1/11/2012

 Its been a busy few days... we have been playing in the snow, playing with grandparents,mommy, auntie Oakley, and playing with each other...  Everyone loves the snow but yellow got really cold.  He played a little then sat by steps.. grandma jodi put him in her hoodie to get him warm.  Grandma Jodi calls us the pooping machines... sometimes we hold it all night and some times we just let it fly and when that happends the bub bubs tend to well its really gross but they run in it... so every morning they have to get hosed down and dried.  We are trying to eat in our boxes (prison call it what it is sissy"puppy prison" each night but most of us still cry ... I dont (rwb) I chow down... Grandma Jodi opens the doors when we are quiet then she lets us go back and eat our food.  She took mommys box away and left little ones... we are boycotting the move and sleeping out of the boxes in a pile.  We are all eating real doggy food with only 10 minutes of soak time.  We got groomed again ... its been three times now and grandma jodi has a brush she uses on us just about every night.  We had to get the hair cut around our eyes and our "poop" shoots last night.  Lets see who has something to say..... RWB:  I love my grandpa gabe even though he barks at me sometimes I chase him everywhere... oh please your just trying say your the big dog... BUT tell everyone what happened last night... BLue boy ran across the floor and laid you out like a line backer in football... you cried like a baby and sat on grandma jodis lap for an hour... Your just a little boy in a big boys body bub bub... BLUE: I did it I let him have it.. but then I felt bad so I gave him kisses..  I love to get hugs, love to play with everyone but I really really love my mommy.  Orange... Let it snow let it snow let it snow... I love the picture of me in the snow..  my eyes are big cause I love it... Grandma Jodi held me last night and we talked... she told me to stop being crazy alligator boy this week and go back to my cuddle bug self... I will... I also love grandma shania she plays with me all the time. I be easy with her because if I dont she lets me know ... Yellow... that snow is really cold.. I like to explore but I think I want to be somewhere warm to do that... Or just get fatter so I dont get cold on my journeys.  I dont like it when the Oakley "stalks" me... yes I said it she follows me everywhere and hits me with that stupid blanket.  Bumps me with her big nose... I dont know what it is but she is obsessed with me... maybe she just likes a gentleman bub bub... Silver:  I love love love the snow.. I want to run in it, eat it, roll in it and well build an igloo and live in it... I like to play with my bub bubs, white flower power is my favorite...  Pinky.... I love the snow too... I just run so I wont get cold.  I dont mind my box but I am still a little nervous to eat in there with the door closed.  I like to play from under the chair with everyone so you cant plow me down.. I also love grandpa gabe he cleans my face everyday.. ha ha he loves me best.  Grandma jodi yelped at me last night I nipped her and she fussed at me for chewing on mommies big chair... my gums hurt so gotta do something..  Polka... Life is good.. I love to play with oakley although sometimes she scares me... what are you talking about she scares all of us running like her hinney is on fire everywhere she goes... I love to sleep with grandma shania on the floor.. she has soft legs.. Purple well its my turn... I love to play under the chairs and  I go potty around the corner of the house like my grandma, and aunt luna... that is what ladies do we dont pee in the middle of the floor or in front of everyone.  I dont really like my box but I try to be quiet.  I love all my sissys and bub bubs...   well anything else to add.... OK.. we have to go... I hear the big truck coming... yellow boy has to put the apple away...

XOXO... the next olympic bobsled team... aspencove crew... XOXOXOXOXOX 

1/6/2012

Its official I am a lion... Yes me purple... Last night grandma jodi did it to blue and me... I tried very very hard to be brave but when those clippers hit my bum it just tickled too much... I didnt cry and neither did blue boy... I did chase my tail when she was done.  Man oh Man every one was pooping up a storm yesterday..  Even mommy pooped in the house ... Grandma Jodi said it was the worm medicine and it s all over until two weeks we do it again to make sure we are all ready to go home. 

Everyone is gaining weight 1-1.5 lbs last week.  Grandma Jodi said that Pinky is the smallest in "our" group but compared to other litters she is in the middle of the pack.  Seems as if we are big boys and girls... Some of the bub bubs are keeping up with uncle paolo and he was in a litter of 2.  All he did was eat when he was a baby with mommy.  Mommy weighed 8 lbs and uncle paolo 9 at 6 weeks... Polka weighs 7.4 and RWB weighs 7.10 lbs. Flower power and Blue are over 7lbs.. Silver/orange and purple are close to 6.5lb Pinky is over 5.5 lbs with yellow pushing 6lbs.  There were no "runts" in this litter because they were all 10-11 ounces at birth.  Its hard to use weight at this age and stage of weening as a true predictor of size.  There are 1-2 that are larger in bone structure and height.  The rest even the lighter weight ones are all about the same height.. By week 8-12 we should start seeing a difference between boys and girls in size..  When they are weening/cutting teeth they all start eating real food well at different times so ususally there is a bounce in weight gains until they get it down.

OK.. back to us... and not the encyclopedia... We love to go outside and play... Oakley hits us with her blankey and I am not sure why... I think she wants us to tug with her like mommy does.. Mommy got a time out this morning because she wouldnt stop letting us nurse.  Grandma jodi put her in the naughty room.. but yellow squeezed throught the baby gate and took a nap with her.  Blue boy tried but he got stuck.. Pinky couldnt get her head through but she tried.  Mommy gets wrapped in ace bandages on belly.  Grandma Jodi said that it helps her teets go back into place after we have nursed for so long.  Mommy seems to like it , she stands like a statue when grandma jodi wraps her up. .  Grandma shania was cleaning all our bums and woo woos the last few days and grandpa gabe cleans our faces.  Grandma jodi said he wont do bums any more because uncle paolo pee peed in his mouth when he was a baby.  Grandma shania really loves us... She puts us between her legs and she rolls over with us on the floor.  Its lots of fun.  Flower power got a big correction from grandpa gabe last night she bit him in the muzzle with her needle teeth, and it was bleeding a little.. he barked really loud at her... she ran behind the chair and cried.  Grandma jodi said she was ok he didnt bite her he just barked.  Grandpa gabe gave her kisses later and she was good.  Orange boy and polka were eating sticks in the yard and grandma jodi fussed at them.  Lets see RWB got upset with grandma jodi because she pushed him off mommy .. all he does is eat... he ran in the yard and gave her sad eyes... we just call it pouting.  Pinky was hiding in the bucket again... she likes to sleep in things.  We all got our hair brushed tonight and grandma jodi was sticking her fingers in our mouths checking teeth.... NO ONE bite her but it felt really good on our gums..  She said we have to learn to have our teeth brushed when we are bigger so we have to start now.   Pinky and yellow have almost all their teeth.. the rest of us have a few here and there..  Everyone has the "needle" k9 teeth in...   We have to get a tubby again before our open house tomorrow so we will see who is going to be the bravest this time with the blower machine...  Have to go before grandma Jodi comes back... XOXOX.... still 9 little turkeys... .

1/4/2011

Hello everyone its us... Grandma jodi is at work and we are well having a ball.  Yesterday polka,orange, and blue went to work with grandma jodi to see the library.  Grandma jodi carried them in and out and put pee pads on the floor for them to play with auntie betsy.  They rode in the big truck.  Polka said it was cool, and orange thought it was awesome.  Blue didnt like the music very well so he cried for a few minutes on the way to work but was cool on the way home.  They rode in the boxes while in the truck.  Grandma jodi said we would all go for a ride but she was too tired when she got all of us cleaned, our pen scrubbed, and nails cut.  She also shaved RWB butt last night... He was a wiggle worm like flower power white.  I think he looks handsome and he has a big butt... Grandma jodi fussed at him last night and put him on his back (in her arms) until he settled down.. He was trying to eat an electrical cord.  She told him no and he tried to chew on her hand instead so she picked him up.  He tried to nip her again so she hugged him in her arms until he relaxed.  He pouted then and kissed her the rest of the night.  Grandma jodi said we can chew on toys, food, but have to learn a soft mouth... she said daddy was snapping alligator boy as a puppy... he would hide under tables and jump out to snap at pant legs as a baby... RWB is like  daddy. 

Lets see we get worm medicine tonight which means we will be pooping up a storm for 24 hours.  Yesterday we only had 3 poopies in the pen all day and night.... Grandma jodi said that we all got gold stars.  We go outside 6-7 times a day with the big dogs.  Everyone who poops gets the pee pee dance from grandma jodi.  She tried to give us cookies but we still dont have our front teeth yet... only our canines... Pinky has all her side teeth already... We are all eating a mix of some water soaked dog food and some not soaked food so we have something to chew on.  Its been fun playing in the yard... Oakley likes us now but grandma jodi had to get pink out of an upset bucket this morning because Auntie Oakley tried to pick her up by her head and put her in the yard.. Oakley wants to play so she tries to get us too and if we dont she picks us up ... puts us down in the yard and bounces all around us... MOMMY gets mad at her and hip checks her for doing it... I think pinky was hiding from some of the bub bubs who are chewing on everything and everyone.  Oakley loves polka, RWB, yellow and Flower power because they will chase her.  She is really fast like mommy though.. She lays on grandma jodis lap everynight... It takes along time for everyone to get hugs and kisses from grandma jodi, but we all get turns even the big doggies.. mom climbs up and licks grandma jodis face too...
 
Well lets see.... who wants to say something... Pink I like hugs, kisses and grandpa gabe... White... man the yard is big and I love to hike all around.. Polka... school rocks, the gym is huge I cant wait to get my shots so I can run free like mommy. Purple (me) I dont want my butt shaved but grandma jodi said its coming because I am growing into a pretty girl.. Silver... I love to jump like tigger and I love the snow...The yellow snow is off limits right grandma jodi?.. Orange... I love the library.. Its like a huge agility course and the big truck is cool..  Blue,  I love to play with yellow boy, run in the yard and the big truck scared me a little but I like to learn things slowly not like polka who runs in gang busters... Yellow... Ilove my sissy pink and love to tackle RWB when he is sleeping because he chews on my ears all the time... I want to ride in the big truck ... I like cool things.. RWB... I will rule the big truck.. I call shot gun.. I dont like the clippers on my bum it tickles, but I like not having poopy stuck in my thick coat ... now I am sleak and cool all at one time... hubba hubba girls here I come..
Well that is all for now we have to put the apple back. Mommy is sitting next to us and grandma Jodi has a camera on us so I think she will know we were playing with the apple... XOXO  1 two sock wonder (silver), 1 flower power (white), 1 good ol boy (rwb), 1 love life(orange), 1 lil runway model(polka), 1 indiana jones(yellow), 1 princess in waiting (purple), 1 sugar button (pink) and 1 handsome sweetheart (blue)

12/31/2011

Man oh man it has been a busy 3 days for all of us.. We got to watch grandma shania get washed in the big raised tubby and THEN... the big wind machine just blew really hard, was loud and we hid under the tables, behind the chairs, and in the corner... After a while I went out to see what was up, polka, and White ran around the room.  Blue pooped on the grooming floor and not to be outdone so did RWB and orange... Grandma jodi said she scared the poop out of us, but the truth is the boys look for any ocassion to poop... Well it was all fun and games running around the room when the big blower was turned off and grandma jodi was cutting grandma shanias hair.... THEN the unthinkable happened she picked up RWB who was hiding under the table when the blower was on but chewing on grandma jodis pants when she was trying to cut shanias hair.... AND AND she turned on this clipper things and shaved his belly... I think she surprised him because he froze like an ice statue in her arms.. it was so fast none of us knew what happened... She said the boys pee pee on themselves too much so she was shaving in front of their willies.... Girls dont have willies so we THOUGHT we werent going to get shaved.... BUT Polka and White got their butts shaved... Polka stood like a statue until grandma jodi put the clippers on her toes then she moved. around ... grandma jodi told her it was ok because the clippers tickle... White "flower power"  well it was watching a wiggle worm but grandma jodi was like a ninja warrior with those clippers.... fast, quiet, quick and she hugged flower power too.. IT worked but man I hid in the corner so she couldnt cut my hair.... she said we all had to have our poop shoots cut and around our eyes...  It was our first time on the grooming table.... Grandma jodi said we will be groomed the rest of our lives and need to be good and learn to stand still..

 That was all cool until Friday... OH my gosh... the girls went first we got loaded in the green laundry basket and taken to the really high tub... Grandma jodi talked to us, took our rubber duckies down to play with us.... THEN ..... it started to rain on us.. I wasnt too bad at first until the rain spicket got closer and drenched us... Pinky and Polka were very very brave.  White was good until she got the Ivory fresh soap on her.. then she just threw a hisssy fit.. I must admit I screamed bloody murder when I got drenched... then I was ok with the shampoo and I FROZE like a statue for the rinse job...  Grandma Jodi took warm towels out of the clothes dryer and wrapped us in them... Pinky loved the warm towels... The truth is we all liked those and almost forgot we were wet.... I cant believe what happened next... THAT BIG BLOWER MACHINE cranked up and grandma jodi moved the nozzle all over us... I tried to jump out of the basket, White hid under pinky, Polka tried to climb up grandma jodis arm and you know she didnt stop... she told us we have to be groomed all our lives we needed to be brave... she rubbed our heads, and told us we were good girls ...AFTER we stopped trying to jump out of the basket.. Pinky gets the best groomed award she was very very brave.  Grandma Jodi calls her sugar button because she is cute as a button and melts in her arms like a sugar cube... she is a good sissy.   The story wouldnt be complete with out telling how the boys faired on the grooming day... Lets just say RWB boy cried like a baby as soon as the rain hit him... THEN he threw his head back and howled like a wolf... It was very funny for grandma jodi..  then he pouted in the corner of the tub when she was washing the other bub bubs... Yellow was cool like pinky and never cried.. Blue tried to escape the tubby and silver was just a good boy in the tub but tried to hide under RWB when the blowing machine was on. Can you believe that big RWB tried to climb under Yellow so the blower wouldnt hit him..    Blue was shaking in the tubby but just sat still for the dryer...  Orange was a rock star as grandma jodi says.... He stood for the rain and even let her get his face wet.  He was a little afraid of the dryer but let grandma jodi dry his head, and shave his belly...  Overall grandma jodi said we all did really well... and she said that RWB reminds her of daddy sherman.. a "drama
queen" and if grandma teri were here he would tell on grandma jodi for being mean to him... He tried to tell mommy but she just laid on the floor and slept.  Grandma jodi said that mommy was in the grooming room at 3 weeks old in a basket so she could hear the dryer all the time that is why she sleeps now... Auntie Oakley wont even come down stairs, she hates the dryer...  Grandma shania was watching us and she fussed at grandma jodi when we cried and tried to bump grandma jodi away from the table... SHE LOVES US.... SHe was funny she ran and jumped in the tub like it was her turn next.... Grandma jodi said she is a true queen who loves a day at the spa... I dont know what that is but I am not sure I would volunteer to be in that tubby or have the big dryer on me... Mommy said that she likes to be ivory fresh but doesnt like the dryer on her head.  BUT we all need to be big boys and girls... with manners, and ivory fresh is good. 

 GOODNESS..... today all of our forever families came to see us... it was really cool... we got lots of hugs, kisses, pets, and everyone has their favorites...  There were so many we are going to wait until next week to see who we want to pick.... YES guys ... I know we all want to stay here but remember grandma jodi told us this is ALWAYS our home and we can come by anytime to visit her, mommy and our grandparents.  That she will come and see us sometimes too when she travels to dog shows... She said that she cant give us all the love and attention that our forever families will..  I am kind of excited to make new friends... Pinky wants to stay forever with grandpa gabe, yellow wants a great adventure, RWB wants lots of food, fun and to be good ol boy, Blue wants a fun family with lots of toys, Silver loves to eat snow and play , Orange wants to play, eat, sleep and loves to stare at grandma jodi like she has a halo , Polka wants a crown, runway, and a friend,  white loves oakley, and wants to be like polka she thinks???? and I am not sure I want to leave here with mommy.  I am trying to learn new things but I really just like to hang out... Grandma jodi said we all did really well today and only RWB was chewing on people... he is sorry his gums hurt... Please we know you like to make sure everyone is looking at you.... Grandma jodi said your just like daddy at this age... that is why she calls you sherman part II... silly boy... OK... I am tired now... XOXOXO  4 lil turkies, 1 porty princess, 1 sherman part II, 1 sugar button, 1 indiana jones, and 1 lover boy.. 

12/28/2011

 Grandma Jodi left to get more tissues to clean up poo poo.   We are free at last, lord almighty free at last.... Every night and day we get to run in the big room with the big dogs... We went outside in the snow today and played on the porch.  Yellow, white, silver, polka were the first ones to plow into the yard.  Silver loves the snow and eating it like mommy does.  Polka tried to play with the big dogs... zoomies where they run back and forth chasing each other... It lasted 2 minutes until oakley bumped polka then grandma jodi had to mount a snow rescue.  Yellow ran under the big fence when they started the zoomies.  Mommy can run really fast.. White hiked all the way around the house with yellow.  Silver just kept eating snow... All RWB wanted was mommies milk.  Orange took the first poopie out side... then everyone tried it.. but me (purple). I didnt do too well my first time out.  I was scared so grandma jodi took me around with her... then she put me down and it was ok after that.  She had to come inside to get me all the rest of the crazies belly slid down the steps and out into the yard.  Pinky ran all over the place on the patio.. It was fun for all and well I will do better next time.  We went out again at dark and we didnt run around as much but a few of us went potty outside.  Grandma jodi runs around, singing and she pick us up and hugs us when we potty out side so I pee peed.  

Ok,  who has something to say.... Orange I love grandma shania she plays with me on the floor at night.  I like to climb on the red bridge and potty outside.  RWB.. I chased bub bub percy and grandpa gabe.  I chase them to play with me..  Polka,  I love to do everything ecspecially chasing auntie oakley... she runs from me.  Pinky.. grandma jodi calls me sugar button now.. I have a hard time climbing the step outside but I dont cry I keep trying until I get up... I love to do new things and be held.  Silver.... I Love love love the snow, climbing up the hills, on the ice and all around... I like the big food bowl and eating lots of food.   White.... I like to play with grandpa gabe, he licks my face everyday... he loves me best.  Grandma shania corrected me first for biting her... grandma jodi said she is teaching us manners to listen/learn from her.    Yellow.... I love new adventures, hiking in the house, around the yard, and watching the big dogs.  Blue... I am just hanging out right now, I dont cry very often (unless I am hungry). I like to sleep in mommies big house.. on the snuggle rugs.   I love to sleep by my mommy, and like to lay under the wooden end table.  Purple... I love to be out of the puppy prison, and explore the house.  I like it outside but dont like to get too far from grandma jodis side yet... I love oakley and chase her everywhere inside... I know my daddy is going to love me most when he meets us... Got to go.. Grandma jodi said we get to be in the grooming room tomorrow to watch grandma shania get groomed... then friday grandma teri is coming to get us a bath... she will make us pretty pinky aka sugar button... she does pretty hair all the time... not like grandma jodi.. she just sticks us in the sink/wipes us with wash rags... we get in the big tub like mommy.   Grandma jodi says we will sing really loud when the wind machine hits us... XOXO 7 lil turkeys, 1 porty princess, and 1 lil sugar button. 

12/25/2011

 Merry Christmas..... Grandma Jodi is in the shower and well we have the apple.... Great smells are coming from the kitchen and mommy keeps checking the counters for goodies... mommy, grandpa gabe and oakley already got some cookies from the counter that grandma jodi left to cool.. Actually I think grandpa gabe only got the wax paper they were on and ran to show it to grandma jodi... Maybe because he didnt get any... So yesterday aunt michele, uncle kerry, vivian and jake came to see us... and guess who else.... BIG brother percy came too.   Grandma Jodi wanted to see him and have him play with auntie oakley.  Grandma Jodi said that oakley needed to run like a crazy girl with someone.. She has been a very good girl waiting for us to grow up so she can get out of the house.... Man o man is big brother Percy beautiful.  He has silver and black like some of us and a big head like mommy.  He is only one year old but is already a very pretty boy.  He was afraid of RWB.  RWB chased him around and tried to be friends but percy didnt want to be friends with us.  Maybe when we get bigger.  Polka pink loves auntie michele and fell asleep in her arms.  Jake and vivian cut lots of pee pee paper for us and held all of us for a little while.  

 This morning we all played in the living room with the big dogs.  Pink went out the doggie door with mommy and was walking on the porch.  She thinks she is a big dog too.  White, Silver and Orange escaped out the door when grandma jodi was sitting out side with pink.   Yellow still walks all over the place like he is indiana jones.   Grandma Jodi said we are doing great and she is proud of us for eating mommys food ground up with our milk mixed in it.  We got really hungry this morning at 4:30 am because we ate early last night to go to sleep for santa paws to come visit us.  Lets see... Mommy and the big dogs got a raw bone, toys and a special christmas dinner with real meat that grandma jodi cooked for them.  We got really cool rubber ducks ( yes polka pink got a pink one) and some other toys, a tunnel and house to play in with our bridge.   Santa Paws must have seen that all thebig dogs and us were good boys and girls .  It has been a good day.  Ok guys we have to hurry who wants to say something.  Pink.. I love the outside and playing with mommy and big brother percy was really cool.  No I love him the most RWB and I love the big dog food that we are eating.  Orange... I like the tunnel to chew on of course.  Polka.. Auntie michele loves me the most and I love to play on the bridge.  Purple.. I like to chew on the bridge and play with all the bub bubs.  Yellow... I think the big room is the coolest of all.. there are many great places to play.  Silver.. I love grandpa gabe he cleans my face and gives me kisses.  White... I love the square box to hide in, big dog food and rubber duckies to chew on... my gums hurt... well we have to go now... Merry Christmas everyone... 9 lil turkeys... ok polka 8 lil turkeys and 1 pink polka porty... xoxoxox

12/22/2011

 Man I dont know what is going on outside but all the big dogs are covered in white stuff and are very cold.  Mommy didnt go out the front door with the rest of the big dogs.  Grandma Jodi tried to make her but we gave her the cutey pie look and she stayed with us.  Grandma jodi was working out there a long time and Oakley looked like a snowman when she came in.  Well lets see we are in the dining room now and dont have the whelping box any more.  We sleep in mommies crate, on the big heating pad, and where just about anywhere we want to.  We planned and executed the big escape last night.   The xpen has a door on it for mommy to come in and out... Grandma jodi left it open all day and well we were very good.  No one tried to escape while we were just waiting for the right moment.  Grandma Jodi went into the bed room to get a good nights sleep... (ha ha) we showed her.. Polka sprung the wall first and made a move with cat like precision for the door.. Oakley was going in and out so I think she thought she was a big dog... Mommy came running and used her body to block the doggie door.  Mommy knows best and we are way to little to be out in the snow by ourselves. Pinky made the next move over the wall she walked around the dining room looking for new friends.  Grandpa gabe was licking her face.  Yellow made the next big move and not only escaped the pen, but got through the baby gate and  the cracked door to the den.  Yellow was checking out the carpet, and big dog crates... He didnt make a sound until grandma shania came out with grandma jodi... She laughed at polka and was proud that mommy was blocking the door.  Pinky just ran to her like pinky does everyday.  Yellow was wimpering softly (not crying for sure)... and it took grandma jodi a few minutes to find yellow... She always laughs at us... and tells us we are true porties, smart, creative and cute as buttons... I am not a button either I am a porty... WE know polka...  Now we have the door closed and well its just puppy prison around here.. mommy is the only one allowed in and out .... But we do the I am so cute with grandma Jodi and she lets us out with the big dogs too... I just love my grandpa gabe... (purple)  hey we do too... Oakley is getting better but she is still afraid of us since yellow let out a big bark at her.  Grandma Shania came in our prison with mommy today, and mommy didnt care one bit... Shania has waited until we are in the big room to come and help mommy.   Grandma jodi said she knows when her grandma job begins.   RWB was chewing on grandma jodis pants today... she picked him up and put her fingers in his mouth... he has teefers coming in the bottom she said... She checked all of our mouths and they are poking through... She added lots of new toys and took a bunch out to wash... seems as if poopy and pee are all over them right now.  She keeps saying its all fun and games until our teeth come in... so I guess we will see soon.  She also said a bunch of forever families are coming to visit us in a week ... We like to have new friends and have lots of pets/hugs...   OK guys who has something to say.... Yellow... I love to check things out, be hugged, and love pinky/silver.  Orange.. I love food, hugs, sleeping on the heat board and climbing the red bridge..  RWB... I just like to hang out.. love to chase mommy and hang on for milk, love to sleep, and be friends with everyone.  Silver... I love the new BIG feeding bowl.. I can move sideways and eat at the same time... MORE MORE MORE.... I like to play with the new toys they feel good on my gums.  Blue.. I love love love the warm board it makes me warm all over.. I love to sleep, pee where I sleep then move over to a new place to sleep, I like to eat and I love my mommy.. Polka... I love mommies crate, the big room, the big dogs and having more room to strut my stuff.  White... I love to growl at grandma jodi when she wakes me up, I love the big food dish, and I love to go walking in the new prison... I walk the yard everyday baby...  ME (purple)... I must admit I didnt like the crate because I got caught behind it.. I could smell them in the crate but couldnt figure out how to get in.. Grandma jodi saved me and well she took me in the big chair with her and rubbed my belly.. I like our new house, love to explore and not only can I sing but I dance too.  I do the happy dance everyday... Everyone is sleeping now so I will have yellow put the apple machine back... All is well and only a few days til SANTA PAWS comes to town... Grandma Jodi said only good boy and girl puppies get presents... so I told, as fast as i could, who planned and implemented the great escape... it wasnt me santa paws.... XOXO  the 9  lil turkeys...

12/12/2011

I just realized today that the weekend flew by with out me updating our journal... BOY do we have a lot to talk about... Everyones eyes are open and at lunch today grandpa gabe ran in to eat glennies food... I yelled for him and a few of the puppies jumped up and started fussing.. I didnt notice any movement when I ran the vacum cleaner last night over the rug next to the box.  That is usually how I find out who can hear first.  I couldnt tell who it was because I was escourting Grandpa from the food bowl... He just loves it when the girls have puppies.  He is the only one they willingly let in the room from the start and he takes full advantage of cleaning out the food bowl first.  He has gained about 3 lbs I am sure... so his rations are cut a little. 

Puppies are all walking very wobbly but walking. I usually dont add an x pen or with more room to play and potty until 3 weeks but may have to do it sooner... Polka decided yesterday to walk onto the other rug and go poop.  Which is great and a sign they are ready to start potty training.  They do not like to go where they sleep so they tend to move to another area.... Sad part is some thing the rug to right is the place to go and some thing the rug on the left... so we end up with pee on both rugs.  Which means mommy wont lie to nurse on either one... They generally start to move away to pee but Polka is being a super star by trying to poo.. It was hysterical watching it try and balance, hunch up and go poo... Needles to say mom came running to clean the bum, bumped it over and that was end of a glorious moment.. If they had any teeth to take a cookie it would have gotten one right away to praise the effort... The other early challenge for this group in particular is they are mobile, so early that I am worried now one will pull themselves over the entry way of the whelping box soon... ( usually happens at 3 weeks or later).  I have to still keep them very temprature controlled for at least another week.  Then I can keep the room at 70, with heating pad or lamp on them at night.   That is when (4 weeks) I move them from my bedroom to the living room right out side my door.  We make one more move at 5 weeks over by the door to really start potty training to outside instead of pee pads or news paper..   So updates on individual puppies.... courtesy of purple.. (aka song of the south)..  Purple loves to sing, and leads the choir with blue.  Polka is the potty superstar, yellow of course will not be out done by anyone and like with eyes, walking was the first to go potty by itself.
White, silver, and yellow have all found a voice.  Which is developmentally correct at this age when they can see and start to hear... they are so proud of commanding mommy, siblings, grandma jodi with their voices.  Orange hasnt learned to demand things it just waits, moves, and sleeps.  RWB is just like his daddy... FOOD FOOD FOOD.... We would vote him most likely to own a dog food store when grown up.  Hot pink still waits but has learned how to flip the big bub bubs off and nuzzle under mommys front arm to get the very bottom teet when so the bub bubs cant get her.  Grandma jodi took her out of the room yesterday and she cried a little for mommy.. She was the first one to leave the room.. she was so brave...  We want everyone to know that our mommy is the best mommy in the world, and she loves us very much..  Thats all for now... Grandma jodi said she is going to check all of our ears when she gets home.  She said grandpa gabe needs to be groomed and if we have our ears open we get to be in a basket under the grooming table to hear the big blowing machine... we dont know what that is yet... but we cant wait to learn new things... xoxox 9 lil turkeys...

12/6/2011

 Couldnt call it a night until we reported our first peeper...... Yellow opened its left eye today and I am sure the rest are to follow. Even though they will open they still can only tell dark from light, shadows... Until 8-10 weeks their full depth perception, vision will be clear.  They also start with blue eyes... as they turn brown that is sign the vision is becoming more acute.   ALL are crabbing which means they are getting their legs under them for a push or two... BUT bellies are still dragging the ground... S uperstar yellow took two steps this morning with its feet totally under its body.... Amazing what can be done when your trying to be first in the lunch line... Stimulation has gone really well.  All are  comfortable on their backs.. snuggled next to grandma jodi that is... I will keep putting them on their backs  until they relax... SHowing bellies is a sign of submission and trust in their owners...  I know as they get a little older it may change but except for our singer blue most are really laid back. Blue is too .. except when  hungry or taken away from a teet.... :-)   A few fuss a little when they get bumped from a teet but I would too...   If they snark(fuss) when I pick them up... I just handle them even more... :-) Four should bust the 2 lb mark tomorrow with everyone else not too far behind.  What a great day for the crew... I love it when we get little peepers.... All is calm... pups are asleep so its glennie and my turn to get a few hours before our "time for food" alarm clocks sound... 9:00pm

12/2/11

Well its getting more and more lively around here.  We got their nails cut today and its a challenge for grandma Jodi... We were wiggling, screaming, trying to nurse her hand, shirt, and the clippers.. .  Last night grandma jodi got 3 hours sleep... Yahoo... We tried to be quiet blue, RWB, Polka kept screaming for mom so we gave them seats at the lunch counter so they would shut up... Mommy said we have to be good and she stayed with us all night.  Silver got behind mommy in the middle of the night, under the pig rail, and screamed so loud grandma Jodi jumped up and saved it.  Silver tried to climb over mommy but she is like mount mckinley, big and beautiful.  Pink wanted everyone to know that she loves mommy, milk and hiding from grandma jodi.  Yellow wants everyone to know that he is the cutest, RWB said he has the only tattoo on his body. "heart" on his belly.  He said it will only get bigger and bigger as his belly grows like his love for mommy.  Orange wants to know why we keep taking a break from food to have our pictures taken. Polka says she likes to have her photo taken because she is a future model.  Purple is off on an adventure around the box which is fine until it cant find mom then it cries...  Everyone else had no comment at this time because they finally got the bub bubs off mommys teets so they can get some milk too. Happy one week.... lil turkeys...

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