First day outside

The puppies got to go outside Thursday and again yesterday and today. They weren't too sure on Thursday but now they quite like it. A bit more room to run around and chase each other.

We're having fun!

I took these this morning while they were in the kitchen running around. They have a new routine now. They stay in their dining room pen most of the time, including at night, so it's in need of a bit of cleaning each morning. I move them all to the kitchen and they get to run around in there while I change their shavings and towels. They race around like mad, chew on my toes if I'm in there (I had dishes to wash) and then just as quickly crash for their morning nap. Most of them didn't even wake as I moved them back to their clean pen. Their grandpa, Gryffin, likes to watch them play, but really he just wants to get their toys. He covets their little toys, which he would love to rip to shreds.

Pretty girl

Here's a picture of Decker we took yesterday at the Channel City KC match in Goleta. It was very windy all day and rather chilly, but fun nonetheless. Decker finally has grown some coat, so is looking quite cute. She's almost 16 1/2 months old, and just finishing up being in season so the boys think she's very nice, indeed.

catching up

I took these yesterday, just didn't get a chance to post. Last night, one of the girls sat up on her rear end, and waved, too funny. This morning several figured out how to get out of the whelping box with the front panel up to its full height, scaling 12 inches of wall! They may sleep in the dining room tonight, they were fairly quiet last night in the bedroom. Tina decided on Wednesday that she was done feeding them, I'm pretty sure several of the girls were a little too rambunctious in their attempts to nurse, using their teeth a bit too harshly. They love their Eukanuba puppy food so I don't think they'll suffer. I'm still grinding it up in the food processor, but I'll start adding some unground kibble soon. They certainly have the teeth to crunch it up. They are playing more, with each other and with their toys. It's fun to watch how much they grow mentally each day.

Sleepy Time

I took this last night just before I moved them back to the bedroom for the night. This morning the move to the dining room was almost uneventful, not the disruption that it was yesterday morning. Last night they each got to sit and be groomed (combed and nails done) while we watched Dancing With the Stars.

Moving Day

Mom and I got the puppies moved to the dining room today, and they were not initially happy campers! Much crying ensued, and a little shaking, but they've settled down and have realized that Tina Sparkle still visits them and they get their bowls of gruel in here, too. One of the boys even attempted to play with the yellow octopus, a new addition to their toys.

Congratulations, Poppit!

Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you, this is not a Corgi! This is Poppit (Ch. Sunrock's Unplanned Parley), who is owned and bred by my good friends, Kathy and Debra, and I just heard that she got a group 3 today at the Del Sur show!
Way to go, Poppit! She's only 10 months old and is quite the little showstopper.
This is a picture I took of Poppit at the Palm Springs show in January where she earned her championship at the age of 7 months! Her grandfather Wyatt used to come to our house and hang out with Gryffin when they were both puppies, and Wyatt's daughter, Violet did the same last year, spending time with Arrow and Decker who are of a similar age. So that makes them honorary Rincon dogs!
On a Cardi puppy note, I've almost got the dining room set up for the puppies to move, so I should get some pictures of them in their new area tomorrow.