Pictures from
Birth-Day (& first few days)
11 healthy pups, delivered over a 6-hour span. 6 boys, 5 girls.
No complications, and all are feeding normally. Quite active.
Being fed in "teams", to make things easier on mom. (When one team
decides it is THEIR turn, the choir begins to sing!)
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following images to enlarge
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The Black Team lines up for lunch |
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Keeping warm under the heat lamp |
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A cozy snuggle on a winter day |
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Victoria experiences her first puppy |
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Elena welcomes a new-born into the world of hugs |
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Mary and Grandma share some snuggles |
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The Yellow Team takes their turn |
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Lining up for a middle-of-their-first-night snack |
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Scarlett is a natural mother |
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Most of the clan -- 4 days old, bigger bellies! |
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Hey, who's that headless yellow guy doing the back flip! |
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Motherhood can really wear ya out! |
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Pads on feet are turning black |
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See how my "false eye spots" look like my eyes are open! |
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Little more than a handful at 3 days old. |
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Pictures from Week 1
What a difference a week makes! Weight has just about doubled!
Mom is definitely putting out the high-octane fuel. Scooting about
faster each day. One of these days soon they'll be up on all fours.
Eyes and ears still closed -- look for some changes in that in about a week.
Mom tends to look for some "time alone" (outside the whelping box), but she
is a WONDERFUL mother. Quite the doting parent. Quite willing to
let her sister (Wendy, age 7 months) come for "visits from Auntie Wendy"
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Getting more crowded in the cafeteria |
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Hey guys -- remember when we could all fit between mom's legs? |
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See how our pads and noses are now black? |
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Pictures from Week 2
Eyes are opening. Everyone is up on all fours (until they
lose balance!) and scooting about with vigor. All are over 2 pounds --
we gotta stop feeding Scarlett the Miracle-Gro! More pics will be
published as the eyes open enough to show on photos -- probably by New Years
Day.
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Mr White in a pensive moment |
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Ms Pale Pink, trying to stay awake |
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Mr Lime is one of the smaller of the clan |
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Ms Purple just hanging out. |
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What kind of reception do you get with those rabbit ears? |
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Pictures from Week 3
The growth spurt continues. Eyes are open, causing a serious case
of the cutes. Lots of mobility, getting more sure of themselves on
their feet. Beginning to eat something in addition to Mom's Cafeteria.
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It's REALLY getting hard to fit in (compare to Birth-Day picture) |
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I can swallow your face if I want to. |
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I'll bet we could bust outa here! |
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Pictures from Week 4
Growing ... growing ... growing. Starting to show individual behavior
traits. Eating more "real" food, and less from mom (the cafeteria is
now a "stand-up" feeding line!). Oh, and those little shark teeth are
getting pretty serious!
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Our teddy bear is sleeping |
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Aunt Wendy is a great surrogate mom |
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The Cafeteria Phase 2 -- standing room only |
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Pictures from Week 7
(Sorry, we've been slow getting the pictures taken)
Remember when everybody fit in 1 tub, lying down while mom cleaned
the whelping box? Those days are long gone! Weight up to 6-7
pounds. Completely weaned from Scarlett. Everybody passed their
important eye CERF exam with flying colors. Vet visits show everyone
is structurally sound. They can all reach the top of the walls, and
they LOVE crawling into their little crate, and sleeping in their "pipes".
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Yeah, we USED TO all fit in ONE of these tubs! Lying down! |
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Believe it or not, they RARELY actually escape from here, while mom cleans up their area. |
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Hey, mom! You got that cleaned up yet? We can't wait to get back and apply our own "decorating" ideas to give it that "lived in" look! |
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Pictures from Week 8
Growing like weeds. VERY loving. Feeding time is like a stream
full of piranhas! Beginning to go to adoptive families. Still a
few available -- pass the word.
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Mr Green evaluates his cookie |
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Mr Yellow doing his flounder imitation |
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Later ...
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Koty ("Mr Black") is "published" on the web!
Click the link to go to
Koty's
Web Site |
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.JPG "I wuv my brother!")
