Some severe storms rolled through this morning and we had a little disruption in the sleep/eat routine. I watched the intense red on the weather radar move upon our area and decided to put the puppies in a transfer box (with a hot water bottle and polar fleece blankets) and take them and our big dogs downstairs for safety.  I had to wake Biff up (he had been on duty overnight and had only been asleep about an hour) to keep the puppies warm while I came up to monitor the storm.  We weren’t hit too hard compared to some of the reports I’m seeing on T.V. from nearby areas.  We’re back to our morning routines now and everyone’s doing well.  We have two boys and one girl, all weighing in a little heavier each time we put them on the scale.

Here’s the puppy set-up for these first 3 and 1/2 weeks…  There’s a warming lamp next to the whelping box that we can move around and adjust as needed.  Those two white things on the rug are the temperature sensor and read-out so we can keep the temp in the low 80’s. Finley’s body provides the best warmth for the puppies, but they scooch around constantly and we want that whole space to be warm enough for them. This area is near the kitchen, so we don’t have to go far for everything else we need.