All's Quiet

And that is good!  Not a lot to report but I thought I'd give a quick "pupdate" since we've got a busy weekend.  

The puppies spend all day eating and sleeping and growing!  Goldy, Yadi and Waino all weigh well over 2 lbs now and Albert continues to gain weight each day.  He will get there tomorrow or Sunday.   His tail is still covered in scabs, but Rhani is leaving it alone, and it seems to be healing fine.

Valerie (Maxwell's person) visited on Wednesday.  Waino was quite content to lay in her arms throughout the entire visit.  It was great to catch up!  We vowed to get together more often for walks with JoJo and Maxwell!  (Maxwell and JoJo are brothers and half brothers to these puppies.). Valerie and Mike have triplets - Amelia, Campbell and Riley.  They turned 20 years old on Thursday.  (Happy Birthday!). Valerie told me the puppies weigh more than her kids did when they were born!  How amazing is that to think about?  Riley has already visited, but Amelia and Campbell are away at college.  They are making a special trip home the weekend of 10/14 just to see the puppies.  We love our extended JuJu family!

We continue the Early Neuro Stimulation exercises every morning.  I had Dave video Albert this AM so you can see how simple these are.  First you tickle the puppies foot between its toes with a Q-tip.  Next you hold the puppy up vertically.  Next you hold the puppy upside down vertically.  Then you put him on his back.  Finally, you set him on a damp cold cloth.  Each exercise is just for 3-5 seconds and should only be done once per day for days 3 through 16 of their lives.

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Albert is a sweet boy.  Waino is pretty sweet as well, but he gets grumpy about weigh ins and the on his back exercise.  Goldy and Yadi are quite vocal about everything!

The puppies all got their nails done again yesterday.  It's crazy how fast they grow!  Very little drama was involved.  I got more from Rhani when I worked on hers a bit.  She truly is a drama queen about nails.

You can see in the photos above that spots are starting to show.  No peepers yet, but their eyes will begin opening soon.  All this means they will turn into little dogs shortly and then quiet times will be over!

​Until next time....

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