Violet's 2025 Puppies ~ A Day in the Life

For a new twist on my puppy litter updates, I decided to do an hour by hour update for one day for the puppies to give you an idea what they are actually doing at this adorable age of almost five weeks.  Most hours I took a picture as well, but not all.  The puppies also did things in between the hours that I did not record.  

The puppies' day begins early as we up early to milk our goats and get ready for work.  At 6:00AM, the puppies had just been fed by Violet.  She was busy finishing feeding them and licking anyone clean who needed it.

At 7:00, Violet was snuggled down resting with the puppies, which is becoming a rarity as they get older and more active.  Please note the ear cocked for trouble and puppy on her back; she's such a good mom!

At 8:00, I was giving the puppies their first nail trim.  Their little nails become sharp and tend to get hooked on their bedding.  CJ was helping me keep track of who was done and who wasn't while he played with the puppies.

At 9:00, the puppies were sleeping, but we woke them up to take them outside and feed them.  They had their first foray outside over the weekend.  Now, they are warming up to the outdoors and enjoying the extra freedom to romp and play, as well as being socialized to all kinds of outdoor sounds.  Food is also a new development in their lives.  We introduced goat milk to them early this week to teach them how to lap.  (For those of you who are new around here, we have our own dairy goats, and therefore, fresh milk to aid in weaning the puppies.  Goat milk enjoys a reputation of being gentle on stomach and highly nutritious.)  After they learned to lap, we are now adding softened Life's Abundance Small & Medium Breed puppy food to the milk.  It makes an Oliver-Twist like gruel that they find so appetizing!

At 10:00, the puppies were sleeping.  Ditto at 11:00.

At 12:00, the puppies were just waking up.  Usually upon waking, they will wander away from the bedding area to go to the bathroom.  Many times, they go in the potty box, where we just keep layering clean newspaper to keep it clean while preserving the scent.  If they do in the "play area," then we quickly wipe it up with Life's Abundance Biodeodorizer, which not only cleans, but helps destroy the scent.

At 1:00, they were playing in their play area.  We are giving them various toys to explore.  2:00 and 3:00 found them snoozing away again.

At 4:00, we took them outside again for another meal.  We are feeding them twice a day right now, as Violet still feeds them as well.  We will be increasing to three times a day soon.

At 5:00, they were settling in for nap, but not all asleep yet.  Notice how they still sleep all in a pile.  At 6:00, some were still sleeping and some were playing.

And I'll close this week again with snapshots from the week; thanks for stopping by!