Lily and her 5 beautiful puppies
Maxi with hers…eight beauties.
We have two wonderful litters in the past week!
Maxi whelped 8 black and white puppies (4 girls, 4 boys) on December 27 and Lily whelped 5 cream puppies on December 29.
So much fun!! So very busy!!!
Here are some photos of Maxi’s pups at one week old. As soon as I’m able I’ll post photos of Lily’s pups.
Well, all but one puppy have left for their forever homes. I have to say they are all very fortunate to have found such happy, healthy and loving families!
Here are some photos and a note from one of them who adopted a puppy from Lily’s litter…..
Hi Jacqui,
Pippa had a great visit with our vet today. She was very healthy and was a hit at the office.
Attached are a few photos of Pippa that we thought you would enjoy!
Pippa has already brought so much joy into our home, and we are excited to have her meet our neighbors and the rest of our family.
-Dave, Patsy, Kaitlin & Margaret
Here is another from the family who adopted one of Marli’s pups.
Puppy #3 is now Tiller!
Hi Jacqui,
Tiller is fantastic! What a doll. He did great at the airports, seemed excited by the adventure. Got to fly First Class on his first flight. (Spoiled already.) Put him underneath the seat, he didn’t make a peep the whole time. Kinda like he shrugged his little shoulders, said “Yeah, ok” curled up and went to sleep. Natural flier!
Slept well last night, too, in his airline carrier on my bed. Just one potty break at about 5am.
Tiller’s adapting well to his puppy playroom. He occasionally voices his displeasure at being trapped by a baby gate, but seems to understand “quiet” and “shush.” He settles down so quickly, I’m amazed. He’s also a great self-soother. He seems pretty content to play with his toys and scan for baby gate weaknesses to exploit. (He is obviously intelligent and already responds to his name:) I swapped his litterbox and crate positions today. A little while later, caught him dragging his placemat/water bowl across the room. Guess he wanted in on the renovation! When he’s quiet, I take him out every hour to snuggle/play. He’s so snuggly, soft, sweet, and tiny! We are bonding well.
He’s using his litterbox (yay!). Peed once on a towel last night (easy mistake) and once on floor today (excited maybe?). Got a little poo on floor today, but only because his stool is soft- he did use his box. I’ll mention it to vet tomorrow, but presume it’s the food change. Not concerned at all.
Went to a few stores today. Socialization opportunities abound with a puppy this cute. Everyone wants to meet Tiller! He did great.
My seating is such that I can see Tiller in his puppy room and vice versa. He was sleeping for awhile. A few minutes ago, I looked over and he was just sitting quietly looking at me, patiently awaiting my attention. Seriously impressed with this puppy! So now he’s smothering me with kisses!! Good time to sign off.
Thank you, Jacqui, for a wonderful pup! Keep in touch.
Kimber
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| This is boy puppy #4. He is the one I’m still bottle feeding. He weighs 15.7 ounces and is a sable parti. |
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| Puppy 4 |
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| This is Puppy girl #1. She is a black parti which means she is more black than white. She weighs 14.9 ounces |
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| Puppy girl 1 |
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| This is Puppy girl #2. She weighs 1# 2.8 ounces! She is a black parti and I know her by the “heart’ on her back. |
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| Puppy 2 |
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| This is Puppy girl #3. At 13.5 ounces she is the lightweight of the litter and is a black parti. |
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| Puppy 3 |
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| This is puppy boy 5. He is a chocolate parti. Both Maxi and Dino carry the recessive gene for chocolate so, while they are both black and white, they can produce chocolate and white babies! He weighs 1 # 4.4 ounces |
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| Puppy 5 |
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| This is puppy girl #6. She weighs 14.7 ounces. I know her by the two “specs” on her back. She is a sable parti. Sables will often fade quite a bit so both my sable pups will likely resemble our Marli when they grow up. |
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| Puppy 6 |
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| This is puppy boy #8. He is a black part and I know him by the three dots that run across his back end. He has a sweet blaze and a smidgeon of white around his nose. He weighs 14.5 ounces. |
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| Puppy 8 |
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| This is Puppy girl #7. She weighs 14.4 ounces and is a black parti. I love her full blaze and white muzzle. |
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| Puppy 7 |
Maxi’s puppies are getting so plump! Still do not do much besides eat and sleep. But, their eyes should open soon. They are twelve days old and at this stage are still in the neonatal stage. They are born with a keen sense of smell so they can find their mother’s nipples. Their eyes and ears are tightly closed so they do not hear their own little squeaks, nor do they see each other! They sleep 90% of the time!
I spend several minutes a day holding and caressing each of the puppies so they get used to me. I want them to have a comforting and warm experience with their first human. I stroke their heads, caress their tiny paws and gently tickle their tummies.
Puppies at this stage do not even have control over their bowels so mom has to lick them to stimulate elimination.
Here are a couple photos I took yesterday.
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| This is the little boy I am still bottle feeding. However, today he actually gained a few grams in between feeding so I think he is finally figuring out the nursing routine! |
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| Is this not the sweetest face ever?! |
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| A puppy yawn |
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| Yin and Yang |
We are back in Florida now and I had the lovely opportunity to catch up with Hermoine, who is now Meisha, and her parents Linda and Steve. I am happy to report they are one very happy family. We had a nice chat that covered everything from grooming tips to food to socializing and “obedience” training. Nothing serious, mind you!
Anyway here are some pix from our visit.
This is one of my favorite parts of breeding. Nothing better than seeing the little ones you were responsible for bringing into this world and knowing they have found the very best family!