The first two weeks of the puppies’ lives is dramatic. They are born with eyes and ears firmly shut and without spots – they look like little white rats. However, they are mobile. They searched immediately for the milk bar and found it without any help.
They fit in your hand, and this litter’s average weight was 12 oz. Now they cover two hands and on average weigh 48 oz.
At ten days their eyes started to open and the spotting became visible on their coats.
Now they are up on their legs, and even more mobile. Some have tried to climb over Zaffre, if they were on the wrong side, when they have wanted a drink of milk. The front of the whelping box has been raised just in case. (We can’t have them getting lost in the whelping room, can we?)
This is only a short tale of what has happened in the last two weeks. More stories will come as they continue to grow and are moved into public view.