Like Herding Cats, and WHHEEEEE!

It really gets old carrying puppies, two by two, outside and down the three steps of our deck to the puppy pen. It's especially interesting when the puppies are now trying to leap out of my arms and take a dive into the puppy yard. But it's always a challenge trying to find a way for the pups to go down a ramp and get into the puppy pen and yard without letting them into the main yard. And it's equally challenging to keep the big dogs out of the puppy pen.

So I rigged up this contraption with expen panels to help move the puppies out the back door and into the "chute" like cattle. I think it's more like herding cats than cows, though. And the puppies LOVE using their little ramp. At first, they tried to walk/run down the ramp, but now they step on, and let themselves just slide down the ramp and into their pen.

WHEEEEE!

Notice how Annie launches herself into the slide, and lands on her feet at a run!

Hmm, I'm pretty sure I only counted five Cardi Tushies headed down that ramp!

AHA! Here she is...

Wahhoooo!

And once the babies are in the puppy yard, I slide another panel across the chute. :-)

And when it's time for the puppies to be herded back into the house, I lift the gate, and off they go!

Climb, climb, climb!

Voila!

P.S. Annie is off for the evening to visit with Dudley, Taffy, Cheri and George. I'm absolutely amazed at how quiet it is at the house! The other puppies are probably trying to catch up on sleep, since Annie instigates lots of wrestling and chasing around here! And I did give Annie explicit instructions that she's to send me an email and let me know what kind of fun she finds at Dudley's house!