Two Weeks and Counting!

First of all let me apologize to my families for not posting before today. My Internet provider has had some problems which I hope have been resolved. All I need is a week of mostly off again internet service to realize how much I depend on it!
Here you can see how strong they are…pushing their way to breakfast!

Phoebe is a very proud Mama

A puppy pinwheel

Anyway, the pups are doing great. Two have their eyes open. They are Puppy #1 and Puppy #6. Puppy #5’s eyes are just opening today! They are all getting so strong. Some are standing on wobbly legs for a moment or two (which I’ve yet to get on camera!) and they are all moving around quite a bit. They are also getting stronger in their vocals…someone actually barked in the middle of the night last night (yes, they are all in my bedroom!)

Puppy #6 (left) and #1 (right) have had their eyes open for two days. How I was dying to show you all … with no Internet!! :0 (
This one’s eyes are just beginning to open. She is wet from nursing.

My Vet Was Right

Six puppies. 3 boys and 3 girls. 5 black and white and one sable and white boy. All very strong and vocal! Phoebe is such a great mother. Won’t leave the box. Did eat two breakfasts already this morning. More photos once we all get some rest!

Phoebe’s Pups Can See the World!

Phoebe’s Summer Weather Litter can now see the world so we decided it was time to give them their names. They all have beautiful markings and I’ve never had solid whites before so I can’t wait to see them full size!

Dew

Lightening

Breezy

Misty

Rain

Storm

Sunray

Thunder

And here are Maxi’s pups at three weeks:

Georgie meeting Marli

From left to right: Blast (foreground left), Sparky (top left), Jefferson (under Sparky’s head), Blaze (rear center), Boomer (bottom center),  Hancock (2nd from right), Georgie (far right), Franklin (buried, left of center!)

Phoebe is Getting Fat!

Phoebe’s next litter is due next week. Last night we snuggled on the LazyBoy and I could feel the puppies squirming around in Phoebe’s belly. As often as I have felt puppies this way it is still exhilarating. Life inside life.

We go tomorrow night to get an x-ray to see how many puppies she has. If she has six or more they will be smaller and much easier to whelp. If she has three or less whelping could be an issue as the puppies will be much larger. (They are like goldfish…grow into the size of their container!)

I will begin taking her rectal temperature Friday. A normal temp is 101-102. When it drops below 99 whelping will begin twelve hours or so later.

Big Weekend for the Puppies

We had lots of new experiences this past weekend. Friday night we all got baths. What a hoot. If it wasn’t just me giving them I would have had photos. They did really well and smell so much better!

Saturday we learned all about the vacuum cleaner. They weren’t terrified but they were definitely aware that a very long snake was cleaning up around their x-pen. I videoed that one. I’m going to vacuum in the area again today and gauge their reactions. I can almost bet they will be more curious and less frightened.
Makes for a much easier transitioning.

We also had a visit from one of our adopting families who, conveniently, lives a block away!
Puppies were on the loose in my puppy room which is working out great this time around…open x-pens at both ends and in front of all the electrical outlets. I have a hardwood floor which helps with cleanup.
The puppies did really well in the poop department…always used the two pads I have in the room. We need a little more practice, though, in the pee department. Next week we will come out individually so I can gently monitor their disposal habits!

So much fun at six weeks.

Next week we get our first vet visit, shots and micro-chips.

Following week is the BAER hearing test. You can read about that earlier in this blog with photos from my last litter.