6 weeks old

The pups are now 6 weeks old.  When we got out of our cars for the weekly Saturday visit, we were greeted by Lulu (the pup's mom).  Lulu has been bandged up since giving birth to the puppies.  She came running out the door a bit more happier than last week.

The puppies were happy to have visitors.  We took Sullivan & Zeb out of the puppy pen a couple & put them on the other side of the pen.  When they came nose to nose with one of their siblings, they checked each other out.  It was cute to see.  

Our two dals had their annual visit at the vet's this week.  When we left, we scheduled our next visit for Sullivan.  The puppies will have their shots & visit to the vets before we bring him home of course.  The appointment with our vet is so that he can meet her and get started with the puppy visits to the vets.

Next week is the big week.  The puppies will start to leave & go to their new home's.  Most of them won't be that far away.  We can't wait for the fun to begin!

5 weeks old

The puppies are now 5 weeks old.  Three more weeks to go!  We are getting more excited each day.  We have visiting the puppies each Saturday for the past 3 weeks.  This past Saturday, we had to choose our puppy.  Since we had first pick on the males, we had to choose ours so others could then choose the one they want.
Well, two boys were chosen that day.  Besides us, Jeff & the kids chose their dog.  Actually, I think they had their dog chosen last week.  Zeb (Jeff & the kids dog) has a blue string & our dog has a gray & white variegated string.
A discussion of names was had before we visited the pups.  Jeff had few names on his list.  Zeb ended up being their dog's name.  My dog name listed was looked over one more time & I think we have settled on Sullivan, Sully for short.

I don't like to wish time away, but we are are counting down the days till the new little guy comes to his new home!

29 Days Old

A week later & the puppies are now 29 days old or 4 weeks old.  Our house can't wait for the new little guy to arrive.  I have done some cleaning in the "dog room" & Shawn helped me set up the little guy's crate.  This big crate was Magic's, our oldest dalmatian who passed away two years ago.  A new tray to go in the bottom of the crate has been ordered.  The other tray has some cracks in it.  I've also cleaned up the dog's placemats & pulled out another dog food dish.

They will start to acquire their own personalities soon.  So possibly starting next week, we can start to figure out which one we pick to be ours.  Then the other thing we still need to agree on is a name.  The name list has more than just a few on it.    I have come up with a registered name already, it's just the "house name" we need to agree on.  I've been working on this list for quite awhile now.

So now, we have less than 4 weeks to go!  Next Friday, they will be 5 weeks old &  it will be 3 weeks to go.  Just a bit excited!

Puppies are 22 Days Old

The BMD puppies were born Feb 12, 2010.  They are now 3 weeks old.  Lulu gave birth to 12 puppies, but one female didn't make it after about a week old.
We have visited them frequently.  They were moved from the whelping box to a bigger pen on a piece of linoleum in the living room.
Next week, when they turn 4 weeks old, the puppies can be picked up & played with.