The puppies are now six weeks old. They are completely weaned from Maddie at this point and no longer get any milk. Maddie still likes to play with them for short periods of time but prefers to play with Miley and Maurie. The puppies all really enjoy playing outside and having free run of the fenced-in grassy area in our backyard during the day. They are doing a great job learning to control their bladders, many of them will hold themselves until they are outside in the grass.
Today was a big day for the puppies. They got their first bath. They had been playing outside with their sisters and had found the mud so before we could go to the vet I decided that they needed to be cleaned up a bit. After their baths were finished I took some photos while they were drying off.
L-R, female - back, female - rump
L-R, female - tail, male - back, male - head
female - rump?
female - back?
L-R, ? male - back, female - tail
I also took this short video of the puppies playing after they had their baths.
We also went the veterinarian for their six-week check-ups. We used two large crates, with four puppies in each crate to travel to the vet's office. They did a fantastic job riding in the car, they slept most of the time in the car and waiting room. After the veterinarian checked each puppy she also clipped their toe-nails, which none of them really enjoyed but now they look much better.
some of the girls
spot on the head female (L) and two males
When we returned from the veterinarian's office we took individual pictures of each puppy. They are to the point that I can no longer have them sit somewhere while I take the picture. They just want to run after their siblings and play so I had to hold them for the pictures and even then they would watch the others while we took pictures.
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