Day 18...

Puppies are doing well. Growing, chubby healthy, hearing, toddling around and getting out of the whelping pool. Time to move them to an xpen with a sleep area and a potty area. These guys are doing great. I trimmed their toenails today, they were getting sharp. All are still hearing at Day 18, some were hearing on Day 12, and all by Day 14! I looked again this morning and still do not see any blue eyes!

Sleeping out while I clean their quarters on Day 18 (2 Weeks, 4 days old).

2 Weeks, 1 day Old (15 days old)

Puppies are doing great! Sabrina is doing great. I am doing pretty good. Still dragging around, but coffee helps alot. I get sleep on and off all night long. I have lost track. I think last night was a pretty good night for sleep except for getting woken up at 4 a.m. and being wide awake for awhile. 

Here is what you have been waiting for! Head shots!

WARNING.... Precious! These photos may just give you "puppy fever"! 

We are 2 Weeks Old...

Too much cuteness, Momma Julia just can't stand it! My heart overflows looking at these sweeties! They are crawling around, eyes and ears almost all open, spotting is starting to come into the fur, and they HOWL! On a two week old puppy it is adorable!

Day 13

Eyes are cracking open but none open all the way yet. After completely open it will still take them a day or two to be able to focus. I always wonder what they are thinking when they finally see me. LOL.  Ears continue to open up. Not sure you know, but all pups are born with their ear canals closed. Around 12 to 20 days they open up and are able to hear. It is so cute to see them scratch at their ear. This is a good sign that they have begun hearing.

AND... ta da! Boy 1 now has a small dot of color on his nose! Keep on coming baby! :)

I apologize for not posting more, but this is a crazy busy week for me and I am once again wearing too many hats... when I normally would sit down and post in the evening, I have fallen asleep on the couch. Last night I got more sleep than the other night, so this should be an okay day. :)

Photos coming... have I said it? They are SO DARN CUTE!

Day 12...

Sabrina had me up and down all night long... this is going to be some day. :(
Of course now she is sleeping... brat!

Day 11 and Just Adorable...

Puppies are toddling around and trying to get up on their feet. They are howling a bit, when they want their Momma or maybe if they want me. Shoot, I may have them spoiled already! LOL When cleaning their quarters I can't help but pick them up and hug and cuddle them close and tell them I love them! They are just so precious right now. We have some ears opening up today, a bit early, but they generally start scratching their ear when they hear a noise... like "OH! That bugs my ear, what in the heck is that noise?"

Pigment is coming in well on all except for Boy One. He has a big pink nose! That is a first in 24 years! I never have missing pigment! Ha ha think again... a wise breeder never says never! LOL. If you stick with it long enough, things can happen once in awhile. Surprise! I am hoping some color will come in but I usually have nose and eyes almost all in at birth, so we shall see. While a pink nose can be cute on a pet, it is a major fault for showing. Boo Hiss, he is a pretty open marked pup with nice bone and strong rear and a straight crawler.

All is well. They are going to be up and crawling out of their pool soon... oh my! Eyes and ears should be opening soon. Then the fun really begins. Well... I take that back, the real "fun" begins when they start on weaning and eat their first puppy gruel and then puppy food. You know what happens when they eat... what goes in must come out. And unfortunately Momma dogs don't help keep it clean at that point.

10 Days old...

Sabrina had me a bit worried with soft stinky stools and not wanting to drink as much for a day and a half, no temperature and we are back on track, so that is very good. Puppies are chubby, happy and healthy. All is good. :)

These guys are so cuddly I can hardly stand it! I took this video yesterday. They are so CUTE and loveable! Oh my! Sabrina is such a happy mom, but that tail is dangerous.

I get some sleep some nights and some not so much. Can't blame Sabrina, she has to go out and potty alot since she is drinking buckets of water to keep her milk coming in good. She is a very good Momma Dog! I just can't always go right back to sleep.