2 Plus Days Old
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 5:46PM 
What can I tell you? She's excited to go outside to do her business but will only go when they are all sleeping. Then she does a happy dance to show the others - look at me. Her first day she was a bit intimidated by Emmy and Rowan but that has passed. All 3 had to adjust. Today I caught her in Rowan's pen kissing up her babies and Rowan didn't mind. Bravo!! I had just placed her down and went to gather dishes to replenish.
Dennis last night realized she had two nipples up almost to her neckline hidden under hair. I hadn't shaved that high not realizing she had 2 additional milk stations. You will remember we were not ready so we, well I was shaving her belly after her first puppy. One of the milk stations is working well but the other is not fully formed but has milk. This happens sometimes in mature gals too. It has milk in it but none of the pups will eat from it. We have had this issue before. How do you handle it? You manually express to relieve the pressure and in doing so you hope you get it to the point where a pup will use it and then that will be it giving 2 milk stations for each puppy. Today all we can manage is to squirt some in a puppy's mouth, which they don't mind.
This morning Saffron refused to eat. I figure she was uncomfortable and any woman that has had babies knows that being too full is not fun. After I manually expressed, Nathan got her to eat steak - yum and kibble and cheese and mousse and chicken and the list goes on. Her bowels remain solid. Usually mom's have issues for a week or two after birth. Not her.
Now that the dust has settled, we will talk about the pups. The one that appears black is actually a tri. Seems to have a silver sheen so the verdict is out on colour. One of the spotted pups is black and white and one is brown sable and white. Another is brown sable and the next is brown and white.
Pups are all gaining. They are all eating and lively. You will even see in one video how a puppy climbs right over her quite literally. Always said this line was mighty agile.
Here are the videos:
Reader Comments (9)
Beautiful videos and beautiful pups. Today I happened to look at a photo of Nathan and Saffie taken at our house in Huntsville in June 2015. Who would have thought then that she would have puppies now!
The puppy who climbed over Saffron was impressive but I wonder where they were going. Milk bar was on the other side.
She was done.
Wow send the photo in email!
It just amazes me how Saffron glided so effortlessly into the role of mom. She went from a lovely, pretty girl to a loving glowing mom, literally overnight.
By the way, I'd be careful what you say in the future ... I just realized you are juggling three litters again ... I think you jinxed yourself LOL.
saffron has been a favourite of mine. She is so gentle and loving and now she is a wonderful Mom. The puppies are beautiful. They have wonderful colours. Loved watching the puppy climb it is so nice to hear your good friend is coming for a visit. There really is nothing more fulfilling than spending time with your best girlfriend. I have a friend from when I was 4 years old and she is still my best friend. Enjoy yourself.
The 11:30pm video had my heart in my mouth as she covered her babie and then two appeared from somewhere behind Saffron.
Do they all try to bury their pups this way? Is it to protect them?
My girl does it with food then tries to eat the food from under the cover!!!
I remember the videos of the dogs running around Anne & Russell's yard and I was just thinking about that yesterday and that one of them was Saffron who was really just a pup at that time. Now she's a mom !!! At the time I was wishing I could have been there to meet her because I have always had a soft spot for her.
Yes, they cover them to protect them especially in a room where others are. It's instinct. Even non moms will hide toys, food, treasured items. It's rather endearing. The pups are never in harms way. She is actually quite good at being aware of them and some moms are not. You have to worry about them laying on them by accident till they get of size and then a scream gets mom going oh oh.
Does she think they are her precious beings - yes. She daintily kisses them.