A day early with pics! (Maple x Rumple)

I want to spend tomorrow grooming my adult girls, so am posting 10 week pics today. Enjoy!

Onyx looked just at the right moment. 10 & 3/4 lbs.


Molly was investigating the little car when I took this shot. 12 lbs.


Randi taking a little rest on the cool sandstone. 12 & 1/4 lbs.


Noodles is the smart one. Enjoying the shade provided by the slide on the grass. 11 & 1/2 lbs.


Lucky kept running from me and the camara - little devil! 14 & 1/4 lbs.


Red Boy, now known as 'HARRY' had just rolled in the sand, so you see tons of sand particles on him! 10 & 1/2 lbs.


Green Boy still has no name and is Harry's wrestling partner! 11 lbs.


Alfie, sitting on the ramp taking it all in. 15 & 1/4 lbs.

We started in April and finished in June - The Play-Yard!

It was quite the undertaking. Bad weather for the greater part of April hindered the process greatly, but it is complete and I am so grateful it is DONE!

This was the space we were converting from mud and weeds to a new play-yard with artificial grass for the pups.


A couple of months later, lots of digging, sore muscles and determination, we have this new space. The pups are loving it as the rest of these pics show.


They ran around so much, they slept very, very well.


They ran like this for over an hour.


This is what they needed so badly - lots of running to expend that energy!


It is safe, clean, can be disinfected and provides a stimulating area for our doodles. :+)


Bacchi anyone??? :+)

Introduction to water......

Having finally completed the puppy play-yard, TUGGIE came out to play.

This is TUGGIE.


Practically everyone came to check out this HUGE new toy.


Some were more curious than others and were gathering confidence.


Ultimately, it was Chaplin who was the first one in with Hazel following soon after. Onyx and Noodles 'walk the plank'. I bet tomorrow, if it is warm, more will jump in. :+)

Here are pics of the boys after their surgeries!

They played like hooligans. I actually had to squirt them with my hose (lightly, of course) to calm them down! They had a bark fest going and I try to be considerate of my neighbors. They did not mind the light spray down at all and it DID stop them from continuing to make a racket! It is very difficult to 'tone down' 9 puppies (including Chaplin) quietly. The hose on a light spray worked wonderfully. They got cooled off emotionally and physically. :+)

Alfie is NOT grouchy at all, but surely looks it in this photo! He is the sweetest thing! Did you notice is little sweat drop right below his nose?


Ever curious, Harry found something to keep him entertained. He has not missed a beat.


Sleepy head, Noodles. He needed a nap after all that hullabalooing!


Green Boy has finally turned down his dial as well.


And the leader of them all - Lucky. Thank goodness his owner has as much energy! :+)


I just thought this pic was so cute. Alfie and Chaplin sharing a stick.

When the boys are away, the girls get to play and relax.

Early this morning, the boys went for a ride to my vets. They are having their neuters and microchips today. I have already been called that all has gone well and I will be picking them up later this afternoon.

In the meantime, the girls are having a lovely time enjoying lots of space with just a minimum of 'annoyance' from Chaplin. Right now, they are all in my kitchen enjoying their freedom.


Newly named this morning, Molly is resting in the shade.


Onyx knows where all the 'cool' areas are.


Like everyone else, Hazel has claimed a shady spot for herself.


When the boys are returned, this lovely respite will be gone and things will be back to normal in a blink. I will need to keep them separated for about 12 hours or so. You would not believe how very little these early operations affect a pup's energy. They don't skip a beat!

Is it Memorial Day or the Marathon?? (M x R #3 at 10 wks.)

I swear, the sweat is still running down my face as I did my best to get pics of these pups for their 10 week updates BUT.... they are so full of energy, I did more chasing than 'clicking'!

I sure hope by next week's pic segment, that we have the play-yard finished because these guys NEED to expend more energy by running their silly legs off - not mine! :+)

So forgive me if some of the shots are not as sharp as others. The sun was setting too fast for me to stay out much longer and the mosquitos were quite hungry.

Our son was here this weekend to help us get some work done and he left this morning. Then I had puppy family visits this afternoon, so pictures were not done till early evening.

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Noodles' weight this week is 10 & 1/2 lbs.



Onyx (Pink Girl) weighs 10 lbs.



Alfie (Stripe) is a whooping 14 lbs.!



Molly (Orange Girl) is 11 lbs.



Lucky (Blue Boy) is only slightly behind Alfie at 13 & 3/4 lbs.



Green Boy is also 10 lbs.



Hazel (Teal) is 11 lbs.


Red Boy is a 10 pounder.

The first pup has been named! I hope everyone is thinking

of a name for their pup and once known, send it off to me. I will begin to call them by it and use it to teach them the 'sit' command.

I am happy to say that Black Boy has already been named 'NOODLES'! I will be laughing every time I call him! :+)

Teal Girl will be known as 'HAZEL MAE'. Since her mom is Maple Sugar (after the tree) and Rumple 'Sticks' is the daddy, I decided to keep the Mother Nature theme going, hence Hazel - another type of wood which has a reddish cast to it, sturdy but flexible. It fits. :+)

Won't it be fun if everyone gives the 'reason' you picked your pup's name and I can publish it here?

I will be updating this post whenever I get a new name so keeping reading! I know several of you 'sort of know' but are not quite committed to one yet. :+) Joyce