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MAPLE 'S puppies |
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6 puppies - 4 males, 2 females |
Rascal gave birth to 12 healthy and beautiful puppies on M 4 females, 8 males |
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Thursday APRIL 25th, 2013 |
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CACTUS 47 OZ. |
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Pic. 1 10 days old Pic. 2 3 days old |
Pic. 1 12 days old Pic. 2 4 days old |
Pic. 1 11 days old Pic. 2 5 days old |
These 12 day old puppies are pretty much still oblivious to the fact that there is anything other mom and her nice warm body and tasty milk. They are not old enough to do much more than still crawl to mom to nurse or find a nice snuggly place to sleep. Usually this is next to or even on top of a sibling or two. However they are trying real hard to walk and sometimes they are successful enough to stay on all fours for a couple of seconds before their legs give out and they go toppling over. Maple takes more breaks now outside the whelping box but she stays close by and is always aware when a pup of two starts crying. She picks up her head and listens and frequently will go in to check to see what the problem is and make sure everyone is ok. At times the puppies will start to cry unceasingly for no apparent reason. Their cry reminds me of the sound newly hatched baby alligtors make to alert their mom of their arrival. Not a bark at all , but more like a yelp, yelp,yelp,yelp... It is a bit frustrating at times, trying to figure out why the fuss, but when I pick the unhappy pup up and cradle her in my arms I can sometimes get her to fall asleep. When that fails, it is time to call in the reinforcements, and I'll have Maple make a mommy visit. Yes, moms are magical in any species. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you moms. In the pictures below you can see little slits where the pups eyes are beginning to open. |
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