That's a long look up, isn't it Red girl!
Truman stands so patiently, I think the puppies just think he's a tree!
Millie is becoming an energetic adolescent--I can't wait until she outgrows this active stage and we get our lover puppy back! I think what Mark Twain said about teenagers also applies to dogs: "When a child turns 14 put them in a barrel and feed them through the hole. When they turn 16, plug the hole!" Millie is four 1/2 months old now, and I'm getting close to putting her in the barrel for a couple months!!! The older dogs won't always put up with her energy, but Red girl tolerates it very well. I was watching closely as I filmed this segment to see if Red girl was feeling afraid or bullied--not a sign of it! Red girl is amazing! She isn't afraid to dish it back, but submits willingly, too, when she can tell that's the best course. I really like this puppy!
Ella is a delightful combination of spunky and sweet. She is confident and fearless, but comes running when I call her. She loves to explore, wandering back to check in with me, and then heads off again to follow a new smell in the yard. She relates so well to the bigger and older dogs--she is very playful with them but is willing to submit when they tell her to toe the line.
This was a hilarious photo shoot in the backyard yesterday! It was as though they had never seen the camera before! Everyone except Red girl tucked tail and ran--even our older puppy, Millie was spooked. As soon as they heard my voice, though, they swarmed me--took me down! Oh--that's YOU behind that scary object!
Orange girl (Lucia Marie) saying goodbye--going home today with her awesome new family. We'll see her often, since her new boy is our grandson's good friend! Pink girl "Pali" 
Magic is mobbed everytime she comes near the puppies. She is soooo done with nursing them, but they still think she's fair game....... They have learned to use the doggy door as they chase their mom!
Everybody out----
Everybody in----
We play hard and we sleep hard! That's Red girl hanging over the edge of the box--amazing she is sound asleep in that position!
At three to four weeks, we change the configuration of the whelping box and add a section for litter box training. The whelping box is now a weaning box. In a few more weeks, we'll add a crate to the box to start the puppies getting used to sleeping in a crate.
Magic is beginning to spend less time with her puppies. She is in and out of the box frequently checking on them, but she is also enjoying her time away from them--sleeping in her favorite spot at my feet as I work at my desk. If they make a squeak, though, she rockets down the hall to check on them!
Green Girl
Purple girl--light red color with white marks.
She is our largest puppy in the litter. 
Red girl--medium red color. She is our smallest puppy.
Orange girl--light apricot color. 
Green girl--dark apricot/light red color. 
