4 Plus Days Old
Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 2:30PM 
Gee did 4 days go by so fast? It feels like it. Here is the gallery. Saffron is still being a bit picky about her food but her bowels remain solid. I brush her out and she is a mess 2 minutes later. But she loves the brushings as I place her on my lap, belly up and wash her with a cool soft face cloth. Then I brush her undersides and turn her over to finish the rest. She gets a massage in strategic areas as I brush. I suspect that is why she loves it so. I do the same with Rowan and Emmy. No one passes up a massage.
One of the pups is over 8 ounces and the others are sitting just below 7. So they have gained approximately a 1/2oz in 24 hours a day as an average. One is gaining 7/8 of an ounce each 24 hours. They are on track. The larger they get, the more they can eat and then the more they can gain.
These pups sleep solid. They eat. They squirm around and they sleep and they seem to do it altogether giving mom a break.
The pups are active and seem quite agile and strong. Looking at the features of the brown and white, he's going to be small. The verdict is still out on the others.
They seem to find mom quite well and she has yet to lay on any by accident as some brand new moms do. She seems to have a system down to make sure they are all together so she can lay down and then they come to her. It's interesting to see how they make things work.
Here are the videos:
Reader Comments (4)
The pups are so beautiful and Saffron is such a good mom. Being so young, that is quite amazing but then again, she learned from the others no doubt. Great videos and gallery.
Saffie is so lovely, and what a great Mom she is. She and Stone made beautiful puppies together.
Yes I almost forgot about Stone. Does the father recognize his pups or is just a male thing? Beautiful videos. I loved the locating one. The Little sable was fighting his/her way in. So nice to watch.
Dads do the deed but don't have the care so they do not connect.