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| Miss Rose |
Put yourself in Maddie’s shoes (paws) for just a moment. Imagine
nine hungry little minions ravaging you for food every time you’re in their
midst. Now imagine they have teeth coming in – twenty-eight of them, to be
exact. Despite this, Maddie is still doing her duty as a mom, but we’re sure
she’s relieved now that the puppies are getting three meals of mush a day. Now
she just has to make sure they stay “topped up” in between.
Mealtime is one of the highlights of the day. This opinion is
shared by the puppies for obvious reasons, but for us as well. This motley crew
needs no second invitation to descend on the jumbo bowl in the shape of a ring
that contains their mush. Pandemonium ensues. The group puts so much energy
into devouring their food that most collapse in a heap beside the bowl
immediately after eating. Miss Lilac entertained us by actually falling asleep in
the bowl. And we could swear we heard snoring.
Now that we’ve added another section onto the whelping box,
the puppies have room to spread out a bit. They use the original portion as
their lounge where they sleep, play and cuddle with each other and their
stuffed animal toy; that is when Maddie doesn’t steal it to play with it
herself. The new area, which is lined with unprinted newspaper is mostly used
for “relief”; a step toward potty training.
The puppies also experienced their first taste of the
outdoors this week. They stumbled around on the uneven surface of the lawn like
toddlers taking their first steps. The group spent their time taking in all of
the new sights, smells and sounds, dwelling on a blade of grass here or a
little twig there. Life is good.
That’s it for now, but be sure to join us next week
for another captivating installment of “Puppy Tales”.
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