Three Squares and a Cot

Now into their 5th week, the pups are eating softened kibble three times daily. A ring of a set of keys and a familiar call of "Who's hungry?!" brings them charging out the door onto the patio (much less mess to clean up out there now that the weather's warmed up!). They swirl about whoever's feeding them with their noses pointed upward anxiously waiting for the three cake pans of food to descend to attack level. It's survival of the fittest as the pups work their way through, across, and around each pan competing with two siblings to vacuum up every morsel.

Meanwhile, anxiously waiting in the wings are the three adult dogs, each hoping they'll get a turn at scarfing up any leftovers. Ahh, in the first few days they could count on success but no longer... the pups have figured out how to scavenge any grain of kibble left.

Playtime comes next, and the pups are becoming more adventurous and self-confident, exploring an ever widening field of new sights and smells. This is where the set of keys comes in handy. A ring of the keys brings them back pell-mell, ears flapping, eyes straight ahead. Once back inside, one or two immediately crash into sleep while the others continue their exercise and play for a few minutes longer, until their full bellies dull the senses and they wander off to a cozy spot to doze and grow...