Messy Puppies!

Good morning from the puppies!
(And mom and dad too)
They're really just waiting for me to let them in and eat the rest..

Video!

Gave the babies their first taste! This is Pink!



This was just one of the girls, The boys DOVE into this.

The "this" I am referring to is Gerber's baby Cereal and "Esbilac" Goat's Milk. they seem to like it!

Here's the puppy girl Daisy (purple) Eating:

Now here's some getting their bellies rubbed :]

Aren't they so cute?

Here's something not so cute, but rather funny,

Mom swoops in for the kill!

(while dad yawns in the backround)

She's a feisty one!

And she's also the reason one of my dining chair's legs are eaten at the bottom!

Grr..

"Eye" See you!

Hi! Sorry it's been a good week since I've posted, never have a chance to sit down..
So the pups are now two and a half weeks :]
..And I promise you'll notice something different about them:

That's right! their eyes are opening! (This is purple, the female. She was first!)

We've also upgraded from a plastic box in the closet to a nice exercise pen in the kitchen!

Everyone's happy.
EVEN SNUFFY!
She is actually letting him come around now :)

see?
There he is..
He loves checking the little ones out.. I've even caught him licking a few of them through the bars.
I think he's MOST interested, though, in the new plushy toy that I've put in there for puppy enrichment..
I know he wants it..
Hopefully he'll leave it for his kids! (Men...)


Anywhoo, This is their first video to see just how wobbly and cute they really are :] and of course, towards the end, you see Snuffy checking them out too.

Well, there they are! Almost 3 weeks.
Wednesday, they will try their first taste of "gruel"
I'm going to use "Esbilac" goat's milk mixed with Gerber baby cereal to go easy on their stomachs.
Stay tuned!

The Zzz Post!

Well,
this one is showing you the vigorous activity of the westies in my house!
On your mark,


GET SET...

NAP!

Exciting, right?

I just keep telling myself that they need this to get bigger and stronger..
Because it takes a lot out of me to not poke them awake and give them a bunch of kisses!

EVEN MOM IS GETTING IN ON IT!

The boys are more daring, they like to crawl out of the closet to sleep on the carpet..

I took a few before placing them back in, I want them to stay warm!





So anyone else spend a ton of money on really cool dog toys, and they ignore it and settle for the cheapest junk? well, when I first got Zoey a year and a half ago, we bought this plastic squeaker that was probably 50 cents?

... i'm still wondering how it's even survived.. She's torn limbs from stuffed toys, and squeakers from anything and everything, except this guy. And now.. He's in her nest.
She began carrying him around a day before her babies were born.. and each time I threw it out of the closet, she'd run out panicking, and put it back inside.
Sigh.. I just gave up,
but look,
I think the babies like him too.

Found them all napping around him this morning!

Guess he's just one of the pack now..

Happy one week! :]

So tonight is the puppy's one week "birthday"
And I have some photos!
This was earlier in the week,

They love her :]

They're still big on sleeping and eating,

 and their eyes are still closed, but look!

Their noses are getting pigment! and so are the once pink bottoms of their feet :]
So cute!
so that was purple up there, the first female.
Here's pink the second:

You can tell she was excited to get her picture taken..
Then we have the males, Black and Blue.( Blue is now green! we lost his collar)

The boys are definetly more "solid" than the girls, gaining much more a day than them, too.
And mom.. well she's holding up pretty well,

I'm feeding her a lot to keep her milk coming.. chicken breast and brown rice, puppy food, and a big scoop of nonfat yogurt. Sometimes I add some scrambled egg.

So proud of the little polar bears!

Stay tuned!

The Litter Has Landed!

...PHEW.
So now that I have some time to stop and breathe,
I'd like to introduce you to Zoey's first litter :]
But first I'd like to tell you that my predictions were way off..
Sunday rolled by.. not even a temperature drop..
Monday..
Nothing..
Tuesday..

 Looks pretty calm to me, right? I kept asking her where her babies are.. and all she did was cock her head to the side like I was nuts..

I was beginning to give up hope.. then Thursday rolled in.. and FINALLY they came! :]



Cute, right?
Two girls, pink and purple
and Two boys, black and green.

Zoey had been in her closet all morning (which was really strange, because usually it's Snuffy I catch in there)
But there she was.. and I'm really glad I kept an eye on her, because I was on my way out the door when I caught her panting heavily..

A couple of pushes later, out came Black

First born boy :]
and poor Snuffy back there, Zoey got so mad that he was even in the area that I had to shut him in my room
So anywhoo..
Out popped pink! I was so excited to have a girl!
Then we waited..
And..
Waited..
it was almost two hours.. I started to become concerned.. I knew there was at LEAST 2 more!

So.. called the vet.. and Zoey was rushed to emergency C-Section.
The big guy black was lodged in her birth canal, trapping himself and purple (our runt) inside.
This was really upsetting.. I had wanted to avoid a c-section at all costs, she was already stressed enough, right?!
So all four pups are loud and healthy!

And as for poor Snuffy, he gets to stay in the kitchen nextdoor.

He even pulled his bed over there so he could be THAT much closer.. and trust me, Zoey peeks out to remind him he's too close constantly! I just remind her to go back to her babies, and she always agrees. She loves them. what a great mommy :]

I'm taking them in Monday to remove dew claws..
I have to prepare myself to withstand the cries.. ugh.
But all is well, and I hope it stays that way!