On The Farm- KB's 8 Puppies Week 3
At the end of the second week KB's eight puppies were just starting to open their eyes. They are all open. Also, their ears were just starting to open. They are now open. The puppies are starting to recognize certain noises such as wife's voice, the garbage disposal, etc. They are starting to sleep in separate groups, some sleep by themselves. Oh yes, they have a teddy bear in the whelping box with them. One puppy has learned he can make a noise and is starting to halfway moan and bark. They are trying harder to walk, some can take 3 to 4 steps. Some can walk and stagger all the way across the whelping box. One has learned he has a tongue, he is licking wife's arm. Wife also has felt the beginning of teeth. By the end of Week 3, several have teeth. Several are climbing across KB and sliding off her back.
KB is still performing her motherly duties. However the pups are getting so big we don't think they are getting all the milk they want. KB has milk, but believe us these pups take a lot. Therefore wife has started bottle feeding them once each day to help out. The puppies can now do their own business without KB stimulating them. However KB still takes her nose and rolls them over and licks them occasionally.
KB is free to push the door open in the whelping/mixing room and roam throughout the building. One "short run" is open where she can go outside. KB is also starting to take a break once or twice a day by going outside and laying in the short run after nursing. At one end of our building is an entrance to our living quarters. Husband always removes his shoes and leaves them by the door. It didn't take long for husband to realize that KB is shoe thief. Husband has found his shoes in the whelping box, outside in the short run, and beside a water bucket. Husband now puts his shoes on top of a cabinet.
The puppies are starting to get real active. They now have some teeth. They are starting to bite and pull on each other's tails, ears, and legs. Every now and then one will let out with a loud yelp. They are also starting to butt into each other and paw at each other. One will just push into another and they fall to the floor. We noticed a pup explore KB's head while KB was
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