“Miss
Houdini”
She
managed to accomplish the feat not once, but twice in the same week. And we’re
still perplexed as to how she got away with it. Miss Jade has now found at
least two means of escape from the whelping box. As we examined the evidence,
we suspect that the first time, she launched herself over the opening off an
unsuspecting sibling’s body. In another instance, it would appear that she
managed to fasten herself to Whitney on her way out of the whelping box and
used her mother like a Trojan horse. We’re keeping a close watch on this one.
There’s
no shortage of excitement outside. On one particular outing, Miss Crimson and Miss
Marigold followed their mom up the five inch step leading to the living room’s
exterior door. Since it wasn’t time to go in yet, we summoned Whitney back to
the play area to spend some more time with the rest of her pack. Whitney
obliged, leaving the two girls alone on the step to contemplate their next
move. For an eight inch tall being, the height must have seemed daunting so the
two approached the brink with the utmost apprehension. Miss Marigold got too
close to the edge and fell off the step into a summersault, landing back on her
feet. Miss Crimson promptly followed suit. To our amazement, they both climbed
back on the step and repeated the exercise until they both realized they could
simply step down. In the meantime, the rest of the pack was racing around
hither and thither with no apparent motive. They spontaneously dart across the
lawn at top speed, but lacking the necessary balance and coordination to go the
distance, the sprint also culminates in a tumble. It’s a good thing puppies at
this age are seemingly made of rubber.
Whitney
is such a gentle soul – the biggest lapdog of all. As we’re spread
out on the lawn to play with the puppies, Whitney likes to take centre stage
and sit on our laps. When the puppies aren’t trying to steal a drink from their
mom’s milk bar, they circle us and jump up like snapping turtles in an attempt to
bite or lick our noses. Of course they miss and tumble over most of the time,
but it’s all good spirited fun. One by one, the little minions drift off to
sleep, spent from the day’s activities. We then have to carry them back to
their beds to allow them to rest up for the next round of adventures.
That’s it for now, but be sure to join
us next week for another stimulating installment of “Puppy Tales”.
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