Wednesday 20 August 2008

teeth

We're in danger of one or two pups making their rather premature exit from the box! Predictably, Big A was the first to rear up on his hind legs to scrabble at the edge trying either to climb out or be picked up. He was quickly followed by Right Paw who sat back to watch for a minute then decided that was a GREAT idea. So far, they're just too small. But that won't last.

They spend a lot more time playing now - mainly taking swipes at each other, barking and chewing each other's faces. They also gaze into your face when you speak to them and if you put your face close to theirs, they lick your nose. Wonder who they get that habit from...? (In case you don't know, it sometimes seems that Keskiyo can reach your face with his tongue from the other side of the room.)

Yesterday as they sucked porridge from my fingers I could feel the first hints of little canine teeth starting to poke through. Well, that would explain the face chewing, I guess.

Stand by for week 3 photos tomorrow (already!?)


In the meantime, here's a shot of Suck Monster after he licked his side of the plate clean this morning long after everyone else had given up.

2 comments:

Jo Ross said...

looks like you are going to need eyes in the back of your head if they are ready to escape. They are so cute and changing so fast. Do they mainly sleep on their backs?

Jo

Jennifer said...

Yes, as they lose most of their body heat through their bellies at this age, I guess they sleep on their backs when they're too warm :-)