Today the puppies turned 4 weeks old. It is so strange, when the
puppies are born they look like overgrown gerbils. They don't have
"dog noses". It takes them a few weeks before they learn to growl and
bark. But in the last week all of the "gerbils" have begun to look
like actual puppies! Also based on their attempts to sound fierce,
they are starting to want to sound like puppies, too!
This week showed a huge increase in the degree of mobility these dogs
have. I try to let the puppies have their run of the first floor, but
inevitably someone leaves a puddle or a present, so I try to march all
of the puppies outside or into their play pen (where their potty is)
to keep the mess contained. I don't want the puppies thinking that it
is okay to mess on the floor, so I feel like I am constantly cleaning
and running puppies to the potty!
The puppies are complaining. It has been nearly 3 hours since their
last meal, so I need to tend to their needs! Puppy fostering can be
one heck of a lot of work, but looking at their adorable little faces
somehow makes it all worth while.
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