Bailey Belly

Grandma say,

Their favorite thing to play with right now is a small rope that has knots on each end. I am sending home one for them. Something else they are really enjoying is a old pantyhose that is knotted a million times.

Stools are softer than I want. I am going to start mixing half of the Taste of the Wild with half Eukanuba. Eukanuba has fillers which will help stiffen it up. This will pass with age and eventually I want them weaned to just the Taste of the Wild.

Potty habits are interesting with this litter. They actually have me confused. I have never had a litter that sleeps in the litterbox and uses the paper outside of the box. I think since they are smaller than my past litters they are a little less mature. They walked before their eyes opened and took forever to cut teeth. Just like with kids, they do things at different ages. This is OK but I just want you to be aware of it and have patience. They may take longer to work with on potty habits or they could just surprise us all and one day it clicks. They all love being picked up and given kisses. If somebody is crying and not sitting pretty, they won’t get picked up. Make it a habit not to pick them up out of their area if they are crying at you. They will use it to their advantage. Just like Armani. He knows the second he goes outside that he quickly does his business and then barks. If he barks he has me trained to come let him in. Being as long furred as he is, he gets super hot quickly.

Grandma says,

They now have full run of their area and Holly I think is going crazy. I put in the litterbox w/pellets to begin with and then in about 2 weeks I will switch over to the Ugopad, that is my plan anyway. I just want them to get used to the idea that going potty is in a different spot and feels different from newspaper or bedding. They are trying to eat Holly’s food without teeth. That is ok, it helps cut their teeth through the gums. TJ is asleep in the litter as we speak. I think they are happy to have more room.

Bailey, 4 weeks old

Grandma says,

I can feel eye teeth just under the gum. We clipped all nails last night and I am de-worming again today. They are really playing with each other now. Starting to chew on the stuffed animals.

Bailey Belly (3 weeks)

Grandma says that I might end up being a Black and Silver Phantom. It’s hard to tell as my coloring changes as I grow.

Grandma says,

New photos are up, are they just not the cutest? They will be 3 weeks old tomorrow and they are already wanting me to pick them up when I come in the room. Somebody barked at me and another made a little growl, it is too cute. I placed some toys in with them today and they were not too sure of the noisy fish. What I want is for them to start teething on the toys to help break the teeth through the gums. Holly is still nursing good. This next weekend we will introduce them to the litter box for a couple of weeks and then train to the UgoDog pad.

Grandma says,

This morning everyone had their eyes open. I had so much fun watching them trying to walk this morning I was late to work :0( They get up, walk a couple of steps and then fall over, get up and do it all over again. They are so fat that they just don’t fall over then actually roll over and over. Holly is still going strong with feeds and has plenty of milk. We will be de-worming for the first time in a couple of days. This litter seems to be ahead in all their milestones.