Day 42: Puppies are six weeks old!
Monte and Kamea's puppies received their first vaccination today in preparation for others coming to visit them tomorrow from outside our family.  Next Tuesday they will have their Baer hearing tests at 6.5 weeks and get their Home Again microchip implants.  Stools checked again (normal) and thorough individual physical exams pronounced the pups in excellent condition.  We heard many praises as to their structure, angles, heads, ear sets, top lines, tails and balance from our experienced vet and a visiting intern handler turned vet!  I was proud to see the puppies hold their free stacks on the table for their doc.  Good puppies!


Below you can see we all  are enjoying their new quarters in our attached air conditioned garage.   The flooring is insulated and padded with a berber carpet remnant, a layer of heavy black vinyl and topped with a large blue camping tarp.  The tarp has enough roughness to it for their feet to get good purchase but still is easy to wipe down.  Later, pups will access the side kennel poop station from this room.  But for now I'm still on poop detail - but as you can see I don't mind it much.

Polo checks out the garage door mechanism for "his" charges - it better be safe!

 Stack pictures maybe tomorrow before the puppy party outside.  Let's hope we can get to that.

Polo and Kamea each bring toys to the pups - it is fun to watch them all play.   Life is good with Dalmatians to love and to enjoy for their intelligence, exuberance and gentle care for each other.  Connor sure has an armful.  The temperaments of Monte and Kamea have imbued these little ones with very loving, outgoing, confident natures.  Polo works his magic with them too!