Finally an update at 24 days… So sorry! I’ve been spending all my time looking at puppies and inhaling puppy breath.

First, the names! Reese’s pieces each have a name now:

Piece of Pie (Pi) is the big wavy boy with the blue collar, sweet like a piece of blueberry pie.

Piece of Me (as in “you want a piece of me??!!”) (Mimi) is the little wavy girl with the pink collar, and my does she live up to that name—such a feisty little thing!

Piece of the Action (Action Jackson) is the wavy boy with the white collar, and he does like to move.

Five Easy Pieces (EZ) is the purple collar wavy boy, so named because he is so easy going.

Piece of Luck (Luck of Roaring Camp) this is little Brownie—we are so lucky to have her and her mother here with us.

And finally—Pansy. She came up with her own name, I’m afraid. We called her Tank due to her massive size, but Ellie decided Panzer was nicer, and it was quickly shortened to Pansy, which is much more in keeping with her delightful personality. She is a piece of work, but I can’t make that fit the name Pansy, so she’s just Pansy.

The pups are doing very well, and are now a bit closer to each other in size. As of May 28 (age 23 days) Pi is 3 lb 12 oz, Pansy is 3/11, Action is 3/6, EZ and Mimi are both 3/1, and Luck is 2/10. We’ll start solid food in the next day or so, so they’ll probably really take off once that gets started. It’s so fun to watch them play with each other and with their toys, and each day brings new abilities, and for some, new teeth. I’m doing my best to keep nails under control for Reese’s sake, but the teeth are another matter entirely. Another good reason to get them onto solid food.

Everyone is toddling around with (usually) great facility now. Little Luck is the most stable underway, but she has a few days on the others age-wise, and being lighter helps a lot too. The PWDs are big lugs compared to her, but that does give them an advantage for full-body wrestling takedowns. First real trip outside today for a short while—it was a bit cool and breezy, but they had enough time to get the feeling of a new footing and a taste for exploring the outside world. It’s supposed to warm up and dry out the next few days, so they’ll enjoy their new found freedom outdoors.

I’ve added a few photo albums at various ages and will get some action shots when we get them outside. Nothing cuter than those little tails straight up in the air as they cruise around.

Bella has made a full recovery and is quite settled into the routine at Martha’s house in Portland. India is happy too, particularly since Martha is taking her to agility. I’ve offered Martha $20 if she finishes India’s weave poles while she’s down there and hope she takes me up on it… We really miss the girls, but are just crazy about Reese—she is a wonderful dog all the way around. We are doing our best to spoil her completely—sleeping on the bed, begging for food, and appreciating all the indulgences due a dog of her talents. Very soon we’ll have her thinking she’s a PWD with all the rights and privileges  thereof…