12 Days Old
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 5:26PM 
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The pups are 12.5 days old now. You can see the start of slits on their eyes. Can't wait till they open. The pups enjoy the holding, kisses and stroking. Everyone has been conditioned really well.
I posted a photo of Truffie up on the All About Our Dogs blog. As you can see he has a brown nose. He also has brown on his pads. His eyes are brown. He is a chocolate. Roxie 'could' be a carrier of chocolate and so could Envy so I watched and placed the pups in the light to see what colour the pigment was. Are these brindles or are they chocolates. Look at the pigment on this one. It is black so he is either a brindle or a sable. His colour came in irregular in the first few days so I suspect that they are brindles. Brindles and sables are so similar. You notice the irregular pattern of the hair when it is short vs. long.
Pups have all reached a pound. They are now 3 days behind the Adele pups but really that's nothing. It's just data that I keep to know.
Once the pups start walking they gain slowly as they are burning off calories. But they still gain. If they gained an ounce a day till they went home, can you imagine how huge they would be? No worries. That doesn't happen. When they stop gaining you know it is time to introduce food. We usually do that about 4 weeks. Adele's pups have a week to go and these pups have 2 weeks. If Adele's pups are still gaining, I will delay their introduction.
Here are the videos.
Mom's move and you think it's awful. Why are they moving when the pup is trying to get to them? One would initially think oh my gad what are you doing, mom. But over the years you watch and you get what they are doing. Moms purposely make the pups come to them. Why? They want them to strengthen their limbs. By forcing the situation they accomplish this. Everything is done with a goal at the end.
Pups are more substantial in feel now. They no longer feel fragile. They have round bellies and you can see personalities. Do you remember what age Adele pups opened their eyes?
Reader Comments (4)
It's so interesting! I don't know of any other breed of dog that is so diverse and complex in its colouring! Was this the only one you thought might be a chocolate? Are we still waiting to see if they are brindles vs. sables? It's all so fascinating!
I was looking at pics of Holly when she was a puppy, and she looks so much like these guys... ?
No, I was watching all for pigment colour. Holly was lighter than these pups. When looking at the roots they are dark. We shall see how it unfolds but days old they had an irregular pattern and that would lean towards brindle. They are so similar it doesn't matter. It just means more dark at roots at at times irregular patterns.
I laughed out loud when Roxie rolled over, the little white one said "oh no you don't, I'm not finished, Mom ", so funny! The video of you holding and kissing the pups so much really makes a difference to your pups and you don't forget Mom either, lovely. Roxie is always so attentive with her pups. The colours are really fascinating.
Wonderful videos but the one of you Darlah with the pups and Roxie is priceless. So much love. Beautiful to watch.