J-S Pups Day 16: Momma Monday

 Jam, enjoying the beautiful day, watching her Momma Trixie on the deck above.  Jam is looking great considering she is 2 weeks post-whelp, getting her model figure back.

 Faces of Trixie, our foundation bitch and grandma to this litter.

 Puppy Love!

 While the six girls get all their nourishment from the milk bar, we have been bottle feeding Chase, as he has a hard time nursing so we supplement him with puppy formula.

 And after a good meal, everyone takes a nap!

J-S Pups Day 15: Headshots & First Toy

A fun-filled day for the Rockstars!  A no-flash photo shoot for headshots and they got their   first toy! 

The puppies received their first toy, a soft, multi-color octopus! They were quite curious and enjoyed smelling, tasting and climbing all over the new toy. The pups have also begun interacting with each other and it is quite entertaining watching the beginnings of what will evolve into playing and socializing. Gradually, we will add other toys that make different noises and offer different textures for the pups to explore.

J-S Pups Day 14: Toddling around

 Eyes open everywhere and the pups are moving all over the whelping box.  We are still in no-flash mode to protect the newly opened baby blue eyes.  I've been sick and haven't been able to update the blog - being a teacher, surrounded by sneezing and coughing kids, it was bound to hit me.  Watching the pups is great medicine!

 The pups just woke up from a nap and are quite hungry.

 You can see that they are toddling around, pushing off their front legs and starting to walk with all fours.

 Once Jam comes in the box, it's like a free for all and all the pups surround her looking for the best spot at the milk bar.

 Jam checks their rears to clean them or stimulate them and then will start to settle down for them to nurse.

 How cute is this pups between Jam's front legs!

 All vying for a spot, a bit of chaos and then they'll all settle down to nurse.

Awww, kisses from mommy

J-S Pups Day 12: Look how big!

 The pups continue to gain weight and now look more like miniature Weims than guinea pigs.  All their eyes are now open in varying degrees but we are keeping the lights low and have banned flash photography for a few days to protect their developing eyes. We are doing the best we can to take pictures of the pups without using a flash. Their vision however, is not very sharp but don't worry by day 18 or so, they will be able to focus on objects and people. Very young Weimaraner puppies have striking blue eyes. As the pups mature, their eye color changes to shades of light amber, gray, or blue-gray.

 They still nurse aggressively, vying for the best spot at the milk bar.  Chase, aka Mr. Orange, hasn't mastered the art of nursing so we are still bottle feeding him.

J-S Pups Day 11; Peek-a-Boo

The puppies' eyes have begun to open, so we have banned flash photography for awhile. Even though their eyes are starting to open, they cannot see clearly yet and still bump into each other in the whelping box as they wander around.

With open eyes, these pups have such character in their beautiful faces and it is difficult to not want to just cuddle them all day long!

The Rockstars also had a special visitor today, our good friend, Lilly, who owns relatives of our Weims.  She was a super help, holding the pups while I clipped their nails with a children's size nail clipper.  After their mani/pedis, the pups got lots of hugs and kisses!

J-S Pups Day 10 Part 2: Weigh-in

 Part of the Rockstars daily routine is getting weighed.  We use a digital postal scale and for now, a bowl until they outgrow it and then a tray. We weighed them at birth and will continue daily weighing for the first two to three weeks and then switch to weekly weigh-ins. By charting their weight, we can be sure the pups are eating enough or if there is a problem.

 The pups have been steadily gaining weight and Miss Raspberry, below, broke 2 lbs! Our biggest girl.

J-S Pups Day 10: Where's Waldo?