A Milestone Day!

Yesterday was a milestone day for the puppies.

Before leaving for work, I heard the first bark! Yes, the squeaks are now turning into barks. I'm not certain yet which one I prefer.

Last evening, I arrived home from work to find four puppies with their eyes open! Though this does means no pictures for a few days since I don't want to blind them with my camera flash.

And the final milestone? Pumbaa and Simba were toddling around on all fours. I'm certain that Nala and Rafiki aren't far behind.

Hmmm... I wonder who will escape the whelping box first...

I had fun at the TnG Seminar this weekend

And learned lots of great new flyball training ideas! But that means there was no puppy picture taking. But fear not! Pics were taken today. I added a regular sized tennis ball into to the pics so that you can see how big they're getting. ;-)

Enjoy!

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Rafiki (aka "Fiki")

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Nala

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Simba

Pumbaa (sorry, only one pic of him - he just wouldn't sit still!)

Lunch time! Look at how big they're getting when compared to Mom's paw.

Yes, yes, yes, I know...

More puppy pictures required. More will be coming on the weekend. I like keeping everyone in suspense. (insert evil cackle here).

Happy Friday!
D. :)

It's hard to believe that a week has passed

And that I have to go back to work tomorrow. I need to win the lottery!

The pups are growing before my very eyes and are getting more active by the day. Rave is leaving them more often during the day to spend some time with the rest of us and is liking the short daily walks she's been getting.

Here are your "Week One" pics.

Pumbaa

Nala

Rafiki

Simba

Rave and Pumbaa

Being a Disney Fan...

I've found Puppy Names! Thanks to a child's perspective. ;-) The boys are now Simba, Rafiki, Pumbaa and the girl is Nala.


The pups are growing! The largest boy (Pumbaa) weighed in at 1lb 5 1/2 oz this evening. Nala is close behind at 1lb 5oz, Rafiki is at nearly 1lb 4oz and Simba, the littlest of the boys is an ounce behind him. The babies are gaining an average of 3 oz per day. Looking at them, I swear they've doubled in size.


We've started the Early Neurological Stimulation program (to read more, visit - http://www.breedingbetterdogs.com/achiever.html ). The boys are taking to it without a complaint. Nala doesn't mind most of the stimulus but lets it be known that she has ticklish feet.

Here are a few pics of Saturday's puppy pile. And a short video as well. Turn up your volume and you'll hear the squeaks. The ones that make it sound like I have a houseful of mice. At 3 o'clock in the morning...

From left to right - Simba, Pumbaa, Rafiki (his head is under Nala - you can see it poking out on the far right of the pic), Nala.



Not sure who's bum we're looking at here...


For once, Nala is on the bottom of the puppy pile.

Puppies need names...

Okay, so I can't keep calling them Boy #1, Boy #2, Boy #3 and Girl. Right now, I'm starting to go "eenie, meenie, miny, moe" LOL! These pups need "puppy names". My original theme idea got spoiled since Rave decided not to whelp on Easter weekend. And no Joy, I am not calling them "Huey, Duey, Luey and Daisy". :-P

Other names that have been rejected:

Tom, Dick, Harry and...
Larry, Curly, Mo and the Other Stooge
Stop, Drop and Roll. LMAO!

Yeah, you can see that the creativity is definitely not flowing around here...

Sorry, no new pics today. They really haven't changed since yesterday. New pics will come on the weekend. Maybe tomorrow if y'all are nice to me. :-)

Oh, and the winner of the Timmy's card is Anik T. Anik, when you come over to visit in a few weeks, I'll have your card for you.

Ask and ye shall receive (sort of...)

Here is your puppy pic fix for the day. The babies are now two days old and doing very well. They're showing a steady weight gain every day and all of them are at least an ounce over their birth weights. They're quite active and vocal. Day. And Night...

Rave's been coming out to visit with me a couple of times a day. I took her for a short 10 minute walk today while the little ones slept and she enjoyed the 1-on-1 time (though she was happy to get back to her babies). Pups will be ready for visitors in a few weeks' time. Until then, I'll try to be vigilant about posting regular pics and videos.


Boy #1 - black face (no white), white triangle between shoulder blades, full white front legs, white hind paws.


Boy #2 - Narrow white blaze, partial white ruff (over left side only), white front legs, white hind paws.


Boy #3 - White blaze, full white ruff (but narrow), white front legs, white hind paws, belly spot like Mom, white factored.


Girl - Big white blaze, big white ruff, white paws all around, tail half white, full white belly. Most definitely white factored!