Rainy Miserable Day
Friday, October 3, 2014 at 5:13PM 
Okay we had time out on the deck before it started but still all that stuff to haul in was unreal.
I think this boy is running so fast he thinks he can fly. They are perfecting their mobility skills. It is funny as Roxie's pups are doing the same just different.
Here is a puppy gallery - a small one of them outside. What I noticed is these 3 are not huge rough housers. I think the more pups you have the more inclined they are to puppy wrestle. Sure they do some of it but they have yet to have a session where someone says uncle and usually they always do. it is how they learn. Ouch - you were too rough - now stop.
Here is a short video of them outside. Yes, play wrestling but not even remotely close to any of teh others.
Here are also a few videos.
Every night Dennis cleans the downstairs xpen and every morning he cleans the upstairs pen. Sure we change blankets, toys out etc and we change the food, water etc but we sterilize it with Benefect. Then he puts everything down after the area dries and the pen is clean. I suppose you can get lazy about it every now and them but I firmly believe that a clean pen is appreciated and desirable in the long-term. So, we do this every day. You don't want them feeling comfie with a dirty environment. This is one of the reasons we went to a 2 xpen environment when they were older. It is easy to sterilize. Plus it conditions them to be without mom so when they go to you they are not dealing with the separation as greatly.
When the pups are smaller you have to take them all out and clean the whelping box out, keep them warm and then move them back. Either way its a lot of work and a lot of laundry. :-) But teh pups are better off for it, I believe.
Pups are just about to be taken out to the kitchen. It is still raining hard. So, today we have indoor fun. That's okay too!
Reader Comments (3)
Had a "ruff" day at work. Came home kinda bummed out. Then looked at the gallery and videos of these chunky monkeys.....couldn't help but smile, feel better and snuggle with my dogs. Thanks, Darlah for turning my day around!
Love the outdoor video. This trio are very fluffy. Is this Jeanie's influence, coat wise ?
They have a 50% chance of getting hair genes from mom. :-)