8 weeks and feeling better

Well, we've been fighting a tummy bug, but everyone's on the mend and getting fat again! Temporary setback is all. They are 10-14 pounds and so smart! About half go straight to their crates when coming indoors and the others make a run for the livingroom!!! Almost all the pups have been matched up to their new homes. Ajax will be going to Illinois, Apollo is going to Massachusetts, Phoebe, Chloe, Calypso, and Zephyr will be staying local.

6 weeks old

There is so much growling and barking now - it's so amusing. They're starting to get over their second bout with kennel cough and are playing a lot more. Everyone's eating about 1.5 - 2 cups of food a day already, so thank you - again - to ABA for sending food! They are loving to play outside and are doing a good job going potty in the grass. Oh, and they're learning to DIG!! Applications are pouring in - it's going to be hard to pick only 12 families for these angels.

216 toenails

It takes a while to trim 12 puppies' nails and wipe their noses and give their meds, etc... But what really makes it take so long is that each one has to be held and snuggled with for at least 10 minutes a piece. So what if the dishes don't get done!
I'll get more pictures out in the next day or 2. Hero weighs 8 pounds already! The rest are between 5-7 pounds. Pretty much all of them have kennel cough again. : (
They're growling and play fighting and howling in the middle of the night. They are grabbing each other's tails and shaking them furiously!! It's absolutely hilarious! They're doing better and better about going potty on the potty side, which is now pine shavings, not newspaper. They were having way too much fun ripping the paper. : )
Better go do some other things before it's supper time for the pups!

Vet Visit

We went to the vet for the first time and almost everyone looked & sounded great. A couple have a recurrence of bordatella and got put on antibiotics and are already TONS better after 24 hours. The favorite thing to do now is lap water from a bowl. We have to stop them because they won't stop themselves!! Next favorite is playing tug-o-war with wash cloths... too funny!
A couple weigh nearly 6 pounds and they're starting to get "leggy." Mama isn't nursing much at all anymore and they're doing fine with food. Will post pictures soon.