5/1

And then there were 4. Little Elaine passed away about 2 am early Saturday morning. We will always love her and think of her as part of this litter. She was fine in the morning, and by night, she had faded away. We were afraid the other puppies would do the same, but they are strong and vigorous. Knock wood.

They are starting to walk, or should I say lurch, a little. They are like turtles. If they accidentally roll over on their backs, they wave their arms and legs in the air but just can't seem to get turned back over. And then the frustrated vocalizing begins. You would almost think they were swearing. "I don't WANNA be on my back!! Somebody help me NOW!" Their eyelids are starting to separate just the tiniest bit, and looks like their eyes will be opening in the next few days.