Its Puppy Time!

Rainy days outside...so the puppies have to make do with playing in the great room in the expanded Xpen enclosure. Alan and Russell brought out the big toys for the puppies and they have a good time playing jungle gym on my legs as well as Elmo, Nemo, and the Tomato.

Visitors!

Saturday started off quite nice...sunny, moderate temperatures. The puppies were jumping and playful so I took a little video of the morning rumpus.



Then I went out to garden. At noon, Chris and his parents arrived to see the puppies. We took them out to the yard and it was good for a little while. Suddenly the wind picked up, the temperatures dropped 15 degrees or more, and rain clouds rolled in. So back inside for pictures and a discussion of names. Hiro is now renamed Fletcher.



A little later in the day Georgia came by to see Celeste, whose new name is Roxie!

Friday afternoon in the Spring with Shelties

Today was just gorgeous, gorgeous...so of course it was a work day! As soon as I got home we rounded up all of the shelties and took the puppies outside to play in the backyard. Perfect temperature outdoors, beautiful afternoon/evening, and lots of rowdy shelties. Emma is finally recovered fully from her spay surgery, so she is charging around the yard trying to make up for lost time. Sasha and Emma are still sorting out their feelings towards each other given that Emma enthusiastically nuzzles and bathes the puppies and Sasha does not really want to share her babies. Emma also bosses the guys around, herding them away from the pups.

Outside adventure for the puppies!

With beautiful weather we took the puppies outside for a "new environment" exposure. They did just fine but after about 10-15 minutes they were starting to get a little cold and I took them back indoors.

Sheltie puppies out on the dance floor

The Cadets had a little time out on the tile floor of the great room today. Its important to expose puppies to different surfaces, different textures, different sounds, and different people EARLY (before week 7) so that they will adjust to new environments and not be too shy or fearful.

The puppies seem to enjoy the outing. Newton (as usual) takes great exception to Russell getting up and moving around.

Walking, bouncing, hopping, rolling puppies

At 2.5 weeks old Sasha's Cadets are showing significant improvement in their leg strength and coordination as they bumble around the whelping box with their little bellies held up OFF the blanket! Yes, they still lose it and roll around a lot, but they are now able to stand tall! Go Gabriel! Go Celeste! Go Stella! Go Hiro...Hiro...wake up Hiro!

Two week old puppies in cameo videos

Tonight each puppy got time in the limelight as they each had their first puppy grooming session (clip nails, rub and "buff" the fur on face, ears, paws, belly, back) and then a short to moderate individual video clip.

The boys had rowdy video sessions as Newton, Angus, Figaro, and even the cat Jack came over to nose about during the filming. Celeste's video is short as she was too wiggly and with Sasha present she became DESPERATE to get to her mom.

Anyway, here are the little video clips of each puppy:

Winky, wobbly, bobbly puppies at two weeks old

The puppies are now two weeks old, and their eyes are OPEN. Celeste opened her eyes on Easter Sunday, took one look at Russell and SCREAMED. LOL. She was NOT prepared for the look of the world and spent most of the day squirming around squeaking to herself. Gabriel opened his eyes Monday, and Hiro and Stella on Tuesday.

Here's tonight's videos of the puppies bumbling and bobbling around the whelping box. Emma is away at the spay-neuter clinic and so we've left the bedroom door open. Angus, Newton, and Figaro mosey in to peek at the puppies. Sasha doesn't seem to mind Newton's presence; but the combined stare of Angus and Figaro makes her curl her lip.

Twitchy Sleepers

Sasha's Space Cadets are very, very contented little pups. Sasha keeps their little bellies round and full, and they just grow and dream and sleep and.....twitch.

Springtime, Sunshine...and barking

Beautiful day on Good Friday, so the dogs got a lot of outside running time in as I worked on clearing out the flower beds and getting things back into shape after our hard, cold, snowy winter. Even Sasha had several sessions in the yard, running around and getting some good exercise in before returning inside to the puppies.

No, the puppies did not go outside today. Their little eyes are not open yet, so they are not ready to leave the security of the whelping box just yet.


Here's a nice little NOISY video of Emma, Sasha, Figaro, Newton, and Angus running and barking in the backyard. Yeah, I know, the grass needs to be cut...the lawnmower is at the repair shop so we'll just have to deal with a lumpy lush yard until its repaired!