The puppies are like six giant jelly beans…the kind that have mixed colors. They are so fat and sassy I can’t seem to get anything done because I love to just sit and watch them play.

They started on solid (or rather, mushy) food Monday and have really taken to it. Maxi is beginning to wean them…only lets them nurse a couple times a day. They have teeth now so I’m sure it isn’t a pleasant experience for Mom.

I gave the pups their second pedicure today to also give Maxi some relief. Can’t believe how fast their little nails grow.

And, last night they had their first baths. I bathed them two at a time in a large plastic tub that fit inside my laundry sink. I would have posted photos but my assistant, Alex, was busy helping her teacher get her classroom ready for school. Egad! School already.

Anyway, I just took a wonderful video but it is still uploading. So, here are some stills of the puppies first day outside. Older puppies Potter and Willow loved playing with the puppies. The older dogs were in the pen too but preferred to watch from the steps.

ENJOY!!!

Today we took our first de-worming medication. All went well. We also got weighed and had our nails trimmed. No one objected to this foreign and sometimes uncomfortable experience.

This YouTube video is just to tide you over until tomorrow when I can post some individual photo updates. My step niece and nephew named the puppies based on a Harry Potter theme. Stay tuned!!!