Yellow collar, first born, now weighs 1lb 13oz, pale cream female
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Green collar, 2nd born, now weighs 1lb 12oz
Dark Golden male - very curly
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Turquoise collar, now weighs 1lb 9.6 oz
Cream female - very pretty
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Blue collar, 2lb 1.5oz, chunky cream male
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Purple collar, 1lb 10.5oz, white male
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Red collar, chunky Dark gold male, 1lb 15.6oz
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Pink collar, dainty cream female, 1lb 9oz - Noisy!
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Lilac collar, curly, pretty gold male, 1lb 11oz
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Orange collar, gorgeous honey coloured female, weighs 1lb 8.6oz
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White collar, FEISTY, chunky cream female 2lb 3oz, she may have been the last born but she is leader of the pack!
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Sorry about the photography, but they weren't an easy subject.... wouldn't sit still for a second and though their eyes are all open now they would not look at the camera. We are all doing well, and as you can imagine the pups are keeping Bella pretty busy. We gave her a lovely shower this morning and she smells a whole lot sweeter now.
We are into a good routine now, we feed Bella at 6am and 10, 2 and 6pm. I encourage her to come out of the pen as much as I can during the day, as the pups are fairly demanding from about 8pm through the night. If Bella can't hear the pups she will sleep and recuperate and if they can't smell her nearby they will sleep pretty soundly too. The noise they make when they can smell her is incredible - but fun too!
One more photo to show you all today - Bella (and sister Maya) in the bluebell woods. Enjoy!
If you enjoy the blog, or have any questions, please leave a comment. It would be nice to know who is following our progress.
Hi the pups look adorable! I have Archie from Hattie's 2010 litter. How is Bella with Maya around the pups?
ReplyDeleteLove checking into your blog!!
Nicola x
Hiya, lovely to hear from you, and uncle Archie! Bella has never minded Maya being nearby but until now Maya has appeared to be frightened of the pups and runs away if we hold one towards her. She is only just showing some interest. It's much easier now that Bella goes out for her regular walks so Maya has her running mate back. Keep in touch!
ReplyDeleteOh they are beautiful, Mary. Bella's doing a fab job!
ReplyDeleteThey are all so cute and getting so big!!
ReplyDeleteYou did well to get the pictures as they don't stay still for long even when they are sleeping.
Looking forward to seeing them all grow!
Daisy x
Lovely to see your pups grow, and to see Bella out and enjoying the bluebells....Fab photos!
ReplyDeleteYvonne (Rupertsmum)