10 days old

The puppies are very happy and healthy as you can see in the following pictures. Tilley is a very attentive and diligent mother. She jumps at their every squeek. If she lays in one corner of  the box, and puppies are on the other side, she reaches her head to nudge them awake. These pups eat and sleep around the clock. I weigh them daily to make sure they are all gaining weight, and they are gaining between 60 and 100 grams in a 24 hour period. Puppy 2 (Lightening) was matched in size today by Puppy 3 (Hershey). They are both just over 1100 grams. Our pup with the most spunk at this stage is puppy 6, who is also our smallest. She is thriving and doing very well.

Here are the puppies sleeping after a big feed. They sleep in the craziest positions. Enjoy!

 

Had to check that this girl was breathing. She was completely relaxed flat on her back.

Here's Tilley stretching and nuzzling the puppies awake. The puppy eating is Puppy 5-Cocoa. She is one of our quietest pups at the moment.