Daybreak Puppies 2011: The Morning Blend Brew Crew is 5 weeks old today!

What a crazy week this was for the puppies, the big dogs and the humans! A freak October snow storm dumped about two feet of snow on us and knocked out power in our area for 3 days. It was chilly and a challenge to care for the pups in the dark - we made due with great friends visiting to warm themselves by our fire and a house full of kids to play with puppies. The pups got their first real taste of snow. They loved it! They licked their way up and down the front walkway before diving right into the snow banks! We have started to really enforce the potty routine and all of the pups are responding well to heading outside to do their business. They are eating like champs, sleeping well and have just been a joy to watch. They have begun running through the yard to play ~ chasing each other and diving into the garden to hide behind plants.

Tioga has started to become a little less tolerant of nursing them. She does tend to them in the night, but during the day would rather play, snuggle and wrestle with them than feed them. The pups have sharp little teeth and are enjoying using each other, the children and everything in their surroundings as chew toys.

The puppies also noticed the vacuum cleaner for the first time this week (though we have run it a ton of times) This week, they decided they were NOT fans!

We are not cold, we are hiding from the scary, noisy vacuum!

The pups had their 5 week evaluations yesterday. We are so please with their conformation and structure! A lovely bunch of coffee beans! Here they are, the 5-week old Brew Crew: (notice a certain NON furry pup has popped into to this weeks pup-date photos!)

VIENNA

female, id: purple, weight at birth: 15.4 oz, weight at week five: 6lbs 12.8ozs