Day 6 cont.

Dowager McKenzie supervising the pups from her throne.

Mid-day snack (one of several). I love when the pups flip upside down and paddle away while eating.

Karmin came over to pup-sit for me while I attended to the much neglected vegetable garden. Everyday the pups will be purposely exposed to new stimuli. I want them as bombproof as possible when they go to their forever homes. Karmin tickled all the puppy toes with a cue-tip and then had them navigate across no-skid shelving mats. No biggie thus far.

The pups have all gained at least 7 oz. Every four hours around-the-clock Koyuk makes sure I am awake enough to give her a cup of high calorie puppy kibble with a cup of vanilla ice cream mixed in. Of course, I have to sample the ice cream to see if it up to quality standards. She is still getting skinny. I can't say the same for myself.