Twyla x Neko Puppies - Week Four

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The puppies finally left the whelping box on Sunday, 1/7.  They have a sleeping area with two off-the-floor beds covered with comfy blankets to sleep on. There is also a large play area with tons of toys and as they get older a tunnel, slide and other obstacles will be added for more environmental enrichment. 
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The floor is covered with 1 1/2" thick soft, waterproof rubber matting to cushion their joints as they run around.  The sleep and play areas are separated by a potty area filled with sod.  It is amazing to see them utilize the potty area much of the time.  By providing this potty area, they will be as close to potty-trainied as possible by the time they go to their new homes.
 
They are growing fast and it is so much fun to watch their confidence grow each day as they experience new sounds, objects and visuals. 
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They each now have a name that has something to do with their individual markings for identification.  It is really time consuming to get pictures of each puppy and to know which one it was but I will do my best to keep trying and adding individual pictures each day.
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Fan - a girl, was the first-born at 3:45am and has an unusually large "fan," the part of the ridge at the top. 
 
Moon - the second-born at 4:54am and a girl, has a somewhat moon-shaped marking on her chest, no white on her front feet, four white toes on one back foot and a couple on another back foot.
 
Barbara - born at 5:19am has a Batman shaped marking on her chest so we named her after the Batgirl super hero's common name.  She has no white on her feet.
 
Tres - another girl born at 6:27am has three white vertical markings on her chest, three white feet with three white toes.
 
Angel - the first boy born at 6:40am has a somewhat circular halo type marking on his chest and has two white toes on all four feet.
 
Trax - the second boy born at 7:27am, was named for the two white lines running down the middle of his belly.  He also has four white feet and the front two go almost to his dew claw. 
 
Flash - was the third and final boy born at 7:42am, and has four white feet that make him a very flashy boy.
 
Wendy - born at 8:13am has a white in the shape of a "w" on her chest with no white on her front feet and minimal white on her back feet.
 
Betty Bite - a spinoff from Betty Boop - born at 9:11am has what appears to be an open mouth bite on her chest.  All four feet have a few white toes.
 
Florida - the last born at 9:57am has a white marking that looks like the state with minimal white on her feet.
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The end of a long day is always rewarding when I can be a part of a sleeping puppy pile.