Five Weeks Old!!

We're into week six now!! That means the pups are 5 weeks old. That also means that whatever life I'd been living up to this point has just been put on hold, because now my attention is 24/7 puppies. Weighed 'em all this morning and we have almost.... Almost 67 lbs of puppy. The largest is now 7lb 5 oz and growing... hourly!! You can see from this picture they don't like to go too far from the food pan.

Maggie leaves this Sat for her new foster arrangement. She decided sometime around this past Mon that she was done nursing. I've had to sort of cage her a few times so the pups could assist with swollen teats, but she's pretty much done. Tomorrow will be the last day they'll have contact with her and that's only if I can't quiet them down. They're quite the content little bunch of siblings. All spats are usually settled in a huge pile and often with sleep close behind.

Miss Midge below got her name because she was the largest. She's since been eclipsed by her ever so much larger sister, who still remains nameless. Alas, we have one more name to bestow and we're done.

Neddy, Highway, Winnie, Midge, Roxie, Kip, Newby, Mickey, Henna and the last one!! Maggie's become infatuated with the cats this week. We've exiled her to the living room with Dash n Roux and suddenly she was there where she could see the cats disappear up the stairs and down that hole... (the trap door). She's yet to ever try to hurt one of them, but they totally fascinate her.

Sat I'll be taking her to Baileys Crossroads to the adoption event. Today I posted an ad for her on craigslist. We're looking for a new foster family that might be willing to take her in. you can see her ad here.... http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/pet/1051726192.html We'll miss her, but at the same time, it'll be a break for me. See, once Maggie decided she was no longer a Mama.... she went right back to being a puppy. Ten is enough for me!! Wish her and us luck!!! We've got to find ten good homes for these little babies in a few weeks too!!