Pupdates

Well the pups are now enjoying fairly long walks in the back yard. They love exploring, stuffing their little noses everywhere. They have discovered the miracle of sticks. The run, tackle each other, stop and sniff, grab sticks. Whenever I can get ahead of them I run and call them trying to tire them out. Not so easy anymore. First it is hard to get ahead of them as they are all around me. Second it is hard to tire them out these days.

We were out this morning and the ice cracked in the pond. We were walking along the shore and it sounded like depth charges, almost vibrating. A couple reacted looking around but most ignored it. I suspect it has been background noise while they are on the deck. We had another walk this evening and included Dare and Levi. The pups are used to patient Uncle Dare. Levi found their little teeth and claws irritating and told them as much in a reasonable way. Otherwise he ignored them. It was a good lesson in dealing with big dogs. We finished this evening's walk with a whole house puppy party. This is where I let the pups run all over the house to explore, one of their favorite activities. They were none too pleased to be locked back up. The puppy areas just are not big enough for them anymore. They need to run. It is fun watching them run the entire length of the yard.

Tomorrow I'll hopefully trim nails. I need to get them good and tired for this as it is impossible with little waving puppy feet.