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| Miss Cranberry |
Mango’s puppies are spending even more time awake and are becoming
more active. On top of the usual wrestling and biting each other’s heads, they
engage in what appears to be a variation of bumper cars where they all just meander
around and bounce off each other. The puppies also welcomed a new stuffed
animal into their pack which they take turns nibbling on or cuddling with. They
are becoming more curious about us and enjoy being held, often drifting off to
sleep as they’re being gently caressed.
The puppies are getter bigger all the time and weigh in between
five and six pounds. They’re getting their “mush” delivered to their dining
area three times a day now. A complete contrast to Maddie’s litter, this bunch
is very orderly and courteous and tends to wear a lot less food than their
counterparts. With the more frequent feedings, Mango is getting a bit of relief
from the teething puppies, but still brings the milk truck around several times
a day and night.
Mango continues to be the perfect, indefatigable mother. One
morning after nursing her own little clan, Mango wandered into Maddie’s
whelping box to pay an impromptu visit. Maddie’s pups sized up the situation
very quickly and before long, were all latched onto Mango. Maddie seized the
opportunity by leaving to go on a break.
This week, the puppies were introduced to the great outdoors. The gentle
slopes in the lawn must seem like mountains to this little gang, because after
fifteen to twenty minutes of staggering around, they flop over and fall asleep.
The group doesn’t venture off very far from us or from Mango during these
little outings, but it won’t be long before they gain more confidence and take
over the entire yard.
That’s it for now, but be sure to join us next week
for another enchanting installment of “Puppy Tales”.
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