Why Do Newborn Puppies Twitch?

I wanted to show you a video of our sleeping babies so you could enjoy their puppy sounds and watch them twitch!

Not only perfectly normal, but a sign of healthy puppies, twitching helps build their muscles when they are still unable to move around much. Not twitching is cause for concern. This is called “activated Sleep”. You can read about it on the Puppy Culture website. But basically it helps muscle and form the neurological connections that will allow them to develop motor coordination. Fascinating, right?

Meri’s Pups Turned 3 Weeks on Thursday!

Boy #1. His nose is already almost fully pigmented. Eyes wide open!

All four pups….pudgy as all get out!

Boy #2

Boy #2. I will work on names this week now that they are moving around!

https://youtu.be/ZKBNIV53aOk

Girl #1. Love her face! Nose is almost all filled in.

Girl #2. Interesting coloring….So sweet!

 

Two Weeks Old and Growing!!

Meri and Striker’s pups are 2 1/2 weeks old. Their eyes are just beginning to open. When they were born, they found their mother by their keen senses of smell and touch. They will soon see…albeit very foggily. Their hearing will begin to develop in a week or so. Every day there are changes!!