Seven weeks of puppy play

The pups were seven weeks old on Thursday. They are really enjoying the outdoor play time, and I am too. The best thing about it, of course, is that they are exhausted afterwards. They crash hard and are too tired to tear up the indoor space, for a while. 

Erika gave Holly a colorful nylon playset for Christmas. I guess it was intended for children?, but it's pretty perfect for puppies. I deployed it this week when the pups started going outside. They don't always use it as intended, but they have fun and that's the true purpose of it, and of everything we do for them now. Fun and learning, developing their bodies and minds, it all comes down to one thing - activity, the more of it the better.

This was the set up before the puppies got to it.

Parts and pieces quickly got rearranged.

Holly had to check it out too.

Camilla is usually moving at top speed, but I caught her sitting in the sun a bit this afternoon.

Of course, a stick and a friend is really all you need.

Holly supervises.

That's Adina, Boomer in the background.

Charlie

My makeshift play station gets plenty of use too.

Adina about to take down Camilla.

Adina moving the tunnel to a new location.

Charlie and Dizzy

Boomer on the teetertotter. 

Charlie

Holding Adina.

Yukon and Charlie

Charlie

Peggy and Adina

A break for lunch time in the middle of today's outdoor play session.

Boomer and Yukon

A screenshot from my surveillance cam, napping after outdoor play.