Puppies learning to dog

There is nothing that excites, entertains, and pleases the puppies more than walkabouts in the pasture with the big dogs. We did it again today, but this time I noticed the puppies paying more attention to the big dogs and even beginning to mimic some of their behavior. Pasture time is hunting time, certainly for Elvis, Bailey, Norman, and to a lesser extent, Bear. The pups seemed to pick up on that today as the big dogs buried their noses in the snow, sniffing for field mice. I'm not sure if the puppies knew what they were looking for, but they were noticing the behavior and beginning to mimic what they saw, and that's probably the first step.