They are out on the deck. They ate out there, played a bit, and are now all nestled down in the straw in a big tub under the heat lamp. My own little manger scene.
More and more personality is coming out. Janis is the explorer. She's always the first to go anywhere, happy to leave me and her littermates to check out the world. Dusty is the climber. I have 2 big shovels on the deck (awaiting the next storm). One is a snow shovel and the other is a wide aluminum barn shovel. She tries to climb the face of them. She has almost gotten the barn shovel completely down, and she loves walking around on the wobbly face. Aretha is a little wild thing, also quick to go places and very interested in running and playing. Jimi is a big amiable fellow, but tough and assured. Joni loves to play with toys like Janis and Aretha. She is more people focused than the other girls right now, though all pups love to come running for cuddles. Their little tails wag so fast you can hardly see them. Dylan was a blob for a while, but now is in the thick of the activity, rather a determined fellow. He loves to take a quick cuddle break. Arlo is the most vocal, and the most toy focused of the boys. Cass is a fairly middle of the road girl.
It was warmer today, and they are older, bigger, and more used to the cold. They ate, went to sleep in the hutch under the heat lamp, then when I was going out to bring them back in I saw they had all woken and were playing happily about the deck and in the hutch. So I left them till they went to sleep again. Along with the 2 shovels (excellent puppy toys) they have an assortment of balls on the deck. They still need to be put in the tub when it is time to sleep. The tub is pretty much right under the lamp and makes a great little nest. When they get tired and cold they tend to all hunker down beside the tub rather than thinking to climb in. I keep an eye on them and when they settle and nestle together to sleep I put them in the tub. In the tub they are warm, and you can see them relax and sprawl over one another.
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