Olive's litter begins to explore!

Olive is counting her blessings that the litter is using the 'toilet' once in a while.

The pups are now venturing away from their sleeping area.

Teal Girl and Black Boy are considering their options.

Looks like they made up their minds with Red Girl tagging along.

Pink Girl is enjoying her nap instead of a stroll.

The group LOVES this small circular bed!  They can't all fit, but keep trying!

Looks like Teal Girl has staked her claim to a spot in the bed.  :+)

Every day this week I will be watching this group's development.  Remember, earlier I said this period is very critical to their development.  It is a time for exploration but is also considered a time to be very careful as a bad experience could scar them for a very long time.  So trying to controll what befalls them is my primarily job with this group.

Happily, they are beginning to enjoy lapping Goat's Milk mixed with Gerber's Baby Meat.  I have been introducing this mix to them since they were 2 & 1/2 weeks.  I would dip my finger into the mixture and put it on the tips of their noses to entice them.  They would lap my finger but not the bowl.  Now, they are VERY interested in their new food addition.  Of course, they still prefer mom's milk.

I also just changed their potty area to a different type of potty box where they need to climb over a small barrier.  This is to encourage the separation of the sleep, eat, play area from the toilet.  Puppies learn very quickly at this age, so it is the perfect time to encourage the process.