Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
You will notice if you are watching the puppycam that the puppies now have a fashionable RED towel, I also changed the configuration of the bed, and added some little hills and valleys with rolled-up towels underneath the red towel. They also now have some TOYS to experience – they aren’t playing yet, obviously, they can’t even see yet, but having new things in their environment to experience is a good thing.
They endured their first day of puppy abuse (thanks for the term Jan!) very well. They are getting lots of cuddling from both me and Jim.
In case you haven’t read back through the blog when we had the last litter, you will see the puppies twitching and even jumping while they sleep, this is normal – this is called “active sleep” and it’s a sign of their nervous systems developing, plus it helps their muscles get strong. Some of these guys are already standing with their back legs! They are all pretty adventurous, trundling all around the box.
And I forgot to say earlier that I saw Nina do the COOLEST thing last night. She was lying on her side with all but one puppy nursing, and the only not-nursing puppy was all the way at the other end of the box. He started sounding the puppy emergency alert siren, and inching towards Nina, she had her head stretched out towards him as far as she could reach, and when he got close enough, she reached towards him with her front paws, grabbed him, and pulled him towards her! It was amazing to see.