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| Mr. Raven |
“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
She wasn’t taking “no” for an answer. She nudged him this way and that and
whacked him on the head with her paw until he was finally aroused from his deep
slumber. To her delight, Mr. Raven finally gave in and played with his sister,
Miss Marigold. This is such a heartwarming phase of their development when the
puppies begin to interact and play with one another, learning rudimentary
social skills. They are also fine-tuning their vocal abilities. If we weren’t
certain that the windows were closed, at times we could swear that there was a
flock of pigeons in the room.
Since the puppies are very well established, Whitney, who’s been a
stellar mom, has been taking some breaks outside of the whelping box for a bit
of much-deserved “me time”. The only thing is that she’s enjoying the freedom
so much that we sometimes have to drag her back to the whelping box and remind
her of her responsibilities. She catches her stride in no time and is back to
satisfying her family’s every need.
This week, we introduced the mini-pack
to some solid food known as “mush” or “gruel”: a healthy blend of oatmeal,
goat’s milk, honey and vitamins. The gang got off to a slow start, but priming
their mouths with a finger-full of this sweet temptation generally does the
trick. Before long everyone was smacking their lips and looking for more. Since
there’s on in every crowd, Mr. Zinc was the first to actually walk into the
bowl. The trio of Mr. Buff, Mr. Sapphire and Mr. Zinc lined up across one end
of the bowl like power eaters at a hot dog eating competition. Miss Jade was
content to lick leftovers off everyone’s face, while Miss Crimson was still a
little bit too sleepy to have her dinner. By the end of their second
installment of gruel, they enjoyed it so much that some even fell asleep right
in the bowl.
After Whitney’s initial reluctance to move out of the bedroom into a
space of her own last week, we finally managed to sway her and move the group
into the nice, bright surroundings of the living room. At the same time, the
extension was added to the whelping box providing Whitney and her crew some
much needed space; something akin to graduating from a single bed to a king
sized one. The room even boasts a sofa that Whitney can get some of her beauty
sleep on.
That’s it for now, but
be sure to join us next week for another electrifying installment of “Puppy
Tales”.
Jazz and Whitney Puppies - Week Three
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