This litter, compared to all others seems the most content. Many times, actually most times, they're scattered around the whelping box with none of them fighting to get the groceries. It's nice to see, even though it probably won't last, as their nutritional requirements will steadily increase. Their tails and dew claws are all healing nicely and all credit to Majestic at this point they're shiny and healthy in appearance. A magnificent litter in the making if I do say so myself!
As you can see... or not, these little monsters are growing. They also seem incredibly strong for their age. While their preferred method of maneuvering themselves is the crawl, I've seen a few of them take what I would call "some steps"! None have actually gotten up on all fours and walked yet but steps none the less. Their weights were taken and posted early this morning and they're impressive to say the least. Measured on their 6th day of life, Pink more than doubled her birthweight!!! Black and Blue equaled her gain of a whopping one pound one ounce! And with that, Orange gaining only 15 ounces lost her title of heavyweight to Black. Purple equaled the gain of Orange. Red slightly less and Green the least with a gain of only 12 ounces. I'll give our girls with the colors a Christmas a nudge or two this week and watch. This litter, compared to all others seems the most content. Many times, actually most times, they're scattered around the whelping box with none of them fighting to get the groceries. It's nice to see, even though it probably won't last, as their nutritional requirements will steadily increase. Their tails and dew claws are all healing nicely and all credit to Majestic at this point they're shiny and healthy in appearance. A magnificent litter in the making if I do say so myself!
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Gail
3/29/2016 10:10:23 am
I love that you stay on top of their accommodations. Very clean, comfortable and they look very content. With this growth you are going to change collars soon!
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Deb
3/31/2016 08:42:06 am
Thank you! Over time I've adjusted my bedding set ups increasing both safety for the pups and ease of use for me. Had to adjust the collars Monday and will change them today before I head in for my work weekend. I like to keep things clean for my dogs and their pups as well as for myself since they share my sleeping quarters. :-)
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Dennis
3/29/2016 10:53:26 am
They are just beautiful. I can't get over how good mom is with them. I'm convinced she was smiling in one of the first pics you posted. Thanks for the new pics. Keep them coming. We probably only look at them like 400 times a day.
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Debi
3/31/2016 08:14:33 am
Majestic is a really great mom... very gentle. It amuses me to watch her settle with them. She lays down in a curled position close to a few of them and then "scoots" herself up closer eventually waking them by nuzzling and gets them all drawn in. It's adorable and her awareness of each pups position in the box is amazing.
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Paul
3/30/2016 04:47:33 pm
While it would be awesome to have a puppy cam set up to watch them move around and interact, it's probably better that there isn't one as I would get absolutely nothing done at work.
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Debi
3/31/2016 08:22:03 am
Ya, no puppy cam. I'm not that technologically advanced and despise excess cords and contraptions. I did google set up after reading your comment and decided it looks like more aggravation than I want to deal with although some say it's simple. When the pups are a little more active, I'll do an occasional video of them and post. In the meantime, we have photos of "mostly sleeping" puppies because that is generally what they're doing.
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