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The Great Outdoors **OPEN THREAD** UPDATED

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on March 31, 2009 at 12:45 AM in Barack Obama, Current Affairs

On the puppies’ four-week “birthday,” we decided to take them outside for the very first time. It was so much fun – for all of us. Initially, they slunk down, not quite sure what the green stuff was, or the breeze, or the sun. That lasted about 1.7 seconds. Then, they were off and running!

I have proof:

And yes, that is me frolicking with the puppies. Or rather them frolicking ON me. What a fun day. Naturally, they all crashed after their exciting fifteen minute foray into the wild.

So you can see how big each one is getting, here they are:

Lucas, the first born -

Lucky is the black/white one coming toward you -

Leo is the brown one on the left, and Lani is the one on the right -

Leila, the last one born on March 1st.

Lucy took a two hour break, then came Locomotion -

And last, but not least by any means, Luna -

That’s Lucky on his back with his feet crossed, and Locomotion all spread out. I have to admit, seeing them do this absolutely had me in stitches:

Hope you enjoyed this little break with my pack (and Go, HEELS!!!)!

UPDATE: The puppies had their 4 week vet visit on Monday. Locomotion weighed in at the most – about 7 lbs!! They all weighed around 1 lb at birth. They are all above the 6 lb mark, with the 3 girls weighing less than their brothers.

Two of the vet techs at our AAHA-certified vet clinic have dibs on a puppy each (I’m Fed Up, you better get out here quick if you want one!). One of the techs is so crazy about the puppies that she put herself down to be the tech yesterday (she wants Leo). The other one is getting the puppy for her husband’s birthday. He’s going to pick the one he wants this coming weekend (though the puppy won’t go home with them yet – still too soon).

Even our vet, whom we adore, was taken by them – and she started to fall for Lani! (How great would THAT be – to have our vet adopt one of the babies??)

Lucy’s work is done now. Her rations are being cut way back for a few days so she stops producing milk. The puppies are well on their way to eating moistened food (they’ve already gone through the pablum stage), and will be on dry food by the weekend. Lucy was an outstanding mother, though, and did right by these puppies. She makes gorgeous ones, to be sure, but these will be her last. She will be retiring from motherhood (and will be spayed in about a 1 1/2 months once she has had time to recover from all of this).

Your comments warmed my heart, as always – thank you for sharing the great joy that these puppies have brought us. The work to take care of them pales in comparison to what they are giving us – and that gift is simply priceless. I thank you for being on this amazing journey with us.

And it does help to take our minds off of Obama taking over private businesses, right??