Wednesday, December 2, 2009

For Mindy...



Helping Mindy get her puppy fix!
Here is a cute picture of the pups at naptime today. Mudge is under the rail and Squirrel is in the foreground.

Their whelping box is in a lovely sunny corner of the front room and they love to bask in the warm rays of the sun while they nap.

Here is a video of Squirrel. She was very sleepy when I took this video. Lately, they both have been getting their legs under them a bit more and holding up their weight for a moment when they are crawling. Here though, she is just looking for a comfy spot to finish her nap. I love that they look for each other to cuddle with when they sleep. The other day, Mudge must have thought he was cuddling Tioga, or was dreaming about milk, because his little tongue kept poking out and licking Squirrel's side. :)

Little glimpses of big dogs

Squirrel

Mudge


We have been noticing the cutest little "big dog" behavior from the puppies as they grow. In the past day or so we have seen Mudge licking his paw, Squirrel scratching her side with her back leg and both of the pups curling up into a ball to sleep. Baby steps from helpless little lima beans to man's (and lady's) best friend. As newborns they more closely resemble guinea pigs than a dogs, but we are starting to see the dogs in them emerge. Life is beautiful!