We've had a wonderful week with a lot of progress! A week ago the puppies only had a view on the garden, this week they made their first steps outdoor. Last week the puppies only had one half of the living room, this week they explored the entire house. Last week the puppies ate some milk and meat from a plate, this week they all got their own feeding bowl! 

​The puppies are having a lot of fun playing with each other and Aoide, but there are more types of dogs in the world.. That's why we invited some other dogs to the house this week to visit the puppies. The puppies were a bit nervous, but with the support of Aoide they had a lovely time. 

Besides other dogs the puppies also met children for the first time. They were especially interested in baby Maud.

I believe the pictures and videos below show what a tough bunch of dogs these puppies are growing into. There are even more pictures in the album on Flickr. 

Not only a fun week for the puppies.. Also the future puppy owners had a wonderful week. After three weeks of rest for mom Aoide and her babies, they were welcome to visit their future puppies for the first time. Who's going where hasn't been decided yet, but it was a great opportunity for the new owners to experience the puppies' developing characters. 

The puppies have started to turn into true dogs this week. They can walk around, they have discovered the toys and they 'ate' some meat and milk from a plate for the first time. We expanded the area around the whelping box. The puppies now have half of the living room to roam around and they have a lovely view on the garden.

The first steps towards becoming 'pets' have also been made: since yesterday the puppies are wearing collars during the day and we also introduced them to the crate. Also.. not unimportant to mention: Debbie is the first who has one ear up! ;)

Below you can find a selection of the pictures of this week. The entire album can be found on Flickr.

The world has suddenly become much larger for the puppies this week. Their eyes and ears started to open at the beginning of the week, so they are now experiencing a huge amount of new stimuli. Because they are able to see and hear, the puppies have started to play with each other and with Aoide in their wobbly baby fashion. The puppies are very eager to discover new things, which made us decide to give them a small area outside of the whelping box. Although Aoide is still cleaning up after them, the puppies are already trying to relieve themselves on the puppy pads. 

The Dutch Kennel Club approved the pedigree names this week. The puppies are now officially known as:

Ian - Suaralayn Orange Boy
Fiona - Suaralayn Chaos Junkie
Frank - Suaralayn Karma Houdini
Debbie - Suaralayn Pollyanna Principle

If you click on the names, you will be directed to the puppies' personal webpages. Here you will find the explanation behind their pedigree names (among other things).

Below you will find a selection of the pictures of this week. The entire album can be found on Flickr.  

I'm also adding some movies this week! The first one shows the puppies playing and in the second you can see and hear Ian howling.