Kendaamber
|
PUPPY DIARY Week Two Sh Ch Shardanell Castaspell x Summeramba Carbonara 1 dog puppy born on 17th April 2007 Registered Name: Kendaamber One Good Reason 24th April........1 week old William is now one week old - how time flies! William now weighs - 2lb 14 ozs - he has doubled his birth weight as expected and we are very pleased with his progress. He moves around the whelping box with relative ease and homes in on the milk bar with great precision!
He continues to be a very content puppy and spends his time feeding.....
.....and sleeping - usually with Summer.....
.....although he is equally content sleeping on his own.
Today he had his nails trimmed to prevent Summer's teats from being scratched - it did not bother him and he was soon fast asleep again.
Summer is providing William with everything he needs and spends very little time away from him - she even has 'Room Service' in the whelping box, which she seems to enjoy!
25th April Today William was joined by four foster brothers whose Mum is currently nursing their five brothers and one sister. The puppies were born on 21st April. Before their arrival I spoke to friends who advised me on the best way to introduce puppies to a foster mother - thanks to their advice things went very well. Thank you Suzi, Margaret and Kay! The puppies arrived during the evening - within minutes Summer was sniffing them and within the hour the puppies were in the whelping box and Summer was feeding and cleaning them. William enjoyed a cuddle while Summer was introduced to his foster brothers.
After the little ones had been served at the milk bar William joined them. Summer has now had her food allowance increased as she has extra mouths to feed.
It soon became apparent that Summer seemed very pleased with the new additions to the family. The puppies were weighed and have all been given coloured collars for identification. Their owner also wanted them to be given temporary names, which are: Hugo (Green) - 1lb 6 ozs Harry (Orange) - 1lb 3 ozs Humphrey (Turquoise) - 1lb 8 ozs Hamish (Yellow) - 1lb 10 ozs William has also been given a collar, which is red, although at the moment he is easy to spot!
Summer was soon taking as much care of her foster sons as she has William, who snoozed nearby. She is an amazing mum!
After they had all been fed and cleaned it was time for some brotherly bonding!
H, H, H and H went back to the milk bar later.....
.....while William continued to chill out in his usual style.
He was joined later by Humphrey.
26th April Today Summer has been wonderful - she has coped with her new family amazingly well. This morning Summer and William enjoyed a cuddle on the camp bed.
The puppies have slept contentedly between feeds all day, in this instance on Summer's leg, and have gained weight.
William has learnt to share his mum!
We have heard that Hugo, Humphrey, Harry and Hamish's mum and litter brothers and sister are also very well.
27th April It is becoming more and more apparent that Summer adores all the puppies. She has a good supply of milk for her new family.
Humphrey enjoyed extra snuggles this morning.
It seems that William and Harry have formed a close bond and spend a lot of time together. Harry is the smallest of the puppies but thanks to William giving up his favourite teat Harry is now visibly gaining weight.
William and Harry snooze on a leaf while Hugo, Hamish and Humphrey have some lunch!
William spends a lot of time at the bottom of the puppy pile - but does not seem to mind.
After lunch the puppies have an afternoon snooze.
28th April Today William's eyes started to open.
"The H's" were visited by their owners Malcolm and Marilyn and spent the day feeding and sleeping.
William found a comfortable spot under the shelf with Harry and Humphrey.
29th April This morning the puppies have been weighed again to check on their progress. Hugo (Green) - 1lb 13 ozs Harry (Orange) - 1lb 12 ozs Humphrey (Turquoise) - 1lb 14 ozs Hamish (Yellow) - 2lb William - 3lb 6 ozs They waited patiently in a basket while their vet bed was changed and to be weighed.
Today William took his first steps.
30th April Today "The H's" eyes started to open and they started to take their first steps. They soon fell asleep in a Curver box while William was being weighed.
William's hearing has now started to develop. |
