New Toy's

As if they need new toys. they are happier with toilet roll tubes!

All done......

I had to bath them. They weren't covered in anything nasty just news print from the newspapers. In all they loved the bath and about half were OK with the hairdryer. I start at Toni & Guy Saturday.

What a life!

If only I could sleep like this...........

Clean and ready to go.........

Scrubbed, washed and flooded with Milton's. Aired for two hours and fitted Telegraph. Like a new Berkley home, just ready to move into........

Three Boys

The three lads with guess who in the background!

One for the blokes........

Warning, if the washing machine keeps cutting out on rinse, investigate. Don’t just look, stand back and scratch! It’s not going to get better ,UNLESS you look at the filter first………..I unscrewed the filter and enough water to fill the bath (honest) came out. The down side of vet bed. That’s my morning taken care of. Oh, on holiday, wish you were here!

'Allo 'Allo!

Too much of Alba on here. Can't help it. She is so darn funny and will not leave them. Cali is still here!!!!! and no longer interested in clearing up now as the puppies are on solids, and she can tell! She pops in every hour to see all is ok and about every 2 hours slides in and it's PARTY time!

HMP High Wycombe

Don't worry, there is no way a puppy head can get stuck! I had to move Alba out of the way to take this!

Playtime then Miltons......

Puppies play none stop (when awake) and have taken to solid food, much better than ever before! Alba so much wants to go inside and join them but...................................she's not allowed. Cali pops in several times a day to let them have a drink and check up on them. Joy joy joy.

Hypnotised Sister

Alba is TOTALLY mesmerised with the puppies. I jest not when I say she is like this 12 hours a day! She cuddled up to one sister last night then left the basket like a bullet when the baby did a poo. She did come back when the air cleared!

Peace at last.......

The only time they are quite are when they are eating or sleeping, joy.....

Alba with her sister......

Alba looking after her sister. Too cute. She is so interested in her brothers and sisters!

Who goes there?

Alba will NOT stop looking at the puppies. She just stares at them and whines! So so funny.

Why?

Out for the count. Arden Grange seems to be a winner...........

Table for 9 please.........

Stewart is just about to run something and it's not a distance event. Could be a bath!

I can't think of a title. Just wonderful to see.

If I have to apologise about the puppies manners you are on the wrong blog. This is just a wonder to witness. I am going to try borrow a better camera. Great stuff. Oh, the smell of the porridge!

One small step for..............

Well, that was a success! All the puppies had solids for the first time this morning and cleared the bowls! However sleep is top of the list when you are three and a half weeks old and have a full tummy....

What's this then?

Dear Alba, she can't take her eyes of the puppies! (her brothers and sisters). Cali is very happy for all the dogs to check on her puppies.........every  five minutes!!

Meet the family.........

In the first three photos above, we introduced Alba to her brothers and sisters. Alba is one of the puppies we kept from Cali's first litter last year. Alba showed no interest at all and took some coaxing (with many treats) to meet them all. On the other hand, Dylan took no notice of the treat and just walked in and sat down next to me. They are all getting on like a house on fire. We now have 12 dogs in the house until Dylan goes back to Jennifer's mum's next Sunday! Please think of us when you have a moment!!!!

Were all up now!!!

They still sleep most of the day but when they are awake they are very funny. Usually off camera :(

Alone!

It's awful when all your brothers and sisters are asleep! Nobody to play with............... As I upload this from the next room, the noise is deafening!

Behind Bars

They feel very comfy in here. Should just get my camp bed in there................

Not that I don't trust you but..........

Cali is happy to sleep outside the study at night (I'm on the floor there!) but when I am cleaning the WB she sticks to them like glue!

I can smell my mum!!!!!!

She's here, somewhere very near!

Nine Lattes please!

What a joy. Absolute time wasters....................................................

Can I have that roll please!

How do they sleep like this? This will be my 24th night on the study floor and I am so jealous of these puppies, well, sort of. If I roll over like this I end up in a bowl of Arden Grange Kibble! Very happy to say that Cali is having a great time with the puppies and is in a very playful mood (with me). Can't wait to get her out for a walk. Alba comes home tomorrow...................................along with Dylan, that should be fun. 12 dogs in the house!!!!!!!

Just before a "top-up"

They might look cuddly (and they are) but the dark side is the cleaning. My hands are like prunes! The newspaper under the vet bet is none other than the Daily Telegraph!!!!!!!

The smell of MILK!!!!!

Playtime. Why is it that the best videos are always the one when the camera is in the next room!

Playing

The puppies are starting to play with each other. It's lovely to witness. I always wondered what those "flaps" were over the ears, they are for biting!

Still here!

Jennifer has parents evening tonight and will be home late. So, ugly mug has double duties top up/clean to get on with. We will post tonight, I promise. Had a call from China this afternoon! The mind boggles!!!!!

Louder please

This can only get better/worse!

Technical hitch

Apologies for uploading pictures so late this evening. There was a problem with the memory card. Anyway, We thought you might like to see how much noise our lovely puppies can now make.

Update

The puppies now have a combined weight of just over 17kg. At birth they weighed a total of just over 6kg,

Not only can the puppies see and hear because their ears and eyes are open but they now have teeth: not many but they are there. No wonder Cali seems keen to keep feeding sessions short and sweet.

The Registered Names

We can now announce the puppies' registered names. These will not be allocated to individual puppies until they are chipped in a few weeks time. The puppies' names all begin with B because this is Cali's second litter.

Boys

• Amistadleal Borbon
• Amistadleal Badajoz
• Amistadleal Bendito (Blessed)

Girls

• Amistadleal Botija (Treasure)
• Amistadleal Blancanieves (Snow White)
• Amistadleal Beso (Kiss)
• Amistadleal Besito (Little Kiss)
• Amistadleal Beatriz
• Amistadleal Bellisima (Beautiful)

Feed and Clean!

Jennifer is "topping up" the puppies. Black bottom managed to get fed twice but didn't complain! Stewart's up to his eye balls in cleaning stuff and Milton. We hope some photos will follow shortly. As the puppies get bigger so do their bladders! I would also like to share with you  this: 21 day old puppy poo is very very similar to Blue-Tack but light brown!

The benefits of a 'bounce back flash'

Charles is a sculptor and brought his camera with him to take some high quality pictures of the puppies. We are pleased with his efforts; they are certainly better quality than our usual snaps.