Day 10

The first week has passed and all of the puppies continue to thrive. Weight gains have been huge, in most cases doubling their birth weights. They are almost up on their legs walking. Some are able to take a few steps before toppling over. Yellow girl is the most stable. Ticked boy is getting darker as are the ticked paws of the liver puppies. Ticked girl is going to be bright ticked like her father, Josh while her brother will be dark like his grandma, Avery. White and pink tried to bark today. The noise was more like a sneeze but I think it was an attempt at a bark.

This morning, I attempted to trim all of the puppies nails by myself. You know you're getting old when.... you have to find the 1.25 magnification glasses to do teeny, tiny nails. Terra had never seen me wear them before (probably because I haven't had to yet) so was sniffing and licking the glasses. She wasn't much help! Red boy was the easiest, sleeping through the first 3 paws. Green girl was the only one that got a nail cut too short. She has the least amount of white on her toes so has more dark nails.

Terra continues to be a very attentive mother though she has been leaving her babies for slightly longer periods of time. She's been out for a few walks and even hanging out in the back yard with Moka and Avery. When she comes inside, Terra always rushes to the whelping box to make sure the puppies are all present and accounted for.