Early Mornings on the Deck

The puppies have been waking up at 5:30 this week and it is not because they are hungry. They just want to get out on the deck and run. They are not even interested in food until they have had some time to explore and romp on the deck. Fortunately we have had some really nice weather and they are able to do that. Unfortunately, running on the deck is not something I am interested in doing at 5:30. Sleeping would be better in my mind.

The puppies are starting to get the hang of the skateboard. They tend to do more solo riding than group riding like the litter last year. And fortunately, they don't have the speed that last year's puppies had so I am not as worried about skateboarding injuries.

Wrestling with each other is still the favorite activity. Here is The Peanut showing her feisty side.

Brenda

McHenry

Playing with Mom's tail is a really fun game (for the puppies, not Mom).

. . . and in our spare time we have been working on a few more Helping Paws cues.

"Tug"

"Rise"

"Shake"

"Speak"

I apologize for being lax about getting new pictures posted. Now that the puppies are older I am spending more time taking care of them and less time taking photos. We only have a week and a half left before they go to their new homes so I will try and post more often.

The puppies really enjoy having the run of the deck as you can see in these next few photos.












After the being on the deck, the inside pen is just not as much fun. Fortunately, the weather has been better and they are getting outside several times throughout the day. This makes for a much cleaner inside pen and that makes me VERY happy!

Five Weeks Old

I can't believe the puppies are already five weeks old. They have been such an easy litter and so much fun, the time has just flown by. I haven't taken a lot of photos this week so not much to update right now. The puppies are loving being on the deck. They have lots of room to run and romp and attack each other. They are turning into little piranhas, fortunately most of the biting is on their litter mates.

Even Tiga's ears are fair game.

Tiga now visits her puppies from the safety of the platform. She is nursing less and less and who can blame her - those teeth are sharp!

The tunnel is by far the favorite play place. They run in and out and tumble all over each other. They even roll it around, giving those inside an exciting ride.

They have really mastered the hoop . It took them awhile to figure it out , but once they did, they starting easily jumping in and out of it.

I plan on taking a lot of photos this weekend so stay tuned.

A Whole New World

Finally it is warm enough here in Minnesota to get the puppies out on the deck. We puppy proofed the deck by putting boards up and gated off a small section so it wouldn't seem to intimidating. After a few tentative steps the puppies started exploring and had a ball. They checked out all of the puppy agility equipment and even had their dinner outside tonight.

A very long puppy!

Charlie was more concerned with protecting his toys than playing with the puppies.


These exceptional puppies have even started learning some Helping Paws cues.

"Rest Your Head"

"Shake"

"Watch" and "Shake"

and almost "Kiss"