Well, Philly's pups are at the end of their line with me... I can't help but miss them already. In early September, they were plump little babies, now they're packing up, ready to hit the road -- do well, little babies... do well...

 

Click here for their weekly family photos:

Little Bella raises hell with the purple monster...

 

Dom has come SO far from 1.9 lbs. and a syring-feeder...

 

Bella will be placed with one of her siblings... :D

 

Some final dominance-testing is in order...

 

... Bella enjoys the toys Dusty brought for Linus..!

 

skinny and fat... um, I meant "demure" and "brawny" --

 

ooohhh... our only brindle... chewer...

 

... a little last-minute lovin'

 

... Dom will live local, and go to my vet... :D

 

two boys and a girl... who's really got the personality of 3 girls... :D

 

Dom and Linus..

 

... Dakota gets in the mix...

 

... Dom plays with jester... :D

 

MOOOOOOOO!!!!

 

... more pilin'...

 

... Elvis gives Thor a run for his money...

 

... Elvis at the trough...

 

... Elvis steals Linus' toy...

 

... and won't give it back...

 

... till he's forced to... :D

 

... Thor has definitely met his match with Flora!

 

the Mike Tyson of pit bull puppies -- a tough little lady!

 

beautiful Jodi has found a home...

 

Jodi and her future Dad...

 

... he is already talking about which collar to get her, and how to bring her to work with him -- !!

 

Jodi's future momma-in-law...

 

Dom and Chew get some shut-eye...

 

... Elvis and Bella follow their lead...

 

.. Chewy succumbs...

 

... but NOT little Flora -- who's absolutely FULL OF IT!

 

.. everyone's awoken, and they admire Linus' new collar...

 

Linus' foster momma gets a thank-you kiss for the collar...

 

Linus finally gets to play with HIS toys...!

 

... um... they shared a momma, but they are DEFINITELY from different poppas!

 

Thor plays surrogate momma...

 

... Elvis plays cute...

 

... little Piglet's home-visit went SPECTACULAR -- THANK YOU MERRI!

 

Piggers will be a prince in his new home!!!

 

... and he strikes his cute-poses as a good-bye gesture...

 

"Okay, Eric -- I'm almost audi -- WITH Linus' toys!!!"

 

The group enjoys some last moments of sibling love...

 

... and playing...

 

... and play bowing...

 

... and stretching...

 

Dom Dom Dom...

 

Flora...

 

... I would love to keep them all, but I think there's a disorder identified with that -- snort snort -- and does it smell like poop in here??!!

 

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Pele moo-moo Elvis... that's his pedigree name... :)

 

Thor gives some final pointers to the plebes...

 

one of them is "DON'T try and feed off of males"!!!

 

... the babies listen not, and go back to playing...

 

... one more week, and they will be ready to slide down another chute of life... this time to their forever homes...