Week 3 - 11/17/2019

Welcome to week 3. I just want to start off saying that puppies are adorable! Every time we look at them we can think or say nothing but “aww”. Even if they’re peeing… yep adorable. I enjoy changing their bedding three times a day so I can spend time with them right after- they’re awake and it’s clean to sit in the box with them. They play and crawl all over me, laying on my lap, giving me kisses. I try to take pictures or videos of them playing, but they all just hang right around me so sorry no fun pictures for you, but lots of loving for me! (Don’t worry, we still got some pictures and videos for you too!) One thing I always say is that Chinook puppies learn the art of kisses early on in life!

The puppy’s personalities are starting to come out now so it’s always fun to see what emerges. There are the active pups that dive right into playing, there are the pups that like to watch and observe before diving in, there are the explorers, the cuddlers, the ones that make the cute little noises. There is one pup that howls, but we can’t pinpoint which one yet. I’m guessing it’s one of the boys as they make the most barks, growls and grunts, but then Lysandra can be chatting up a storm too so who knows. Asterin likes to stare you down, then you notice her and she dives right towards you for some love. I always end up with Nesryn, Nehemia or Chaol on my lap for some cuddles before playing. Nesryn is super calm when you hold her while you’re hanging out on the couch (although most pups are which is really nice, they’re all a good bunch). Rowan has been our ham lately and Asterin also has fun “attacking” the blanket.

On Sunday we gave the pups their first goat's milk which turned out to be a hit! I used the small bowl at first, but with 9 of them it turned into mayhem since they didn’t all fit! They all did a good job licking up the milk, but there was milk flying everywhere since the pups were everywhere. Manon and Dorian seemed to be the most animated, standing on top of siblings to reach the open spot for drinking! All of the pups were soaked after that, so I got to wipe them all down as they were playing.

Chinooks don’t love water, and they were growling at me for wiping them down with a damp cloth! Oh boy. So now we can help mama Zazu out by giving these guys goat's milk since they suck her dry so fast they don’t even feel full when she leaves. And since their teeth are starting to come in, she’ll be happy when she’s done with the feeding part!

We prepped our backyard and the new dog kennel area outside so we can start introducing the pups to grass and the outdoors. One thing I love about having pups this time of year is to enjoy the nice AZ weather outside. At least this generation doesn’t have a pond to fall into since we moved! At least not until Jon builds a new one. ;o) Week 4 is one of my favorite weeks since the pups are more mobile and we do more with them outside and their personalities are stronger, and they’re not as much trouble… yet.

The Throne of Glass litter (as always in order of appearance):