The First Day of Spring

Today was supposed to rock and roll, and it was supposed to be sunny and warm.  None of those things happened, but we did go outside a good bit, including one of Annie's babies in my arms. The day isn't over yet.  It IS too late to be sunny, but the laundry on the line did, for the most part, get dry.  The quake could still happen, but maybe we'll be lucky!

Ms. Pip.  Isn't she lovely?  Looks much like her mother.

This is the "Dreamcatcher."  She also looks like her mother.  She is smaller and will be lighter in color than Pip.

Ms. Brown, or Ms. B, is dominating in play with Dream.  She IS bigger after all!

Little Ms. Dream being contemplative.

Sting and Dream playing.  That Sting does love the pups and terrorizes them as well as loves them.  They do have fun, for sure.

Mead, or Sweet Nectar or Intoxicating Honey, playing on the "A frame" in the side yard.  He is adventuresome and smart and sweet all at once.  He often asks to be picked up and snuggled, then turns around and runs like a maniac.  Pretty boy.

Sting, daring one of the others to get the prize toy of the day!

Annie, being the sweet mom that she is.

Annie with her loving crew and her gourmet breakfast of scrambled eggs and $10/lb cheese, acidophilus and probiotics and Forco.  She ate it all, except for what the puppies gummed up.  Not much.  I can feel their teeth in there, but they are not out yet.

One of Annie's girls.  Sweet little thing.  The boys are much heftier.

A boy, attacking the puppies' gourmet food.They do well licking that up.

An adventure on the blanket in the living room.  They also ventured into the kitchen to be with the older puppies for a bit.  They did well too!  They are playing nicely now and like climbing on the rolling toys, etc.  They will be a smart bunch.  Right now, they are just a bit small and need time to become as spunky as the others.  They are coming along nicely though.  Sweet babies who like to be held and do lick/kiss me.  Kathleen will like that .  That is her yardstick for grading puppies.  Do they kiss?!

All of these pictures were taken today.  I don't know if I got their faces well enough for Janie, but I will keep trying.  Maybe I can remember at work to get someone to hold them for me and take pictures that way.  I have not mastered holding the puppy and taking the picture at the same time.  I have hardly managed typing!  You don't know how many mistakes I've erased!!!!
Hopefully we will have no earthquakes and no tsunamis and these guys will grow up to be one of your friends.
PS.  Elwha's Harta Gold, Dansa's "brother" earned his TD today.  That means he passed his tracking dog test.  That is something about which to be PROUD.  He and his mother have gotten him way too many to count titles, and I'm sure he will get more, as will Dansa, Stings talented sister who has a very talented mom/trainer/handler!  CONGRATULATIONS Harta and Heather, the Campbell River, BC team.  I think that Harta must have gotten over getting a puppy if he got his TD today!