Sorry I haven't been here much lately. Those puppies have taken over my life! They turned five weeks old yesterday, and it's good that they are SOOOOOOOO adorable because they are SOOOO MUCH WORK, at least their cuteness makes up for it!!!
Lucy (the mom) hasn't wanted to do any caretaking for the pups at all, so I've spent the last five weeks making her nurse, and having to sit with them to keep her nursing. The first couple of weeks, that meant every two hours day and night! Now they are eating and drinking, but still want to nurse a few times a day - about every six hours. I'm still sleeping on the floor near them to make sure nothing happens overnight, as Lucy doesn't want to sleep with them, either!
The pups are so big now! Bubba, the biggest, is about 10 pounds now!!!!
I took them outside to play a couple of days ago since we've had some nice weather, and I took tons of pictures! You can see them here:
http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/cvaldarieux/Puppies%20Outdoors/The Guest password is "joseph".
And here's some pics to show how much they've grown!
Pups on their birthday:
Pups yesterday, on their five week old birthday! There are only FOUR of the eight in this picture as they don't all fit nursing at once now!!!
