Molly’s “V” Girls, Eight Weeks

We wrapped up the afternoon’s puppy portraits and I needed to move along with other plans.  I glanced around for an easy way to contain the girls for a group photo and spotted these bread baskets.  What could be simpler?  I could line them up, ask them to smile, snap a few shots and we’d be through.

Ready?  On the count of three, girls, look this way!

Here is Veronica.

And Vanna,

Vera,

And Violet.

The V girls have been quite easygoing. We’re finally seeing variations in their temperaments, and the small unique traits make us love them more than ever.

Veronica is larger than the others and she’s the only one able to ease herself down the deck steps to freedom on the lawn. She’s an adventurer, happy to see if she can fit into an overturned watering can.  Vanna shows off for visitors in an attempt to steal attention from her sisters, and she’s successful.  “Look how funny that one is” people exclaim, and they’re right.  Vera and Violet are petite, sweet and feminine.   When strangers pick them up they snuggle their faces into their necks for a good cuddle.  Out in the city this week a wonderful woman held Violet for the longest time, overcome with her gentleness, and Violet comfortably dozed off in her arms.

Vera is in love with Jim and shadows him all over the yard. The puppies pair up quite often, black and white Veronica and Vera napping in the sun and tri-color Vanna and Violet in a game of “knock down the daffodils” – which of course spring right back up.  When we call them to come in, three puppies run to us.  Violet, in an impish frame of mind, runs the other way.

Their coats are truly luxurious. Their pigment is still coming in on the bottoms of some of their feet, and Vera has a small spot remaining on her nose.  They eat enthusiastically and are fully transitioned to dry kibble in individual bowls.  We’re crate training this week.  Our adoptive families are finalizing plans to pick them up around the ten week birthday, and we plan to enjoy the little Vs while they’re still ours.

This is a great time to wish the V girls’ daddy a happy Father’s Day!  Thank you, Ren O’Riley, for being such a handsome, silly, thoroughly charming sire.