Fiona and Creed‘s third litter was born on July 19th, 2021.
They spent their first three days eating, sleeping and climbing on their mom.
Fiona had an x-ray on Monday July 12th. Her reproductive vet counts ten puppies. They are due on the 19th.
At four and a half weeks the puppies get powdered kibble added to their formula.
Then they play.
Then they sleep.
When the puppies in Evie's first litter were three weeks old they were introduced to formula. Some of them took to it more readily than others.
At two (and a half) weeks old, Evie’s first litter of puppies are playful and walking about.
Even while napping there is work to be done. The puppies practice eating, running and taking in their sleep.
Being a puppy is hard work.
Evie had her first litter on March 20th, 2021. After two whole days the nine puppies are doing everything we ask them to. Eating and sleeping and eating some more.
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At three weeks we got our first taste of formula.
Yum!
It takes a lot of sleep to get this big.
The puppies nap after one of their midday meals.
Fiona from the inside.
Our reproductive vet tells us that ten puppies (at least) are inside Fiona. With a January 3rd, 2021 due date we are told that she looks like a healthy girl.
Of the four dogs, only Evie gets excited watching television.
Sophia went outside and found a belly rub.
The puppies spend less time eating but haven't slowed their growth. With the extension on the whelping box they are eating in shifts again. Tomorrow they will be introduced to formula.
Daphne got to see her aunties Lilibet and Genevieve. Her grandma Penelope even stopped by to inspect her daughters and granddaughter. Fiona stayed out of it, having just fed Daphne and her ten siblings.
At two and a half weeks old and with the help of the fleece, the puppies are getting about on their own and making friends with each other.
When the puppies were two weeks old they got a new floor. They were confused at first by the similarity between the fleece and their mom but were soon set straight.
Puppies are growing fast and eating all the time. Except when they're sleeping, which they also do all the time.
Fiona and her puppies.
Sometimes mom gets tired.