Russell Irish Setters

Oh the pups are sooo much fun now!   They are eating like little horses, running, starting to look like little dogs!   They look really nice, and they are super easy to teach things to, and definitely coordinated for their age.  They come to a whistle: all 14 of them, in various imitations of straight line running...but they all come and they all are friendly and happy.  It is fun to watch who is the first to explore new areas of the basement, and how they react to new sounds and such.  For the most part they freeze and then run towards any new noises.  I think they'll all be great chefs since the food network is playing nearly constantly downstairs.   I put pine pellets in one end of the 12 foot long pen, and they seldom make a mistake anywhere else.  I wish it were warmer so that I could work on housetraining, but litter box training is going to have to suffice. 

The other dogs are really interested in the pups now, and are not quite sure why they are not allowed to play with them.  The dogs nose the pups gently when allowed, and the pups are curious about everybody.  The big dogs are getting the short end of the stick these days between the puppy work and my 'flu, but thankfully they are super nice sweet dogs and are pretty easy going.