Day 36 & 37 - Take-a-treat, 5/19 & 5/20

The puppies have started running to their food dish, so I have introduced the "puppy call." I will now use this call anytime I feed them.

Snickerdoodle at his 4 week photoshoot

Also, I played "Take-a-treat" with Snickerdoodle and Tagalong. This is just a game where puppies learn how to take a treat from your hand. I tried it with Gingersnap but he was not interested. He seems to be a much more timid dog than the others so far. We'll keep trying to build his confidence.

Snickerdoodle was so good at it that we also started "powering up the clicker." This is the first of the Communication Trinity in Puppy Culture. I click my tongue instead of using an actual clicker, because I always have my tongue on me.

I took care of a lot of housekeeping this week.

I finished clipping puppy nails (did I already report that?) and got their 5 week weights, and I ordered microchips from Fi Nano. And I scheduled the puppies' vet visit for June 1st. Before then, I want to get the puppies accommodated to the van and driving places.

I tried to bring the puppies into my bedroom for individual interviews with the kids about them, but we kept grabbing them while they were sleepy. Then, my 4 year old started talking about Tagalong's hobbies, which apparently include playing with friends, smiling at him, and laughing. So we'll just try that again another day.