We changed around the nursery a bit to accommodate a wire “sleep and eat” crate as well as a solid travel crate. This will get the pups accostomed to both! While I was changing things out they were playing wildly in the room which wore them out totally! That accounts for their sleepier mood in this video!!
Luke (now Maverick) played so hard he fell asleep on the slide when I returned them to the nursery!
This is Luke….sound asleep on the slide. One tired puppy!!
Moms are eating outside the Puppy Pen now because they are not willing to share!
But it is a perfect time to get the puppies at their playful best.
Note our new setup. One of the whelping boxes is still in the pen as a private bedroom for the moms when they want some peace.
I vary the flooring in the pen with lots of different textures and a fluffy crate bed for them to climb on and build strength in their legs.
And I have added a pee pad which they are already using.
Finally, I left the original sound on the video. I think their little growls and barks are a hoot!
Enjoy!!
What a fun stage!
And…just like that…they are sound asleep!
At 3 weeks puppies will start exploring their environment and their littermates by “mouthing”.
This is not to be confused with a 10 week old puppy’s mouthing which can be a bit painful!
I find it endearing…one of the first signs of interaction with others around them.
Sunshine is a true milk machine. Here she is nursing all 9 puppies. But she only has 8 nipples so there is a lot of musical boobies happening!
