Puppy Petting

Before the wee little ones are able to go out and explore the world, they stay in the safe world of their whelping box. But, that doesn't mean that their socialization can't begin - it just comes to them! At 4 weeks old we start "puppy petting", which allows volunteers to come and get their puppy snuggles in. If you want to see them play, you better come in the first 20 minutes, because after that they're stimuli-ed out, and it's naptime. The reason the puppies don't go out before 6 weeks is that they have not had their vaccinations yet, thus it would expose them a lot of germs that they haven't started building the immunity towards. When people come to see the puppies, they must bring clean socks and clean their hands before coming into the space where the puppies reside. Anyways, we've had a rather large turnout, per usual, and everyone loves the baby puppies (duh!). 

Everyone loves puppy snuggles!

There are probably 4 million (and not even exaggerating) pictures of these little guys all over the place!

FIN says why does no one want to love me?! 

EMBER being extra cute and napping in the bowl! 

EMBER  

Smiley EMBER!

October calls for...

... Costume shopping! That's right, our outing this week consisted of visiting Target and Party City, where we mingled in the spooky sections of the store and tried on a few costumes!

PALMER checking out the clown mask

WALKER is the cutest ever in his oversized bow tie! 

WALKER not so fond of the giant glasses

REMI is sure to be a gentleman in his top hat 

REMINGTON as a race horse!

THORNTON checks out the bird that squawked and flapped it's wings

BRISTOL doesn't know what to think about the owl, whose head turns while it "whooed" 

cool dude YANCEY!

MAGS (yep, my first girl!) is thinking about being a gladiator!

AYDEN rocking the oversized glasses! 

Over the weekend we had gone to the Bellamy Mansion Museum Family Fun Day, which introduced the puppies to crowds, colonial outfits and games, a barnyard, and other surprises like pattern-carpeted stairs!

stepping on a thin metal grate  

BRISTOL learning to stop and go in the crowd during the house tour

They were a little confused at first because the pattern threw off their depth perception, but they got it fast!

pictures with "Mrs. Bellamy"

watching the pony rides 

And a few other pictures, for your viewing pleasure:

Waiting patiently for the "eat" command 

REED fell asleep during his first time eating mush 

selfie with EMBER...photobombed by FINLEY

AZALEA says "don't ya know they have teeth now?!"

cute boy BOULDER 

messy face EMBER after dinner 

AZALEA, FINLEY, and KOURY (tiny KOURY is FIN's littermate if you can believe that!)

More puppy pictures on the way - the babies turn 4 weeks old today! And the big puppies are 4 MONTHS old tomorrow! My, how time flies!