"You have at least 4 weeks to go to endure the constant sharing about All Things Hoped For ! Having said that we're approaching 4 weeks of age with joy and delight in this journey. Daily we have about 3 structured playtimes now out on the floor. The pups get a chance to climb around obstacles, peer at each other around corners, back into corners and figure out what to do about that, and decide if they will use the paper on the floor to eliminate or not! I have puppy mash heating on the woodstove so we're going to introduce that in a fun way later after the current naptime. A couple of hours ago they were introduced to the CD sound effect library. They heard 19 new, brief sounds and by the time the very muffled gunfire in the distance played they had already curled up into a pile and were fast asleep on the floor. The pups did wake up when I stepped into the whelping box to do routine cleaning and using the hand vac but fell back to the land of dreams within seconds. They are playing with puppy toys that have survived over time (Kong, Nylabone, tug toys) and the few soft toys I had momma Treasure already decided she wanted. I thought she was going to rip them up but that wasn't her plan at all. This will sound familiar to those who have seen the video of her introducing pups to bird scent in 2009. Sure enough, the soft toys that had squeakers in them, she brought to the puppies, lay down with them, and began to make the toy squeak. To say I am having fun would be an understatement."
As always, thanks for your interest and for following our ATB blog. I know I don't say it often enough, but you are very much appreciated - all of you. You know who you are. Take care and God bless you - John, Ann, and All Things Brittany
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