Husky pups in Daneland

The puppies are loving outdoor time in Daneland and they are eating outdoors and doing at least some of their pooping outdoors so I'm loving that.

Kilo has been very interested in the puppies and he had been living in the same pen with them when they were born so today I let him into Daneland with the pups. They were thrilled by it and he seemed to enjoy it too. He is a very sweet and gentle dog.

I busied myself setting up some of the obstacles and climbs that I had used out there with prior litters. Puppies don't care if things are clean and shiny. Dirt is more interesting and really all they care about is fun. 

I wish I had more time to spend with them out there, but it's been a very busy day with work, plus the arrival of two other dogs. Paisley is back with us for a couple of weeks after not getting along with one of the dogs in the other home. There is someone interested in her, but she won't be back for a couple of weeks. Paisley was happy to see me when I picked her up at Green Dogs today, and Kilo was very happy to meet Paisley when I got her home.

We also have Cosmo has a houseguest until next Monday. He's a former foster, a Bernese Mountain Dog. I'm sure I'll get pictures tomorrow.

Kilo may or may not be their father, but they sure look up to him.

 

I set these up as an obstacle wall between the fence and a tree.

See video below.

This arrangement was very popular with the last litter and these guys

seem to enjoy it too. 

Here's a video of the pups crossing the obstacle wall made from

fence post tops.

Pups outdoors!

This morning I did the usual thing, fed the dogs, and then the pups. I had the puppies outside their main space so I took advantage of the opportunity to mop it. I had the front door of the puppy shed open allowing them access to the porch, which was fenced off with an exercise pen. Then I went back inside to change the bandage on Clay's foot. 

When I went back outside, I saw the pups running around in the grass near the puppy palace. Kilo was with them, acting like a responsible parent from what I could tell. Someone, probably Kilo had pushed the exercise pen open and the pups must have jumped down to the ground. Everyone was fine and they were all excited from the new adventure. I was grabbing puppies and tossing them back inside, once again happy that there were only six that I had to account for. 

Around noon, after second feeding, I opened the side door of the shed and let them out, on purpose, into Daneland for the first time. Merlot was the first one down the steps, followed by Pinot. The others eventually made their way out with Riesling being the last. It's a hot day, but Daneland under the birch trees is about the most hospital outdoor place we have in the summer. The puppies were excited to explore the new space and they have room to run more than a few feet at a time, which will help them develop. I would have left them out longer but I needed to get to work and I'm not trusting them outside on their own just yet. 

It was very hot again today so I delayed the third feeding until early evening. I fed them outdoors but they were more interested in playing and ate very little. But Paul and Jan came by this evening and Clay even made the trip out to Daneland on crutches and his peg leg to meet the pups for the first time. The puppies ran and played until they dropped. When we put them back inside they headed straight to the bed to sleep off the evening's fun. 

I'll put some dry food out there before I go to bed in case they wake up with the munchies.

Tired pups, and tired Kilo on the porch.