Now The Fun Begins!

The puppies have just turned 4 weeks. They continue to thrive and are super active. This is the time when we need to tiptoe through the house, as their hearing has become very acute and they'll make their very noisy demands to be let out to play. They don't seem impressed with their pedicures at this age and they are getting more difficult to wrangle as they get stronger.

It is still hard to get pictures with Koda in the scenes, as she really would prefer to sit in my lap given the opportunity. So, the nannies continue to be in many of the pictures.

Green Boy

Puppy agility has started and they are getting comfortable with crawling all over different surfaces, including the ever so tolerant nannies!

We are fortunate to have some great helpers who absolutely love any puppies they come across. They teach them to play, make sure they are clean and are very attentive, keeping them busy while their box is being cleaned. They also could care less about me when there is puppy play to be had, so it gives me time for photo ops. We just have to watch out for puppy toy thievery!

They have been started on Puppy Smoothies to supplement mom's milk. These are some big puppies and they are draining her dry! They pile out of the whelping box at the first sound of the rustling newspaper.

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A tired puppy is a well behaved puppy!!!

Week 2 Is Behind Us

They are starting to morph into fun little creatures. Eyes and ears are now open and so now we need to tiptoe around the house. These puppies are healthy and Koda is taking great care of them.

We have had unseasonably warm temperatures for the Northwest, so they have been avoiding the heated nest during the day.

Most of the time is spent sleeping hard!

Two of the girls.

When it's time to clean the whelping box each day, the nannies like to spend time with the puppies. They pitch in on a daily basis and are extremely tolerant. They will continue to help socialize the puppies as they grow and explore.

The Labs Have Arrived!

It's been a little while since we've had little squeakers in the house. Koda's puppies where born 4/27 and she was nice enough to do this during the daytime, such a treat! She's a first time mom and is very gentle with the puppies. We are whelping these puppies for someone else, so it's a relief to have things go well.

This is probably one of the only pictures we have of her that isn't a blur.....she doesn't like sitting still for photos, especially when the Puppy Wrangler is around! (She thinks I rock!)

As is often the case, sometimes Nanny Duty is needed. No worries to the lab people, the golden factor doesn't wear off on the puppies, but we do have a great set of extra mommies who are very attentive.

 

 All are thriving and becoming little butterballs. We had been rotating them every few hours at night to make sure they all get a fair shot at the good stations of the milk wagon! Now that they are a week old, we can catch up on our sleep.

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New Adventures

Tess' puppies are 6 weeks old and thriving! They are used to being let out of jail frequently, and we all hear about it if this doesn't happen quickly. In between the rain storms, we've had a chance to take them outside.

Red and Yellow boys

 Orange and Blue boys

Lavender and Pink girls

They seem to be enjoying the break from the indoor agility course.

Purple boy

Yellow boy and Teal girl

 

 Black and Green boys

I'm looking forward to them going to their new homes soon. They are plenty well socialized already and are ready to party in new environments!

The Party's At Our House!

At 4 weeks old, Tess' puppies are having a ball! They frequently dine on puppy sushi, though so far, they are pretty nice about it. The more aggressive biting of tails and ears is about one week away, and we'll be hearing about it! They've been exploring the house and playing with their nannies. They are crunching on real food when they aren't crunching my fingers.

 

Helping with "Cleanup on Aisle 7"

Red boy looking very contemplative

On the last day before moving to their larger quarters, you get an idea of the sounds we hear, day and night! 

Tess Puppies at 2-1/2 Weeks

Tess clearly is putting out cream, these puppies are so big! None have been lacking a meal, that's for sure. Their ears are just starting to open, so it's going to be time to start tiptoeing around the house.

At almost 3 weeks, their noses are completely black now and they are starting to discover each other and toys. It's about to start getting FUN around here! One of the boys is pictured above.
 

Tess is not too hip on camera action, so most of the puppy shots are taken when I'm changing puppy laundry, cleaning the box and letting the nannies provide some care (Tess would much rather sit on my lap than let me take puppy pictures). JJ is in the picture above, the pictures below are with Gamine.

Gamine is quite tolerant, several were doing the best to nurse on her and she just fell asleep!