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| 3 of the 5 girls |
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| The 3 boys |
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| The whole litter at 11 days |
The puppies are 11 days old!
Their eyes have not opened yet. They are responding nicely to touch, and have a voice that says..." I need my mom’s attention now." Already their personalities are beginning to show through. Some appear much more active than others, traveling from one side of the whelping box to the other. The red puppy heating pad keeps them warm day and night. We keep a radio on by them 24 hours a day. This helps them become accustomed to different voice tones and different sounds. I clean the puppy box several times a day by running the hand vacuum around the kennel and shuffling the puppies from one side to the other of the box. This seems to be "old hat" to them now. We keep towels in the bottom of the kennel for two reasons. 1) so they have good footing for moving around the kennel box, and 2) to absorb any moisture that might seep out of them or their mom. The towels are kept somewhat in tact by the puppy pad and the four corners of the whelping box guard rail. The Guard rail is used to keep their mom from trapping them behind her and the side of the box. The railings on this guard rail turn easily, should a puppy get caught between the guard rail and the side of the box. The puppy can just climb over the top and the railing turns to allow him to get his footing on the other side and roll right on over.
Contact JoAnne at weldon@bctonline.com
for more information on this litter.
They are so lovely. Congratulations and thank you for sharing them via the photos..can't wait to see more.
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