Wow - a lot has happened since 10 days ago! The puppies are now over a month old. They've gone to play outside on the grass once - had a grand time and seemed happy to run and explore. And this morning (Wednesday) they visited my kids' classes at school - spent half an hour in the Grade 8 class and another half hour in the Grade 5 class. By the end they were exhausted, but very happy to meet all the kids and quite ready to run around and visit.
Phoenix's puppies are real little dogs now! They’ve found their feet and are happily scurrying around the puppy corner on the vinyl floor, wagging their little tails and squaking to let us know they want food or attention.
Phoenix's puppies are real little dogs now! They’ve found their feet and are happily scurrying around the puppy corner on the vinyl floor, wagging their little tails and squaking to let us know they want food or attention.
Phoenix is still nursing
several times a day but we are also feeding the puppies some mush to supplement
the milk and get them used to other food. Their teeth are coming, meaning it is starting to get uncomfortable for Phoenix to nurse them, and they are getting big so they mostly nurse standing up now. Over the next two weeks we will
decrease the mushiness of the food and let it stay more and more solid until
they are eating straight kibble. The transition is usually complete by the time
they are 7 weeks old - though they will continue to nurse when they can (or, more specifically, when Phoenix lets them). So
they will be all ready to eat regular puppy food by the time they go home.
I'll post pictures in a day or so but need to get to bed now!
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