Pups day 3

[MiniMe]

Making puppy piles, and they do that on their own.

[irisblue]

1. Size differences are obvious already.

Are those ribbons or elastic bands to ID each puppet?
BTW squee
And we need momma pics as well please

[MiniMe]

4. Velcro bands, easy to adjust as they grow

[MiniMe]

5. And they are all gaining weight

Weight differences are normal, but they are all gaining.

[MiniMe]

12. Mama and babes

[irisblue]

16. She looks tired.💕🐕

Her food and sleep needs must go way way up.

[MiniMe]

17. She wasn't eating much before she had the pups

Not much room for the food in the belly. But she has been eating like crazy since she had them, her food bowl always has food in it

[irisblue]

18. Do you raw feed or canned high calorie for the increased nutritional needs?

When TJ the Magnificent had kittens, I was too young to pay attention to her food needs. Thanks for teaching me & all my questions.

[MiniMe]

19. She is eating puppy food, has all kinds of extra nutrition

I add some canned food sometimes, canned puppy food.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Please. Spay me now.

[MiniMe]

31. I tell her all the time that she will never have to go through this again

I have a feeling that this wasn't her first litter, her teats were hanging pretty low when she came to me almost 2 weeks before she gave birth.

[get the red out]

2. Oh those sweet babies!!!!!

LOVE!!!!!!!

I want to see Momma too!

[MiniMe]

13. Mama and babes

[get the red out]

14. So precious!!!!!

She and her puppies are BEAUTIFUL!!!! That's as sweet as it gets, what a wonderful doggie family!!!!!!!

[japple]

21. This is a Mothers Day portrait. So sweet. What a good girl.

Bless you MiniMe for fostering this large family. I only have 4 kittens and can't imagine how you are coping with a large dog and all those pups. Looks like you have a perfect set up, though. I need to work on my kitten habitats.

[Duppers]

24. I love this pic so much.

It touches me so much...tearing up a bit, since I know this mom may not have made it and none of this would have happen without one concerned, kind soul who spotted and saved this momma.

And thanks to you, M, and all the compassionate folks at Lab Rescue of the LRCP. A little plug: https://www.lab-rescue.org

I LOVE ALL DOGS passionately, all breeds, even sweet Pitties. But just by chance, closeness, and ownership, Labs and Collies (BC and standards) have especially stolen my heart.



Btw, I love mousers too...my longest and closest companion was talkative siamese, only one of many I served.

[Sophiegirl]

3. Adorable

Especially the one being laid on. So cute.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Look at those little bellies.

[samnsara]

7. just think in 8 weeks they will be full of sharp teeth...

...spit and vinegar and on their way to their forever homes. It goes SO fast! Mine is 15 weeks now and shes already starting to look like a mature dog. One day she was a fluffy little puppy the next day she grew tall enough to counter surf!

[MiniMe]

9. Teeth start to come in at about 3 weeks

They don't turn into vampires until 5-6 weeks. The last 2 weeks they will be here are hell. Takes my arms weeks to heal up

[get the red out]

15. I still have marks

And our younger dog just turned one, LOL. I was watching pics like you posted on his breeder's FB page this time last year (except a Border Collie version).

God I love dogs, they are the best things on Earth!

[shenmue]

8. Squeeeeeeeeeeee

[Phentex]

10. Squeee! Filling out already...

Squished up together.

[Runningdawg]

11. We need smell-o-vision

Heaven smells like puppy breath!

[catbyte]

20. SQUEE!!

[inanna]

22. Wow are they ever gaining weight!

Puppy bellies already!

Adorable.

[MiniMe]

23. About 2 oz per day

[Duppers]

25. Wow!!

Shovelling food to momma, aren't ya?

[MiniMe]

28. She always has food in her bowl

[Duppers]

29. I had no worry, no doubt.

Just trying humor.

[badhair77]

27. I'm in love.

They are so sweet. We had a yellow lab that looked just like Mama. We got her at 6 weeks and her belly looked just like those babies. Looking at these sweet pups just changes my outlook on the world.

[aquamarina]

30. Puppy Love

With all the crap swirling around, a picture of sleeping baby pups is just what I needed. Thanks.