A Sunday Play Date

We had so much fun Sunday with the puppies. Jenny, Jen, Michael and Alex all helped me play with them. Such a terrible job!!! Then yesterday Maxi’s eight pups went to the vet for their first shots, de-worming and general exams. They did great…no complaints on the half-hour trip there and just a few on the way back. They were hungry and exhausted! I fully intended to take photos but got a little bit distracted. Maybe next time.

Tomorrow my friend and dog-sitter will come by to help me assess the personalities of Maxi’s pups. I’ll get those up on my website, https://www.carneyshaven.com,
 hopefully tomorrow evening.

                                                                      Rain with her determined look. >>>>>>>>

Franklin seeming to ponder which toy to choose.

Franklin with a fleece. I make these from the fleece fabric. Just three strips braided. They are just about indestructible.

Contemplative Franklin

I love this!!! Lightening giving me the high-five!

Lightening with a beef shin bone. My big dogs get them first, then the pups. Always a hit and good for their teeth.

Lightening bossing Franklin
Lightening and Dew are very sweet girls. They are a bit on the quiet side but do like to play

Blaze and Storm. Blaze is Maxi’s littlest one but is bigger than Boomer now and just about the same size as Storm.

Breeze with a fleece toy.

This is Lightening

Jefferson pulling on my shoelace…next to Sunray.

Jefferson’s play smile!

Now Lightening has the fleece toy.

Lightening’s play smile.

Two hands full! Lightening, Franklin, Sunray and Breeze

Daughter Jenny with Lightening.

Rain and Breeze playing tug of war.

Rain in a quiet moment. Love her eyes!

Storm and Sunray.

Sunray with a dinosaur.

Sunray with her smiley mustache.

Dew and Franklin

First Bath

We have been very busy. Friday was non-stop puppiness. First the usual in the morning…breakfast and clean-up. Then baths! With sixteen it took a while and all the puppies did great.

Georgie, Hancock and Rain were first. Here they are, semi-dry, waiting for their siblings.

Blaze getting his rubdown

Blaze might be small but he is very brave

Breeze and Boomer in the sink. I put down a terry towel in the water so the sink doesn’t feel terribly wierd.

Breeze and Boomer exploring in the sink.

Breeze and Boomer…can we come out now?

Two is actually better than one. They keep each other calm.

Dew and Sunray get their turn.

So much fun!

Potty Progress and “Summer Weather” Mug Shots

The puppies are really getting the hang of this new arrangement. Only a couple accidents yesterday in the sleep area. I am so excited. It also appears they pretty much slept through the night. I am forever trying new tacks with my puppies. Trust me, I’ve been through probably a dozen different potty-training strategies. This is the first time I’ve tried this set-up but already I think I am going to like it.

My personal challenge today is “cozying up” the sleep area so that when I open up the big playground they will still go to the bedroom to sleep. Maybe some kind of enclosure. We’ll see what I can find in the basement!

Meanwhile, here are the sweet faces of Phoebe’s puppies.

Rain

Breezy

Dew

Flash

Lightening

Stormy

Sunray

Thunder