Day 18

It was a spectacular spring day in these parts.

As predicted, Sticky (#2) made it out of the whelping box today. I had to run to get David to collect her before she got too far down the hallway. She knew enough to keep quiet and met David with her signature tail wagging "I can wrap you around my little paw" look. When we got back to the whelping box T-Bone (#1) was also making a move for "the wall" but Millie Jr. (#4) was hanging on her tail which made it impossible to make it over.

You will notice that I haven't mentioned Belly Boy (#3) yet. Today, he fully experienced what it will be like growing up with three sisters. Any time he makes a move to play with any of the girls, all three respond "in kind". He spent a lot of time at the bottom of the pile today. By late afternoon he was applying a "I'll stay in the corner" defensive strategy --- flipped Millie Jr. who dared take him on with his back against the wall --- Sticky wagged her tail and waddled off to David for a pet instead of helping out. That was the first indication that my boy might have a chance.

This afternoon the puppies spent a few minutes on the back deck --- it was a very warm day and they loved exploring.

On Tuesday (Day 20) we will try them on a little puppy mush for the first time. That will certainly be special. Since we've had the whelping box great escape, the x-pen has gone up and the pups will have a bigger area to explore but an impossible (I hope) wall to climb.

Mom and Pups

No. 2 and No. 1

No. 2 and No. 4