7 Weeks Old - The Lion Kings
The Trick and Treaters have turned into sweet little MONSTERS!! They love running, jumping, climbing and getting in to every thing they are NOT supposed to be in to!!! It is nearly impossible to keep track of them at the same time OR keep them from getting each other in trouble!!!
This was a BIG week!! They got their first puppy shot (OUCH!), wormed AGAIN (yuck!), and miicrochipped for permanent identification (BIG OUCH!!) Considering the size of the microchip needle, it is pretty impressive how well our little Tricksters took it!!! No crying!!! It helps that we rather quickly give them the good tasting wormer!!! Don’t ask me how I KNOW that it is good tasting!!! Momma plays with them a few times a day, but she is REALLY pretty much over the whole idea of puppies!!! They are fat and sassy and growing like weeds. Their final vet check today held no surprises. All passed with flying colors despite the rather intensive poking and prodding that goes on!!! They weigh between 12 # for Lil Pumpkin and 16.5#’s for Black Cat. No heart murmers, lungs all clear, all testicles down – a wonderful, healthy litter. They like going to the vet because everyone takes their turn holding and playing with them so they get lots of attention and treats. My vet fills out a LONG checklist for each pup, so that every possible heatlh check has been done and documented. A copy is included with all other health documents for each puppy.
This has truly been a litter full of “TRICKS” that has made it tricky for me to stay on task!!! Between the knee surgery, the sudden stop my ‘dog mobile’ mini van made with a bridge on icey roads, the unfortunate incident of my furnace deciding to take a time out and therefore freeze us out!, I am READY to turn the little TRICKSTERS over to their new families and have them be the BEST TREAT any family could ever hope for!!!
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