"We want to go home!" the pups seem to be saying. They turned eight weeks old on Thursday (05/05/05). It is TIME. The past three days the pups have found their comfort zone and feel free to wander away from the pack to explore. Once the puppies have reached this stage, they're ready to go to their new homes. There are always three or four who go into and through the woods (to grandmother's house???) and then down the hill; another couple have discovered our vegetable garden. More specifically, they've learned to feast on the compost. Indeed, we caught Stratton running around the back yard with a watermelon rind trophy. Wish we'd had the camera!
Everyone's favorite little male, Mt. Snow, was the first to leave, on Friday. No longer fitting in a tea cup Snow, along with his mates, is nearing 10 lbs. in weight. His new owners, Jim and Jennifer, gave him "Okemo" as his new name--what a great name for a dog! They liked the female by that name--this way they got a little of both... We wish them all the best!
Bromley and Caicos said their goodbyes with nuzzles, though Bromley seemed to be thinking more of food at the moment. Still, it will be interesting to see how Bromley does once the litter is pared down considerably...
The rest of the gang is awake much more, and play often, sometimes getting boisterous and a bit testy with one another. Then we know it's time to get them back outside where they have more room to run and energy to burn. Otherwise, king-of-the-cat-bed is a fun game.
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