Two Weeks Old- Eyes Open!

MJ's puppies' eyes and ears opened this week and they are starting to WALK! Darling babies!!

10 Days Old

Finally- photos of the babies! They have had a wonderful Neonatal Period. They've grown well and are already beginning to move around quite a bit:

Neonatal Period (0-13 days)
Puppy’s brain is not yet highly developed. He responds to the mother’s licking for
elimination; responds to warmth and food. Puppy’s reflexes are slow. Make sure the puppy is safe, warm, and well fed.

Merrie












Ben

J.T.










Mayflower










Meg









Monk

Happy Birth Day!

M.J. had her beautiful puppies on Wednesday. We knew when we went to bed on the 9th that she was getting closer, and by morning it was clear we had arrived at "Puppy Day". Here is the Whelping Log:

Wednesday, October 10, 2007:

7:55 AM : "Monk" was born! He is brown with no markings. He weighed 10.3 oz.

8:40 AM: "Ben" was born! He is brown with a tiny white tip on his tail, some white markings on his chest, and white toes. He weighed 11.8 oz.

9:10 AM: "Merrie" was born! She is black with a white forehead stripe and she weighed 11.8 oz.

10:05 AM: "Mayflower" was born! She is black with a white “pilgrim” collar and she weighed 12.1 oz.

10:15 AM: "Meg" was born—surprisingly fast! She is brown without other markings and is the biggest puppy at 12.2 oz.

10:50 AM: "JT" was born! He is brown with a white diamond surrounding a brown diamond on his chest and darling white feet. He weighed 11.4 oz.

It was very hard work for sweet MJ.. she was so dirty and tired but clearly content when it was over. Now we will be able to baby the Mama while she cares for her pups.

Welcome, MJ!

MJ came into foster care as a very pregnant mama. We took her to get a full bath on the way home and settled in to wait for the puppies...