Puppy Pictures
Litter born July 10, 2007
(Blackthorn Rocks U Too x Tealwood's Savannah On Primetime)
Savannah resting with her 11 new babies - Day 1
Day 1
Day 1 - busy babies!
Puppies at 4 days (clockwise)
Red/Brown Boy, Purple Girl, Green/Yellow Boy, Blue Boy, Green Boy,
Yellow Girl, Brown Boy, Peach Girl (underneath), Turquoise Girl,
Red Boy & Red/Turquoise Boy
4 days
4 days
Turquoise Girl and Green Boy @ 4 days
Blue Boy at 8 days
8 days: (left) Green Boy - (right) Turquoise Girl
Puppies after their first meal of puppy "mush" at 18 days
18 days: Red/Brown Boy (back), Peach Girl & Brown Boy in front
18 days
Green Boy at 18 days
18 days: (left) Blue Boy - (right) Red/Brown & Brown Boys
18 days: (left) Red/Turquoise Boy - (right) Turquoise Girl
Because we have SO many puppies, I started feeding the puppies at 2 1/2 weeks (as soon as I thought they could eat out of a pan) instead of the normal 3 weeks. I also have been bottle feeding some of the smaller puppies twice a day since birth to be sure they're getting enough. They're weighed every 24 hours, calculating their weight gain as a % of their original birth weight. All are doing fine and now, by 4 weeks, I no longer have to bottle feed anyone ... the smaller ones are very aggressive eaters and catching up! By 3 1/2 weeks, 11 puppies no longer fit around one large flying saucer feeding pan, so I have to divide them into 2 separate pans and monitor that all get a place at "the table". And, as you may imagine, it's MUCH more work to keep the whelping box reasonably clean with the equivalent of 2 litters in there. And 198 nails to clip every week to 10 days!
Puppies are enjoying getting out of the whelping box and running around the whelping room, exploring and playing with different toys. By 5+ weeks, they'll move to the puppy kennel where they'll have more room to romp, learn to use the doggy door and have time in the grassy puppy yard and playground equipment.
Sorry I've been slow in getting pictures up the last couple weeks but I've been very busy with caring for the puppies, dogs ... made more difficult with the sweltering heat we've had. And I've also had personal obligations to my elderly parents and their health problems. So bear with me ... and enjoy the pictures!
Puppies learning to eat at 3 weeks
Purple Girl, Green Boy, Peach Girl & Blue Boy - 3 weeks
3 weeks: Blue Boy & Yellow/Green Boy ... getting the last out of the pan!
Several usually end up sound asleep in the pan!
Done and crashed!
Head shots below taken at 4 weeks
(some still have puppy food on their faces!)
Blue Boy |
Brown Boy |
Green Boy |
Peach Girl |
Purple Girl |
Red/Brown Boy |
Red Boy |
Red/Turquoise Boy |
Turquoise Girl |
Yellow Girl |
Yellow/Green Boy |
4 weeks: (left) Green Boy - (right) Peach Girl
Purple Girl - 4 weeks
Red/Brown Boy - 4 weeks
4 weeks: (left) Red Boy - (right) Red/Turquoise Boy
Turquoise Girl - 4 weeks
Puppies playing in whelping room at 4 weeks
4 weeks
4 weeks
4 weeks
4 weeks: (left) Purple Girl - (right) Red/Brown Boy
4 weeks: (left) Red/Turquoise Boy - (right) Red Boy
