The little pups are now located in the puppy corner, aka (former) breakfast nook, right beside the kitchen and close to the action of the household. From here - now that their eyes and ears are opening - they will be able to see and hear the action of our family's daily living, from sounds of kids chatting and the radio playing to the sights of people walking by and dogs free to roam in the rest of the hosue. And, of course, they will be close to all the tantalizing smells of supper cooking and - when we have the windows open, now that the weater is getting nicer - the grass and trees and cars outside.
We occasionally see one trying to stand on its little legs already. At this point they take a half-step and then flop back down as their bodies are still to heavy for their legs to support them. But it won't take much longer!
Mama Topaz is happy to be closer to the household action, too. It was a bit lonely at times tucked away in the bedroom. Now it's easier to take a few moments outside the "den" and interact with the other dogs when she feels like it.
Now that puppy eyes and ears are on the verge of oepning, we will be stopping the daily neural stimulation exercises we've done since they were 2 days old, and starting to do other things like play the radio, shake noisemakers, and so on to help get them used to the different types of sounds, sights, and actions they will face in the big wide world out there.
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