Yum!

The puppies began the great adventure of weaning today...

Bitey Face

The O puppies are starting to work out their pack hierarchy. The games start with "Bitey Face". Notice, though, what trumps bitey face...

HUNGRY

We call this the "Piranha Stage". They start weaning very soon...

New Digs!

We has our first pool escapee last night. Thankfully we had a pen around the pool so the little wanderer didn't get too far. But that's a good indication that it's time for the pups to move into larger quarters.

Here's their new home...

And puppies checking out their new home...

All that work is tiring!

Very busy puppies!

The puppies are growing by leaps and bounds. They are getting very active.

All Eyes Open!

The Os hit another milestone today. All of the pups have their eyes open. Eight of them are over three pounds and the last two are getting very close. The first of them, Mr. Orvis, will be at four pounds very soon, probably tomorrow.

We've started adding soft toys to the pool for them to encounter with supervision. Olha is particularly taken with the toys. She's gummed and licked all of them. The jack is her favorite.

Pups with toys!

Olha and the jack

Look Ma! I can SIT!

Introducing! Two week old Os

Just in time for their two-week birthday, the O litter names arrived from CCI! Five of the O's are at or over 3 lbs, and the rest are between about two and a half and three pounds. These pups are huge! With no further ado, here are the names (remember, though, they're not official until CCI send the pups out to the regions--name changes do occasionally occur):

Red, YM: Orvis (over 3 lbs)
Blue YM: Odell (over 3 lbs)
Purple, YF: Osita (O-seat-a)
Neon Green, BF: Olha
Neon Pink, BF: Ocala (very close to 3 lbs)
Brown, BM: Olan (over 3 lbs)
Light Pink, BM: Orzo
Orange, YM: Opie (over 3 lbs)
Dark Green, BM: Ortega (over 3 lbs)

We've only had one puppy in three other litters (28 pups total) that had reach 3 lbs at two weeks old...

Here are the proud Os at two weeks old:



Here's the lunchtime food fight:



And Mama Dawna taking a much deserved rest: