6 Weeks old!

The Boys

The Girls

It's hard to believe this rowdy bunch is already 6 weeks old. In another week they'll start heading home, but for the meantime we'll enjoy the time we have with them.  They are full energy by now, and it's hard to keep up with them.  The kids still enjoy taking them in the house and playing with them every minute we're home! 

 The pups also had the privilege of getting their first scent of real birds this past weekend. We had the opportunity to hunt a preserve in South Dakota so we had plenty of dead birds to play with. Although the weather hasn't been great for getting pups outside because it's been too cold, they were able to enjoy being outside for a few minutes. Here's a pictures of a couple of them.  One things for certain already, it didn't take them long to become extremely interested in that new bird smell!   Once you pulled the pup away from the bird their instinct was to turn right back around and go back to it, and some even tried to get the bird in their mouths.

4 weeks Old

A lot changes from week to week with these little guys.  Last week they were barely wobbling around the whelping box, and now they're running around and getting hard to keep up with.   We started them on solid food this week, and they continue grow.  They are some great looking pups! I can't get over how square they already are.  Going to be some nice looking dogs!   Of course the kids are still taking them in the house every chance they get, and one even got to snuggle in bed with Ev!  Its hard to believe 4 weeks has past already, and in only a few weeks they will be starting to head home.  We look forward to the last few weeks we have with them, and watching their personalities start to shine!