Not Four - FIVE!

[rpcrowe]

Nice photo. I'm curious about the name Lorna Doone for one of the girls. Is there a Lorna Doone cookie in the US?

Yes, the cookie is manufactured by Nabisco and has been in production since 1912. It is a shortbread type of cookie and quite good!

[Saorsa]

Except for an early bout of loose stool (which is not at all unusual with new mama-dogs) Cookie has been thriving. Her pups are growing fat and beginning to move around. In approximately a week, we will remove the puppy box from the pen and the pups will be able to move around in the much larger pen.
She had an episode of not letting any other dog near her pups. They all learned to keep clear of Cookie's puppy pen. Even our 55-pound Golden Doodle will not venture near Cookie's pups. She is now a bit more comfortable and will only warn off the other dogs if they venture too close to her puppies.
We once rescued an eight-pound rescue terrier who was found defending her puppies from a group of much larger pit bulls. Mothers are fierce in defense of their litters.

I've never known a terrier that had any idea that it was a small dog.

[rpcrowe]

The new living arrangements give Cookie and her puppies more room to do what the puppies like to do...

[rpcrowe]

Canine food processor at work converting kibble to milk...

[rpcrowe]

Mama Cookie has fed her litter and now it is time for a community nap...