Puppies have gotten HUGE!!

Time has flown by and the puppies only have a few weeks left before they head to their new homes!

All 8 puppies are eating hard kibble and drinking more water than milk. Everyone is doing GREAT!!

They've been lucky the last few days, Kim has been laid up with a knee injury so they've been able to spend all day playing with each other; rather than in their own pens.

The quints are 7.5 weeks old!

 Kieran will be 7 weeks old on Christmas day!

 The little boys are 6 weeks old!

Puppy Update!

The puppies are growing like little weeds lately.

Brogan and Baker have been introduced to the idea of weaning but are not embracing it.  They want Momma's milk so it's been somewhat of a challenge to start the process.  Putting them with the other puppies seems to be helping a lot!

Kieran has become an honorary sibling to the quints.  They are together all the time and when it's nap time, he's mixed right in there with the others.  It was hard for him but he's a trooper and now it's like he was never without them.  Eating agrees with Kieran but his weight gain is slowing!!

Ava's quints are a hot mess!  All 5 of them are little spitfires with such different personalities.  We learned this week when introducing them to the ex-pen that they have great lungs.  They cried a bit when the dogs or I would approach the pen or just walk by but now, since it's second nature to them, it's quiet and they spend all their time playing.  They started eating food last week at 4 weeks and as you can see from their weights, they LOVE it.

At this point, all 8 puppies are in the ex-pen playing and napping a lot of the time but when I'm not home, they are each with their own mommies.  All 8 puppies are eating puppy mush and using piddle pads...the pads are very well received and they're doing great with them.  Toys are fun for them now.  Gave them some small plush toys and some petstages chew toys...oh and some empty water bottles, they're always a big hit!

They don't love to pose for pictures because they want to climb, jump, hop out, reach, sniff, chew the snowman's broom or bury their heads.  It was a challenge but I think you'll like them.

Bye for now...

Puppies are another week older!

All 8 puppies have officially opened their eyes and are on the move!

Their weekly pictures and weights are below. =)

Ava's quints are 3 weeks old!

 Kambry's boy is 3 weeks old!

Brylee's boys are 2 weeks old!

Puppy Update!

All 3 mommies and their 8 little munchkins are doing GREAT! 

Ava's quints have opened their eyes, and the others will soon follow.

Ava's gang is TWO weeks old!

 Kambry's boy is TWO weeks old!

Brylee's boys are ONE week old!

Ava's pups are 1 week old!

Brylee's Puppies are here!

Brylee and Toast are happy to announce the birth of their two little boys!

Mommy and the boys are doing fantastic.

Join us in welcoming Brogan & Baker!

Kambry's Puppy is here!

Kambry and Toast are the proud parents of an adorable little boy!

Mommy and baby are doing very well.

Join us in welcoming their little man!

Check back soon for updates weekly on Kieran, as well as Ava's munchkins, 

and the birth of Brylee's babies!!

Ava's Puppies are here!

Ava and Toast couldn't be happier to announce the birth of their quints!

Momma had a very smooth labor and all five munchkins are doing fantastic.

Please join us in welcoming the 5 newest Serenity Cove kids!

   

 

Check back soon for updates on Ava & Toast's babies, as well as the birth of Kambry and Brylee's litters!

Alaska, July '12

     Well folks, here it is! The long awaited Alaska update. For those of you who don't already know, it's always been a dream of ours to take a trip to Alaska. So, when it came time to start planning our yearly vacation we knew it just had to be to Alaska. We spent MONTHS preparing for our cruise... looking up cruise lines, planning excursions, and of course getting ready for all of the amazing sights that would soon blow our minds!

     We ended up choosing Norwegian Cruise lines, and planned on four stops in port... three in Alaskan and one in Victoria, BC. Our first stop was Ketchikan followed by Juneau and then the long awaited Skagway. Because it was our first cruise and our very first trip to Alaska, we decided against booking all of our time in port doing excursions and planned to sight see instead. I must say, I'm totally glad we did; the sights were absolutely amazing, there wasn't one view that I wouldn't consider absolutely breathtaking! 

     I'm sure you could all guess which excursion we ended up doing... dog sledding! I can't even begin to tell you how excited we were for this. On the morning of, we were like two kids on Christmas eve... sooo excited! Our trip to the mushers camp was topped off when we learned that our musher was Greg Sellentin, of mushing.com! 

     Anywho, enough talk... on to the pictures!