Happy Monday, folks! The puppies are all doing great. They are starting to learn to sit before I feed them, though we still have some work to do on that before they get it down. They are so funny at this age. I love the way they fling themselves in unbounded ecstasy on me whenever I go into their kennel. (Well, maybe I should say, I usually love it. If they have made messes all over the floor, tramped around and gotten dirty in the messes, and come jump all over my ankles when I walk through the door, I am not thrilled about their ecstasy then.) One of their favorite activities is wrestling, complete with plenty of growling and snarling sound effects, but none of them are really bullies. Treasure is surprisingly aggressive with Winston, even though Winston is bigger and Treasure tends to be a bit shy. Winston Finn (was Auchinleck) hangs in there pretty well with the wrestling, three legs and all, and Gracie just bounces around, growling and wrestling with whichever brother she feels like biting. I had to reschedule the vet appointment, so I'm planning to take them down to see Dr. Harty tomorrow. Hopefully they will get their first round of shots and a clean bill of health, and be all ready to go next Monday. Enjoy the pictures - and maybe a glass of iced tea on this hot January day! Winston (AKA Teddy Bear) This big guy is full of affection, with a trace of his mama's goofiness. He has become very talented at running from the kennel door around to the gate of the run, and back to the kennel door again, depending on where I am, as he begs for me to come pet him, or let him out, or show him attention in any way. At picture time he always finds his way into my lap, which makes him one of the more difficult puppies to photograph. Today he thoroughly enjoyed chewing on my shoe while I took pictures of the other puppies - until Treasure tackled him. Gracie Gracie loves to run. She runs to meet me, runs to chase her brothers, runs to check out some imaginary something or other on the far side of the pen, and runs back to the kennel. She also loves to jump, loves to have her belly rubbed, and loves to lick. She's a loving little rascal! Treasure Remember how in last week's blog post I mentioned that Treasure was acting shy? Well, he still doesn't like my phone for some reason, so he evacuates whenever I try to take a video of him, but he has really come out of his shell this week. He's still not the outgoing, climb-all-over-while-licking-anyone-he-can-reach type puppy, but he is quietly cheerful and friendly, and he seems to enjoy putting both the Winstons and Gracie in their places. It has been fun to watch him grow up this week! Winston Finn (was Auchinleck)
One of the funny coincidences of this litter is that two of the pups ended up with the name Winston. I've always wondered whether I would have two pups with the same name, but I didn't expect it in the same litter - certainly not in a litter with only four puppies. So 50% of this litter is named Winston! Anyway, to get to the point... Winston Finn is doing very well. He's figured out how to walk and run on three legs quite nicely, and though he is still a bit less active than Winston and Gracie, he always comes to meet me and wags his tail nearly off to tell me how happy he is to see me. I'm so happy that he has found his family - and that he even will have a three-legged Border "sister."
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Kitty
1/13/2020 04:36:05 pm
I'm so happy to see this!
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