Puppies First Play
I’m getting better at this video thing! As promised, here is one of the puppies playing by themselves.
First Day “On The Floor”
My grandson, Michael, took some videos of the puppies today. The protests you hear in the background are the other Havanese in our household who resented all the attention Maxi and her pups were getting. The puppies are really beginning to move around and to issue little protests. Even as I am posting these three videos Michael took this morning, the puppies were in rare form romping in their whelping box. This is why I never get anything done!!! I couldn’t resist and so took another video which I will post separately. Don’t miss it!!!
What A Beautiful World It Is!
Nearly all the puppies’ eyes are open now. A pretty translusent blue….like a Northern lake just after a spring rain. While they can’t distinguish much besides shadows at this point it must give them a whole new perspective and certainly more reason to explore their whelping box.
They still spend all their time with Maxi. Don’t seem to be nursing quite as much but still gaining beautifully. The first three weeks are the easiest for the breeder as the mother does all the cleanup! In another week or so they will begin eating mush in between meals with mom. That’s when the real work begins.
Still I love this stage because they are beginning to stand on their wobbly legs and make lots of protest yips. Such a sweet sound.
My daughter Jenny stopped by this morning to help me take some photos. Here they are with new weights.
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| Maxi wasn’t so sure about all this so we had to reassure her we’d take good care of her babies while they were out of the whelping box! This is Puppy 1 |
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| Puppy 1 again. Black and white with one spot on her side that you can see below. She now weighs 13 7/8 ounces |
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| Puppy 2 is also black and white. His eyes are wide open and he’s developing some more silver on his face. Sweet markings! He weighs 12 1/8 ounces. You can see his markings below. |
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| Puppy 3 is very sweet. Eyes almost wide open. She is getting more black on her nose and some brown cheeks and eyebrows. Weighs 11 7/8 ounces. |
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| This is our little Irish Pied boy. Lots of black markings. Weighs 13 1/2 ounces. |
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| Puppy #5 is our smallest one but still very healthy and strong. I expect her eyes to begin to open tomorrow. She is a soft sable and white girl that now weighs 9 3/8 ounces. |
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| Puppy #6 is a sable and white with a beautiful face and four distinct spots on her back. Her eyes are almost open wide and she weighs 12 5/8 ounces. You can see more of her markings below. |
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| Puppy seven has his eyes open. He’s black and white with two large patches on his back. He weighs 12 1/4 ounces. You can see his sweet face below. |
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| And puppy #8 seems to be getting more white on her face. I love the white tip on her right ear! She is sable and white and has a patch on her back as well. She weighs 10 1/2 ounces. |
Nine days old!
Pups are gaining by leaps and bounds! Their noses are beginning to blacken and they are pretty mobile though they don’t quite get up on their wobbly legs yet. Here are some photos. No names yet and some are not the greatest pix but I’ll bring out my good camera for the next ones. I’m giving you their coloring and weights as well though it has little bearing on their final size, I’ve learned.
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| Puppy #1 is a female. Weighs 11 3/4 ounces. She has a small black spot on her side that you can see better in the group photo below. |
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| Puppy #2 is a black and white male. Weighs 10 1/4 ounces |
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| Puppy #3 is a black and white female. Weighs 11.5 ounces. |
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| Puppy #4 is a male Irish Pied. He weighs 11 ounces. |
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| Puppy #5 is a tan and white female. She’s 7.5 ounces but strong as ever! |
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| Puppy #6 is a female with sable and white coloring. She weighs 10 5/8 ounces. |
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| Puppy #7 is a male, black and white. He weighs 10 ounces |
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| Puppy #8 is a female with sable/white coloring. She weighs 8 7/8 ounces. |
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| Yes, they are all in here, nursing to their heart’s content. You can see the spot here on the middle one, Puppy #1. |
We Have Puppies
Maxi whelped a wonderful litter of 5 girls and 3 boys on Monday. We are all still very busy with changing linens, nursing, weighing puppies and feedings for mom but thought we’d post a few photos to get the ball rolling!
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| Yesterday afternoon |
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| Yesterday morning |
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| Tuesday |
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| All nursing well! |
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| Hours old |