We need to do some work on the position of the video camera. At the moment is gets a lot in but some close up work would be fun too at the level of the puppies. I think today my Mistress is just too tired to want any more hassle so it will have to wait. She\u2019s going to look to see if the time lapse camera has picked anything up and to look at the new position of that as well.<\/p>\n
Shadow now has too much milk. The problem is that it means her teats are very hard and it difficult for the puppies to latch on to them. My Mistress spent an hour this morning massaging Shadow while the puppies in turn were there to try to catch the milk that spurted out. It was quite entertaining except for Shadow and my Mistress. For a start my Mistress\u2019s bad hand is now very swollen and she still hasn\u2019t made a significant difference to the problem. Normally now the puppies would get solid food first and only a top up from Shadow but to try to alleviate the problem they are getting to eat from Shadow first. It\u2019s also been hard with visitors as their meal times have been a bit disrupted and the routine has broken down. I was going to try to bring you a video of feeding time in the new pen but time is against me so I have just done you one to introduce you to the puppies in their new environment and will do more over the next few days. You can see the video here http:\/\/youtu.be\/opdzQHIn4h4<\/a><\/p>\n On the weights \u2013 Chekov is gaining steadily and added 80g to reach 1950g. Cracker had a steady gain too and added 80g to reach 1940g. Cinderella and Cosette who had put on a huge amount the day before did not add much \u2013 Cinderella stayed the same at 1890g and Cosette added 10g to reach 1770g. Casanova showed steady gain adding 60g to reach 1840g and Cuddles did likewise adding 60g to reach 1590g. They are all fine and happy.<\/p>\n Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book is available at Amazon UK –https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00583ZGSA<\/a><\/p>\n You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"