So this week marks 5 weeks old for the pups! And how much they have grown - just a week ago they barely had teeth, and now they have little razors in there! And what was gangly flopping around is now coordinated running! And they're even almost too big for their outdoor transport device :) Except that they're now too big for me to get an accurate weight - the scale I currently have only goes up to 5 pounds, and all but 2 of the pups are over that it seems. Once I am able to figure out how to get a better weight, I'll share those numbers as well!
Check out that coordination - Royal running full gallop towards his littermates! And the ears!!!
Little Yellow is still the smallest of the litter, but catching up nicely - about 1/2 pound shy of 5 pounds this week! The added protein and introduction to more solids seems to have helped her!
And today marks their first introduction to chicken wings - they had no problem at all figuring out what to do with them! I hadn't expected anyone to have the jaw strength to actually crack the bones, but Royal and Orange proved me wrong! They were so excited to chow down - and each went to their own little corner (see Lavender hiding in the outdoor pen below!). Of course, once Royal finished his (after I scooped up the bigger bones, of course!), he went after his littermates' delicacies. They have been getting cooked chicken added to their gruel since yesterday, and will start to get ground raw chicken and duck added during this week, eventually weaning them off of the baby cereal and entirely onto whole foods. So far so good - a very happy gaggle of puppies!!
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