Meshing
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 3:28PM 
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The trio has been around for a good many days. Spice's pup has learned to perfect his skills in overdrive and Roxie's pups have taken him on as their own. Is 3 a crowd - I think not.
But Roxie is a bit greedy. She keeps checking out Spice's pups and that's not going to happen. This occured as Mr. #1 boy of Spice's didn't think he was getting enough milk so on a regular basis he was pushing everyone off. This was interfering with weight gain for all including himself. Instead of putting him on each feeding or supplementing him (mothers milk is best) I thought for the first time I would try this out as a solution. Spice still says hello and cleans him up but doesn't mind sharing.
Click on Photo for Larger ViewHe is thriving and so are the rest of Spice's crew. But here I am left with not knowing where to talk about this guy. He is a precious soul. He has gone into overdrive and seems to be learning from the older crew. Its interesting to watch. Once they are put together it will be interesting to watch. I find when we have 2 litters close together they become 1. They eat off of whatever mom is closeby and moms that get along don't mind. The moms genuinely help each other. In this case, if it all unfolds this way, they will have gained 3 moms.
But it all still seems strange as we are doing something new.
Reader Comments (3)
I find this so very interesting. Thanks for sharing these experiences.
It is so interesting to follow the Spice pup learning and growing with Roxie's pups.
It will be exciting see what develops when the two litters begin playing together.
Spice is such a gentle soul, sharing a pup with Roxie shows her true nature.
Kathy: It is true. She is a very gentle but fun soul. That boy is a beauty - drop gorgeous markings.