All of the puppies are doing great! They had their dew claws removed on Thursday and all went well. Rosie's pups turned a week old yesterday, that's kind of amazing to think about. They are moving around in the whelping box a lot more and Rosie's starting to spend a little bit of time out of the box. Yesterday I went in to visit her and she was laying on the floor right next to the box. It's all part of that gradual move towards independent puppies. They interact with each other in some really cute ways, climbing on top of one another, burrowing under one another...very cute. In a few days they'll start opening their eyes and then they really start moving around. :)
Mack is doing great. He's 3 days old today and quite the content guy. He's very special. He never makes a peep except happy noises when he's nursing. Maggie is doing a wonderful job. I was concerned that he'd be alone a lot because with her last litter of 9 she didn't hang out in the whelping box too much with them. I think it kind of overwhelmed her. But this time I think she knows he needs company, she lays with him in the bed even when he's not nursing. I have a heat pad on low under the bedding and some small stuffed animals in there for him to climb on and snuggle with. I'm trying to give him the same environment that a litter of pups would have. He's not lazy, that's for sure. He does a great job of finding mom every time. I have to stop myself from helping him because I know he needs to do it on his own so his muscle tone develops and he gets the neurological stimulation he needs. As long as her milk supply stays up, he'll do great. In a few weeks he'll be able to play with his half siblings for some real rompin' puppy fun!
We're all settling in and I'm loving my job right now. :)
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