Between Two and Three Weeks

 

 

 

 The "Peloton" scrambling for position at feeding time:

 

 

 

 

 

     After the first two weeks, the pups became much more active, and their individual personalities started to come out. They have started to bark a little and roughhouse with each other, which is surprising. Except for being a little shaky and uncoordinated, they act just like a grown dog would, such as grabbing things and shaking them violently from side-to-side. We keep seeing more and more examples of how God equips His creatures with the instinct needed to survive in their environment.

     We are trying to get them used to handling, and they are responding. Their eyes started to open at about two weeks old, and every day they seem to focus better. It's now to the point that when they see us they start to move toward us. They are also getting the idea of doing their business "on the papers" instead of on the blanket where they sleep.

 

 

 First Feeding, Homogenized Puppy Kibble and Goat's Milk

     Right at three weeks we started to supplement their diet with a mixture of mushy puppy kibble and goat's milk. Naturally, they like to step in it and get it all over themselves, but they are also learning pretty quickly how to lap it up. It's a good time to start supplementing their diet, because Emme seems to be experiencing a lot of wear-and-tear from 12 hungry mouths, and she is reducing the amount of time she spends nursing her litter. One thing she is still good at, is cleaning up the pups, and cleaning up after them.

 

The pups do 3 things well; eat, sleep, and tussle with each other.

As you can see, their eyes are open now, and their ears are becoming unblocked, as well.

Here are the skills they have developed in less than 4 weeks of age.