Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 5:58PM 
These pups are already starting to show some interesting personality. They have no issue crawling up on Mommy Leti to get to the milk bar.
You will also see them from time to time laying on their back as comfie as they can be. Our first big development will be when the eyes open up and they start hearing. Till then, enjoy their sleep moves, back exposures and climbing up on mom.
Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 6:14PM 
Can you believe the pups are 5 days old? They are funny even as young as they are. They climb up and over mom at times hanging on to the milk station. They are quite strong and determined.
Leti now takes breaks between feedings and does lay on her back and thus you will see the pups climbing on top to take a drink even if the mountain of Leti is high. LOL
The smallest is now edging up on 7oz and the largest is already well into 8 ounce. Can you guess who the largest is?
With my busy schedule I find I watch the ipad always making sure I yell - Nathan they need help. i will be glad when they get older or my schedule is not so hectic.
The pups are wonderful and no one is skinny any longer. I am amazed at their strength at this age.
Be sure to look at the videos.
When they eat the process is they prime the milk stations by sucking away. Minimal milk comes out at this time. Then when their tails go up it is a sign that the milk was let down. It is an interesting process and you can hear this crew eat.
Friday, December 8, 2017 at 4:10PM 
The littlest is 5-7/8oz and the largest is now 7oz. They are all gaining nicely. They are active. They fight their way by pushing to the milk stations - meaning they are strong. They are doing really well.
Momma Leti is super attentive but she has finally started to relax. At times she is outside of the pen close, watching but allowing them to sleep. She is no longer fretting about them and she is not being silly worried when I weigh them any longer. It means she has relaxed and now knows they will be fine.
They are also sleeping in-between. That means they are getting large enough to sleep without non stop feeding. The sleep helps them gain.
Momma Leti also takes out every bow that I put in her hair as she gets a massage and comb out every day. Really mom - a bow - honest?
Be sure to check out the videos and you can see how active they are.
Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 6:07PM 
Pups are wonderful. I weigh at 7am, 3pm and 7Pm. Each time they gain.
What have I found out so far? The littlest likes the milk stations where she can lay on her back and eat. LOL. The black and white tri will eat from the upper milk stations but she prefers not. The rest only care about eating no matter where it is.
They are really active and to be honest I can't believe it has been 3 days.
I am doing too much and we have a puppy visit on Sunday so that means pupy baths. But the pups are truly beautiful! I couldn't ask for a better mom. Leti is one of the best! She is so attentive!
Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 9:30AM 
The pups will start turning 3 days old starting at 330pm. They are lively. They are growing and all are doing really well. I will be grooming today so I will be running back and forth. I have 7 pups and 2 moms plus other dogs to do so I am going to start with the moms today and keep going crazy and a little insane balancing but pups are doing well.
Littlest gained 5/8 of an ounce last night. No one else had more gains in the last 12 hours so she is playing catch-up. No one is skinny.
Littlest is now 1/8 of an ounce away from 5 ounces!! Momma Leti must be increasing her milk supply
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 9:54PM Pups are doing well. They are all eating well and gaining. Leti is eating really well as you will see in some videos - rib steak and all.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 3:49PM 
Click on Photo for Larger ViewThe pups are turning 2 days old. Mom is eating well. Bowels are good and she is so attentive but she still thinks Jeannie's pups belong to her - so funny!
As you know we have some small ones but although we had initial losses in weight and one refusing to eat till she had 2 solid bowel movements, they are all eating now and slowly gaining. Even with these blips they were all very active as you can see on the videos. Nothing like a lethargic puppy to make your heart sink but that's not this crew.
Pups are doing really well. I call this the stage of being on top of things always. You weigh 3 times a day. You assess their needs. You help them along if needed and that includes making sure they are all latched on and eating 24/7. Small pups always need you to be extra attentive.
Pups also need to rest between so they can stop expelling so much energy. This allows them to gain. These pups are sleeping between.
Coats are shiny. Their bowel movements are really healthy - sorry but it is one way of understanding their health. They are active and they eat now with noise - smacking their lips. It's a riot.
They are simply beautiful.
They are doing so well that even Ms. did not want to eat till she emptied her tummy gal finds her way through the others to find a nipple. I am pleased! She's a special one and the smallest but she now went from skinny to having what I call the feel of body weight.
We have had small pups before - its been awhile. It does not mean they will be tiny when they get older.
I am so pleased with their vigor and beauty. Leti - such a grand mom with amazing pups. I just weighed the smallest just now and she gained again.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 10:19AM 
Click on Photo for Larger ViewPups are doing really well. Leti's milk is slowly coming in. Leti is a proud mommy. It's hard to believe that less than 24 hours these pups made their debut. They came into this world sometime between 15 to 13 hours ago - that's all! They are interesting in colour. The one that appears to be black and white is indeed a tri colour. another that appears black is brown and tan. As I recover, I will do individual photos but not today.
I thought I would get a full sleep last night but instead Ella and Kat thought they would play all night.
Leti is indeed unique and the way she kept us all on the edge of her seat continues that validates that perception.
Blogs may be small today as it is raining and to put it bluntly, I have not recovered yet. Videos are being uploaded through the day on each litter.
Here is a small gallery. You can see how happy Leti is.
Monday, December 4, 2017 at 7:47PM 
Click on Photos for Larger ViewThey are eating and finding their way. We had time with us. The slower they come the more lethargic they seem to be. That was not the case here. Once they started coming, this crew came fast. You wouldn't even know past the 1st one other than her being uncomfortable and moving as if to get up. You will see her do this in the videos.
I am still uploading videos. Hoping you see some of what we see when we are helping the moms deliver their pups.
We placed blankets around her xpen as she was unhappy with Jeannie trying to be so nosy. It's the new mom syndrome.
Monday, December 4, 2017 at 6:16PM 
I am feverishly uploading a gallery and videos. Just keep refreshing. lol
What an insane ride this has been. At the end she presented us with 4 girls, 2 boys and they are active and beautiful.
Here is the gallery. Videos keep coming
Dennis is now sleeping so he can do the night duty. Going to be interesting knowing who is who to weigh them. But as always I figure it out.