Big puppies now!

[Ginny Nightingale]

We made the move to the downstairs pen! I also started solid food today and didn't have to ask them twice. Usually you have to coax a little to convince them that eating food is a good thing, but these guys dove in with both feet--literally!

They were a bit unnerved by the move to the big pen after being in their closed-in whelping box, but everyone found the attached crate and are now sound asleep. This is the first time Rio and Mattie have seen the puppies--Rio was so excited! I think Mattie was amazed when she saw me make four trips with two pups each time --she was probably starting to wonder just how many puppies were going to come out of that room!

Lyric was very good about it--she blocked Rio a bit, but otherwise tolerated his sniffing through the pen walls--the puppies thought Rio was very interesting too--I am looking forward to more fun times with all the dogs together. It is hard to believe that my 18 inch,  34 pound Rio was that small just 9 months ago.

 More pics soon!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Thank you so much for posting the updated pictures.  What a passel of pups!

[Ginny Nightingale]

Yeah, I think I need a bigger crate--oops!

Rio is in the bigger crate but doesn't really need it anymore, so I may switch it over to the puppy pen as soon as they can no longer all squeeze into this one.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

I love the overflow picture!! They are just wonderful!!

[F, Calla & Luca]

What a beautiful bunch and Rio looks wonderful!

[Ginny Nightingale]

Here is my high-tech solution to lunchtime--just $1.49 at my local hardware store-it is a chip and dip bowl!

Clockwise from left: Patch, daisy, nutmeg and honeybear chowing down.

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

IMO now is about when the pics start getting really really cute because their personalities will start to show ... that means we need lots of pics and videos from here on out!

[Ginny Nightingale]

I am looking at these photos and seeing how much dirt is on that crate--the flash has made it show up! I am going to go get it clean right now! I leant this pen/crate set-up to a couple with a new puppy that had no money for a crate and they left it outside the entire summer--I thought it was cleaner than it is--yuck!

By the way, Rio is a half-brother to these guys!

[Ginny Nightingale]

Here are some pictures of the puppies in the crate that is attached to the pen--in the second picture, they are looking up at Rio who is only 9 months older--how fast they grow!

[Bonnie and Kona]

Sounds like a very big day for all of you! Enjoy those little stinkers. I'm sure Rio will be a good "uncle".

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

What an exciting time! They DO grow up SO fast!! I don't like that part! :(