There are new pictures to see under each puppy!  They are so cute it was hard to limit the number of pictures I posted!  Check these out!

Well they just get cuter every day!!  Their hair is getting longer and wavy/curly and they are starting to develop their own looks and personalities.  They love to play with each other and they also love to be held and cuddled!

We just started doing some crate training with them at night.  Denali is not feeding them during the night anymore, so they are at a good age for getting used to the crates.  We get the puppies used to the crates by having 3 puppies in each crate initially.  They are doing very well adjusting to the crates.

Splish Splash. . . they all got baths!!! I think I got a bath in the process too! :-)  I washed them two at a time and then used the blow dryer to get them nice and dry/warm.  They did not cry at all. . . they were a little scared, but are beginning to get used to a variety of things/noises.

. . . what a mess, but they LOVE it!  Today was their first introduction to mushy dog food.  It did not take them long to figure out how to eat it.  A few of them decided it would be easier to eat if they put their paws in too!  It wasn’t too much of a mess until I made the 2nd bowl too watery. . . then they had it all over their faces and were licking it off of each other. . . they seemed to be having fun so I let them finish before I cleaned it all up!  Denali will still continue to feed them for the next few weeks in addition to them now getting puppy food.

They are so much fun to watch, they are playing more and more and teething on each other! We are careful about not letting them chew/suck on our fingers because we do not want them to get used to biting/chewing on humans.

We also put up a partial divider in the whelping box and lined the one side with newspaper.  We are teaching them to go on the paper and they are doing very well with this and are catching on more each day!  We get so excited whenever they go over there on their own to use the bathroom!

They have the most adorable bark/growl, it just makes us laugh!

Below are a few pictures of them eating, sleeping and playing. . .

Well the puppies are now 3 weeks old!  They are SO cute!!  They  are walking around, although a bit wobbly at times.  They are starting to stay awake for longer periods and have even started to try playing with each other such as swatting at each other or play biting (they don’t have teeth yet).  They are so much fun to watch and hold!

Denali loves them so much and is still protective, however she does like to take more breaks out of the whelping box, since they are getting more independent and don’t need to eat as freqently.  Marley (our other goldendoodle) loves the puppies too and is always wanting to be with them.  We have let Marley in the whelping box a few times, while Denali and I keep a close eye on Marley. Marley does well, the puppies love her and she loves it when they climb all over her or fall asleep in her hair!

The puppies are growing so fast!  They are starting to open their eyes and it is so much fun to see them start  to try to walk. . . they have been trying to get up on all four legs and then they try to take a step but are not too successful yet at actually getting very far before falling down and crawling on their bellies!  Their nails were getting long so they all just got their nails clipped the other day and did well, I think Denali will be happy about that too!