Puppy Soup

I can't get over how CUTE the faces on these puppies are. Am I bias? ;-) It's hard not to fall in love with a Labrador puppy face! This week we have entered into the world of REAL puppy food. Now that everyone has their eyes open and their teeth are coming in, the next step is puppy food. I soak the kibbles in hot water until they are super mushy, then I put them in the blender and liquefy. Presto- Puppy Soup! It doesn't take long for them to "dive" right in. As you can see by the photo's, they aren't shy. After everyone is nice and messy, I send Macy in to do the clean up work. She is really good at it! Then they top off with milk (half the time Macy doesn't even get to sit down before they are on her), and then a little nap.

I have given more"nicknames" to some of the puppies- "Pip", short for "Pip-squeak" is the LSCM (left shoulder chocolate male- means he has nail polish on his left shoulder. This helps me tell them apart until they are older and more identifiable. At the moment, he is the smallest in the litter. That often changes once they start eating solid food, so we will see. He does get "alone" time with mom so that he doesn't get push out of the way by other puppies like Gary Glutton. ;-) The black girl in the group is "Sassy". She is super cute and knows it! I love her attitude. And "Battie" is the chocolate girl. Her face reminds me of a bat for some reason- little scrunched up nose.

I have noticed that the puppies are getting long legs, so the grow spurts have started. They have nice thick coats, chubby heads, and fat tails! Macy is such a good mom. She is OK with the other dogs coming to say "Hi" to the puppies, but keeps a watchful eye on them. Macy, Ryder, and Flute got into a fun game of "who has the ball" in the snow. They love the snow! Another week and the puppies will be playing in it too!