Puppys eat their first solid food

The puppies seemed to be whining a bit yesterday morning, so I concluded they were hungry and since Dixie did not seem to want to nurse them at the moment, I got out the canned puppy food. 

I was correct that they were hungry since they gobbled up a whole can. (the small one)   It is really smelly stuff.  It has a strong liver smell....and the puppies love it!

As I expected they were pretty messy eaters, and I was glad I fed them in the plastic kiddy pool.  Dixie was happy to lick the puppies up when they were done.

From now on I will gradually start increasing food to their diet.  Their stomachs need to adjust to the change from milk to dog food so we increase the amount of food given a little bit every day.

For those who are interested in what brand I am feeding the puppies it is Innova Puppy Food.  This is the same company that makes the California Naturals Puppy Food that I will feed the pups when I introduce kibble.  

I use Innova Puppy food when I first start feeding the puppies.