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called for husband to hurry and come look. Here came KB back in from the open
shortrun in a trot, she headed straight for the puppy stall. In her mouth was
a field mouse. Dutifully she was taking it to feed her puppies. Of course
husband removed the field mouse from KB's tightly closed mouth and disposed
of it (any insect or critter removal is a husband chore).
During Week 5 we noticed it is easier to tell the males from the females. The males are outgrowing the females and therefore the males are the bigger ones. Wife is still feeding grated dry meal in a milk solution but she started adding a little diced red meat and tripe. Wife is now feeding the puppies twice each day. They also are eating at KB's food. So, at this point they nurse from KB, eat from a prepared foodpan, and sneak from KB's foodpan. To carry a foodpan to the puppies requires one do the "puppy shuffle". When one enters the stall, here they come in a run, jumping on your legs, falling under your feet, hugging your ankles, biting your shoes, etc. One must shuffle, or slide their feet, to keep from stepping on one or two of the puppies. Sire, Tigerman McGee, is in a short run with another female. He is a long brindle greyhound that can put his feet on top of a five foot high cinder block wall with his head showing above the wall. Several years ago he was the top ranked greyhound for four months at Tri-State in West Virginia. He suffered a flipped stomach that had to be sewn back in place. Three of his littermates were "AA" dogs. He came back to run again, only to tear his ankle. He loves to stretch his neck, point his nose straight up, and lay his head on our side when we enter the short run. He loves to have his ears rubbed. In the evening we give the dogs a milkbone. When we hand Tigerman his bone, he grabs it and engulfs it. Then he wants another. He is a big, energetic, friendly greyhound. Since his pups are black, one reader suggested we name a pup "Pantherman". Another reader suggested the name of "Longshanks", after an early King of England. A couple of the male pups are
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