8 weeks

Dutch is NOT happy with his bath

The pups started to leave for new homes this week. I was sad to see them go but it is wonderful to see them make their new families so happy. I will do one more weekly update and will add occasional posts as the pups grow.
Moonsong Time Bandit (Bandit) with Richard and Catherine Payne

Moonsong Northwestern ( Chaka) with Michael Choy

Moonsong Farwest Leader( Tehya) with Judy Miller

Moonsong Wizard ( Windy) with the Walowitz family

Moonsong Fierce Allegience ( Truman) with Ann Sulzer and Teddy Keizer

Moonsong Sea Rover (Yuki) with Dee McCowan

Truman on his last day with the Moonsong pack

Moonsong Dutch Harbor (Dutch) cuddles with dad

Yuki posing for the camera

A last drink from mom before their big trips

Sugar River JackJumper Song joined the Moonsong pack on the day most of the pups were leaving. He had a fun time playing with his distant cousins before they were on their way.

Bandit and Cornelia greet Jack

Chaka takes a granola bar for the road

Dutch grabs a nap

Another nap. Dutch is either all out running or sleeping. All my pics of him are naptime or a blur.

Moonsong Early Dawn(Dawn) enjoys some of the toys Tammy and Judy Miller brought for the Moonsong pack. My other dogs were too busy playing with the new toys to even notice puppies were disappearing!

Moonsong Cornelia Marie ( Cornelia) enjoys a marrow bone

Bandit and Cornelia help me put down new rugs

7 week update

Chili catches some shut eye while she can

I can't believe there are only a few days left until the pups go to new homes!! It has been a busy week, with many visitors. It has been a fun week, with the pups being at the best age for fun and games. It has been a worrying week, with one of the pups suffering both a leg injury and a growth issue, but he is doing well and hopefully on the road to recovery. The pups finally have names and will soon be heading out to new families in several different states. This litter has been a joy to raise and I will enjoy these last few days with them.
Mr. Yellow is now Moonsong Fierce Allegience

He has a great face

Mr. Green, now Moonsong Dutch Harbor, munches on Miss Silver, now Moonsong Early Dawn, while she munches on Miss Blue's leg.

Wrestlemania

Mr. Purple, now Moonsong Northwestern, wrestles with Silver

Puppies napping at work- car troubles kept me from bringing them as often as my past litters but they did enjoy time socializing at the Academy.

Break time at work- I don't smoke so I take puppy potty breaks instead of smoke breaks

Mr. Green checks out the vacuum

The best toys are free! A sour cream container gives hours of fun

I don't know how Miss Blue can be comfortable having her face smooshed but napped for quite a while in this position

Sleeping pups are so cute! Miss Purple resists joining her littermates in slumber

Stealing a slurp while Chili is distracted

Poor Chili always has to share attention

Mr. Red, now Moonsong Time Bandit, leads Green on a merry chase

Miss Pink, now Moonsong Farwest Leader, has a great smile

Miss Pink

Mr. Purple enjoys a soup bone

Mr. Purple

Kila Beans gets a kiss from Miss Purple, now Moonsong Wizard

Red and Miss B&T, now Moonsong Sea Rover, take their turn smooching Beans

Jiggles is oblivious to the commotion on the floor

Green and Mr. Purple enjoy some male bonding

Green enjoys a soup bone- the pups had them for the first time this week

Green shows off his wraps ( we call them leg warmers around the house). He is growing so fast that his tendons and ligaments in his front legs are having a hard time keeping up with the bone growth. He was switched to a lower calorie food to slow his growth and needs legs wraps for a couple weeks. It almost always corrects itself quickly with these precautions. After only two days on the wraps, one of his legs is fine and is no longer wrapped, but the other is coming along more slowly, especially after he injured that leg while trying to scale his xpen. Green was going to stay with me for a couple extra months anyway as he is joining my parents in New York...after housetraining and basic obedience is done. The benefits of having a daughter that is a dog trainer!

Faethe entices puppies to play

I like pups that can amuse themselves

Tug time

Miss Blue, now Moonsong Cornelia Marie

Week 6

This was a very busy week so I do not have many individual photos. The puppies were able to go out this week and play. It was quite cold and snowy but at least it wasn't pouring rain! I am finally starting to match puppies to owners and at the end of this week, the pups will be assigned names also. It is going to be hard to let this litter go- they are such nice pups and there are a few I would really like to keep but I know they will bring a lot of joy to their new families.
Puppies first snow- mmm, tastes good

Flurries? What flurries?

Silver and Mr. Purple enjoy the snow

Yellow, B&T, and Green

Mr. Red poses for the camera

Mr. Purple

Chili takes a well deserved nap

The adults help the puppies clean up after a snack

Yumm, a picnic outside

Blue, Yellow, Mr. Purple

wrestlemania in the living room

Papa Tay plays with the puppies