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The Fab Four are doing just great. They are almost completely weaned (Elaine says 'whew'), and they are sleeping in crates at night.This helps them learn important lessons like how to hold it when they have to go and not just go anytime anywhere and how to sleep through the night. The first night in crates, they wanted to go out at 2:30 and then the second night, they wanted to go out at 3 am, so they are adding a few minutes to the time they wake up each night. During the day, we keep our front door open. Our yard is completely fenced, and we have no flying bugs, so we can do that. They are beginning to go outside to potty once in a while, so we are making progress on house training.

I will be out of town starting tomorrow until about June 14. I'm going to the Gordon Setter National with my good friend Linda Stebbins. I will be judging 59 puppies in sweepstakes at the GS National. Looking forward to it. However, it's a 27-hour drive, but we wanted to drive rather than fly since Linda is taking a dog. You can fly dogs, of course, but it's getting harder and harder to do that. Thank goodness the tornadoes in the middle of the country seem to be quieting down. I can get emails on my phone while I'm gone but am not good at typing with my thumbs so if I need to reply, the replies will be very brief.

Dave will be in charge of taking care of the puppies while I'm gone. Lord bless him, hope he survives.

We took some video of them today. Here it is.

Hasta La Vista. I