Life with the Green's: Puppy Time

Last week some good friends of our who also raise Golden Retrievers asked us to puppy sit for their ten 6 week old puppies and the mama. Of course we all excitedly agreed to this. It has been such a long time since we had pups around, I think it was the first part of 2007 when we had a our last litter. We had so much fun playing with them. Millie was a bit unsure of them but Sydney just adored them! The pups would walk under Sydney looking for a teat and she would stand so patiently for them to discover that there wasn't anything for them. Sydney played and played with them. She was a bit rough but gradually learned to play a bit gentler with them. I can't believe how big Sydney looks now! Our puppy has grown up! The kids had so much fun with the pups. We were blessed with really nice weather, it only rained the last day we had them. Our kitten Griffin was glad for Sydney to have different playmates. Most of the time Sydney is chasing Griffin around the yard and getting him all slobbery.
We are hoping to have a litter sometime last this year or early next. We found a really nice "husband" for Millie. I can't wait for Millie to have pups. It is a lot of work but so much fun! I think the kids will really enjoy the whole experience this time.

Emily and a pup (love this photo!)