The puppies are getting bigger and stronger!

The puppies continue to develop and get bigger this week. They are eating at least four times a day and sometimes a little snack here and there to help them put on weight and optimize their development. The visitors have started to come everyday to help them with their socialization to a variety of different types of people. They are learning to play with toys and each other. It is great fun to watch!!!

The puppies are enjoying their transition to GLOP!

The puppies have been eating puppy glop for the last week. It is a combination of a variety of nutrients in the consistency of oatmeal/cottage cheese. They love it! All are eating well and it is fun to watch them eat, then rest, then eat again.... They are enjoying this new addition to their diet. This mixture will help them grow and transition into puppy food.

The puppies had a fun weekend!

The puppies continue to put on weight everyday! They had their first experiences in different rooms of the house (being carried) and some have even fallen asleep in our master bedroom briefly ALONG with the other three entles and both of us just admiring them. They are starting to show bits and pieces of their growing personalities which is SO fun for us to watch their development. This week they have puppy "glop" to look forward to.. that will be fun to capture in photos.....

The puppies are two and a half weeks old now!

The puppies are two and a half weeks old now. They all have their eyes open and the hearing has developed as well. We have heard in the last few days all of the puppies experimenting with their voices from growls, grunts, barks and audible yawns! It is quite comical and funny to hear them. We have updated more puppy photos. The puppies are transitioning from an "army type crawl" to learning how to walk. They are gaining stability on their front two paws as of today and their back two are emerging.... The next update few days will include strength and coordination in their walking skills and beginning to start to lap liquids from a bowl. It should prove to be an interesting next few days...

The first pictures of all nine in birth order....

We have just uploaded pictures in the puppy album of all nine of the puppies in birth order. The first one starts with Tom holding a pup in both of his hands and goes from there....The puppies are already getting big and weigh between one pound (smallest puppy) and just over two pounds (the biggest). We also put a couple pictures of them getting weighed tonight.

The puppies are celebration puppies!

We were just putting the timeline together and realized just how much these puppies enjoy celebrations and party times. Siri (dad) and Hara (mom) mated over Christmas and then the puppies were born on President's Day weekend. The puppies will be ready to go to forever families right around Easter.... so for all of those into the "timing" of things what a coincidence! It is always neat to share when fun trivia like this comes together.

A change in God's plan

One of the beautiful female pups passed yesterday. She had been showing signs of distress over the first few days and we did the best we could to help her but it wasn't meant to be. Tom was en route to our vet specialist to begin the process of tube feeding her but she passed on the way to her office. The other nine puppies continue to put on weight well and are thriving within the litter. It was a difficult day here at North Star but we know that things happen for a reason and trust there is a plan for all little ones.