After dinner playtime!

As is typical, puppy growth requires pen changes on a regular routine until they go outside. Before they turned 4 weeks old, it is a good idea to make changes in anticipation of this growth because the fourth week of life should be as 'change-free' as possible. It is one of those 'critical stage' phases.

One of the big changes was their 'bathroom'. We have gone from the 'two seater' to the 'king size commode'. Complete with wood pellets (a new change). To help with the transition, I have placed a pee pad on top of the pellets to entice them of the correct area for pottying and to help them associate the old with the new. Eventually, the pee pad will be eliminated totally and I will only be using the pellets. Several are investigating the new facilities. :+)














Turquoise Boy is a curious fellow and wants to see if there is something interesting under the new toy.














Yep! Girls and bathrooms.














I have placed the colorful zebra in the pen space for them to sniff and snuggle with.














They just finished their dinner and although you can see 'milk pawprints', they do pretty well with cleaning up the dish. Now it is a burst of wrestling and play.














Everyone getting into a pigpile!














Silver Boy is checking out Zebra, while Red being a girl looks over the bathroom yet again! Parti Girl has her sights on Blue Boy whom you can barely see.