Tomorrow all but 2 of our pups will head to their forever homes. Adira seems extra playful today. I think she knows she has one last day to wrestle, chew, and bestow on them any puppy wisdom. I am not sure who will miss them more Luna or her or me for that matter!

That's right Papa Modrey is back for another turn at puppy sitting. He started out with just Mr. Red, then Ms. Black decided it looked fun, within 5 minutes Modrey had 5 or 6 puppies climbing all over him. Yep, if I were a 12" pup, I would want to climb all over that giant too!

It is so endearing to me how Luna allows Adira to be a part of her mothering process. She allows her to play with the pups, watch as she nurses them, for the most part Luna allows Adira to be by her side completely. I have noticed a change in how Adira behaves -- a gentle maturing. It is so sweet.

Ms.Yellow is a smart little cookie. When she wants to play in the water she goes under the hose. When I turn it on she comes out to play in the water.

Hmm, I wonder if this years litter is going to like water? We started out by turning the hose on ever so slightly; by the time I had gotten back around to start gathering the puppies over to it, Ms. Turquoise was already demonstrating the art of sprinkler fun! From that point on every time the hose went on, most of the puppies came running. Between this and the baths after meals these little guys will have no issues with water.

We've begun to play outdoors on a regular basis now and started introducing the big dogs to the litter one dog at a time. In this shot Ms. Pink had been crawling in and out of that tunnel, but Adira wanted a turn (like she'd fit). So Adira tipped it up, poured out little Ms. Pink, and tried to stuff her big head through. OHH, but fiesty Ms. Pink ran around and let Adira know this toy was NOT for big dogs. She put her paw up on Adira's nose saying "hey you had your turn last y