Day 53--Tug and Pounce

How excited we were to hear what Eiven's new name would be. One of Gavin's favorite characters is Dash from the movie The Incredibles. Eiven will soon be going to live with another young boy who has decided to call him Dash. Anyone who has lived with a Dalmatian puppy know that they do indeed dash about. What a great name for this great puppy. Congratulations Cole on picking such a good name for your puppy.

Yesterday was all about the new game of tug for these puppies. I dug out some tug toys from the big dogs toy box to see what the puppies would do. Off and on all day they played tug with each other. 

Many times there were multiple pups on one toy pulling in all directions. 

Who do you think will win this tug? 

The other new game was pounce. They sneak up on each other then pounce out at them. I wasn't able to catch anyone in a pounce but what fun to watch these guys in play. I will miss their antics. Here Jewel is thinking about pouncing on a game of tug. 

I have switched the puppies from four meals to three now but just before heading to bed for the night---well part of the night, I throw about a cup of dry kibble in the play yard for them to scramble around and clean up. It is a fun game for them.

 

As things start to wind down, the last of the things on the list were completed yesterday. The puppies were all health checked and vaccinations given. We are fortunate that one of the puppies new families is a local veterinarian who made a house call to take care of this final task. Thanks so much Mellissa. It was great not to have to load everyone up and head to yet another vets office.All were pronounced very healthy and have their health certificates. They did great for their vaccinations with barely a peep from anyone.

 

I spent yesterday morning completing all of the paper work and getting puppy packets put together. Now we just sit back, well not exactly, but I will certainly try to take time to just enjoy this final week with this gang.