Happy Birthday puppies

One of our boys is being pushed out by his brothers so he is not growing as fast as the others. BJ recognizes this and keeps picking him up, unfortunately this is not helping him get more milk. We've started weighing and supplementing him with a bottle. My wife spent last night with him, keeping him warm and bottle feeding him every few hours. BJ readily accepts him when he is placed back with her. He was already scheduled for a vet visit today to remove dewclaws from his back paws (these can catch and be broken off while working) so he'll get checked by the vet today.

I have a cousin in DC and I told her she will be expected to help socialize the boys when they are older. I know it's a tough job, but she'll just have to "suck it up".