These puppies have really come into their own this past week.  Personalities are evident, coordination is vastly improved, curiosity is insatiable and the hierarchy within the group is being vied for constantly.  This is such a fun age when the puppies become individuals more than a litter.  And every one of them demands they be the focus of attention. 

The Milky Way pups go outside on a regular basis now and everyone has mastered the doggie door.  The pups are starting to learn to go to the bathroom when they are outside as well giving them a good start on housetraining for their lucky families.

Chew sticks and other teething toys are very popular as those teeth continue to develop and come in.  It isn’t as much fun to sit with them now as the sharp teeth hurt when they decide your toes, fingers or arms make good teething toys. 

There are lots of growls and barks going on as the puppies become more vocal and communicate with one another, the other dogs in the Doodle Den and us.  They know how to sing and cry as well as bark to get human attention when they want to be held, let out or fed.

Feeding is going very well and Bijoux has them almost fully weaned.  We allow Bijoux in with her puppies first thing in the morning for 5 minutes and around 5 in the afternoon for another quick 3 minute feed.  We will start to decrease that down to just the morning feed for 3 minutes for another 5 days and then eliminate her from feeding them altogether.

Raw chicken, canned food and kibble are all being eaten happily by the puppies.  The raw food is the favourite and disappears the most quickly but the kibble is popular as it helps with the teething.