Pound Puppies

I got fussed at because I called it a 'pound'. Apparently it is appropriately called a 'shelter'.

Do you realize how long it has been since I had a puppy in my house? My current dog is 16, so that should give you the answer. I had forgotten how much fuss and mess and STUFF goes with puppies. First we went out to get toys and harnesses, then we went back out the next day to get more toys and food, then on Monday I went back a third time to get a playpen and some enzyme cleaner. They are settling in well and the kids are thrilled. They are named Suki (for one of the Avatar characters) and Lego. The first morning we had them, the kids were down on the floor playing with the puppies. The male pup was grabbing everyone's hair and tugging it. The kids were (as he pulled their hair) yelling "Hey, puppy, Leggo, Leggo puppy". So he became Lego.

But these are such good puppies, they will yip and cry for a few minutes when first put in their crate at night, then they settle down. They'll wake around 2 and whine (yip and bark) to go out, but once they do their 'stuff', they come back and settle right back down. Of course, seeing as how they are only 7 weeks old, they are messing in the house if we don't catch them quickly enough.

Took them to the vet yesterday and they were proclaimed healthy. Vet said the boy is going to be BIG but wouldn't venture a guess as to how big. He is close to 7 lbs at 7 weeks and the girlie is 5.5 lbs so she won't be as big.