At 3 weeks puppies will start exploring their environment and their littermates by “mouthing”.
This is not to be confused with a 10 week old puppy’s mouthing which can be a bit painful!
I find it endearing…one of the first signs of interaction with others around them.
Sunshine is a true milk machine. Here she is nursing all 9 puppies. But she only has 8 nipples so there is a lot of musical boobies happening!
Sunshine with her little girl, Clover. I think she is Sunshine’s favorite. because I constantly find her outside the whelping box. She is too short to climb out on her own, so Sunshine helps her!
I’m calling these two photos “Bellies Up!”
Sunshine’s pups love to sleep on their backs! I think it is so darn cute!
….and one of Artemis’s pups has caught on!
Newborn puppies don’t move much. Actually, skootch might be a better term because their little legs arent strong enough to support their weight yet. But once they get to two weeks old, they get the hang of it.
Getting some early socializing!
Grandson Ben absolutely loves puppies! He is so gentle!
Sunshine’s cream and white boy.
Sunshine’s black partis are both boys; sable partis are both girls
Puppies pink noses are beginning to get pigment.
It has been an exciting week at the Carney household!!
Both Sunshine and Artemis had their puppies…just two days apart!
Sunshine whelped a week ago on May 1 and Artemis on May 3.
Artemis with her four beautiful puppies.
Sunshine with her pretty brood!
Artemis had four puppies…two girls and two boys. They were black irish pied and red sable irish pied. One sex each of each color. Their markings are so striking!!
Sunshine had 5 puppies, 3 boys and 2 girls. The beautiful cream pup is a boy. The 2 girls are sable parti and the other 2 boys are black parti.
Here are some early pix…many more to follow!