9 Days Old
Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 10:14AM 
Two of the boys - well there are only 2 boys - have reached 1lb in weight. The boys usually do grow faster than the gals. As it is cold outside, I realize I need weatherstripping as the heatlamps are now on all day and all night.
As pups can't yet regulate their body heat, it is a must. About 2 weeks, the regulation occurs and so do the ears and the eyes. Pups are born essentially with their eyes and ears closed as this is still developing. They use their smell and touch senses to find mom. If she is outside of the whelping box they will start to stir as they can smell her. Their sense of smell is great.
They do practice walking before the eyes are open. it's a curious thing as they can't see where they are going but they can smell. Often you will see them walking along the wall using both touch and smell. Once the eyes open, it takes days - up to a week for their eyesight to get clear vs. blurry.
Pups are doing well. Cinnamon is a very confident mom. You can find her many times going outside, sitting outside of the whelping box and not worrying about Leti or Raven. I have good moms!
Reader Comments (4)
Wow a pound already!? What is the predicted growth curve for Cinnamon’s babies? How big are you expecting them to get?
They are absolutely stunning pups!
Larger pups at birth grow faster than smaller pups at birth. It's a tummy size thing. Growth curves are different. No Cinnamon pups are oversized. They just grow faster then slow down earlier. Leti's Barney who is a chocolate is bigger than her as an adult but still in size - far from oversized. Leti is a small gal. Spirit is much like her mom - small in body not in height. You will get a variety of weights within a litter but none of this crew in any of the litters will be oversized. Stormy, who is a big gal had the Ollie. Ollie appeared to be going to be a big boy as her growth curve for pups is fast then slows down. He is smaller than his mom as I knew he would be.
Wow that’s very interesting. Thanks Darlah😊
Very interesting! And gorgeous pups.