up. 

Down often consists of getting on the ramp and then sliding to the bottom. You can see they are good at going under also. 

I change the toys in and out over the day so there is always something of interest for them to discover. I continue with startle/recovery. Some take a few seconds more to recover after an unusual or loud sound but they are all doing well with it. Here Atz Lee is listening to an unusual sound. 

He quickly recovered and was back on the move. 

I now find the pups in all sorts of places sleeping off a play period. They no longer feel the need to pile on top of one another. 

Atz Lee and Charlotte take a snooze together. 

Nikos thinks the tiger makes a good resting spot. What a beautiful puppy this boy is. He has very thick fluffy fur so his markings aren't showing as much as some of the others yet but he has large beautiful brown markings. I can't wait to see how he looks when all of his color shows. I love these brown Kidz.

My sons family was here yesterday so the puppies got some good handling by Gavin. Later in the evening we had more visitors as Cindy and her husband Jim came to admire and handle the babies. Cindy climbed in the pen and was surrounded by the whole crew who eventually feel asleep all over her. Hope was a little concerned about the whole thing as that was the first strangers (to her not me) to visit since the puppies arrived. She barked more than I would have liked but finally settled down. By the time puppies leave for their new homes, she will become very accustomed to strangers in and out of our home. 

 

Gavin and his buddy Eiven.