We've had almost a week of poop-free nights in the puppy pen. This is always a reason for a big celebration on our part!

The puppies have discovered the joys of pumpkin cookies. At first they rendered them into thousands of crumbs, but they are now capable of eating the whole thing (although it takes them about 10 minutes!).

Chicken backs, ground veggies, oatmeal and ground chicken necks have been added to the menu.

Installation of the puppy ramp over our back stairs - this allows the puppies to get outside without us having to carry them up and down the stairs. They learned how to navigate the ramp very quickly! They are always fast to go down the ramp, but less enthusiastic about going up it, because it means the end of outdoor playtime.

A water dish in the puppy pen, which is a big source of amusement. With water they are now able to make papier mache with their newspaper..... They have also emptied it a few times by digging all the water out of it. They have also been checking out the wading pool, but apart from dipping their noses, tongues and front paws in to it, no one's been the whole way in yet.

They are now able to track things that have been thrown and they are starting to do some short retrieves.