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HANNAH-DEXTER PUPPIES
born November 3, 2014
Hannah gave birth to two beautiful brindle pups, sired by our boy Dexter.
Boy: 8 1/4 ounces
Girl: 8 1/8 ounces
1 day old - The puppies are feeding enthusiastically and sleeping between meals.
That's the girl on the bottom, with the unusual half-collar of white.
Boy: 8 1/8 ounces
Girl: 7 3/4 ounces
(It is quite common for the puppies to lose a little weight the first day.)
2 days old - Milk moustache!
Girl (above): 8 ounces
Boy (below): 8 3/8 ounces
3 days old - We love the girl's pretty markings!
Boy: 9 ounces
Girl: 8 1/4 ounces
4 days old - Hannah's taking her motherhood respsonsibilities very seriously.
Boy: 9 3/8 ounces
Girl: 9 1/4 ounces
5 days old - The puppies are becoming little eating machines, and gaining weight.
Boy: 10 1/4 ounces
Girl: 10 ounces
7 days old - Cuddling with Mom after a good meal.
Boy: 11 5/8 ounces
Girl: 12 1/2 ounces
9 days old - The little girl has both her eyes open today.
Boy: 14 1/2 ounces
Girl: 13 3/8 ounces
11 days old - Sleepy and Dopey! Both puppies have their eyes open.
(The boy, on the left, is just sleepy.) Both are nursing well on their own.
Boy: 1 pound 1 1/4 ounces
Girl: 15 1/8 ounces
13 days old - Bonding with Mom.
Boy: 1 pound 2 1/4 ounces
Girl: 1 pound 2 1/4 ounces
14 days old - Done eating, time to nap.
Boy: 1 pound 2 3/4 ounces
Girl: 1 pound 2 3/8 ounces
17 days old - Yawn! Yawn! (Are you yawning yet?)
Boy: 1 pound 6 7/8 ounces
Girl: 1 pound 4 1/4 ounces
25 days old - The puppies got their first taste of gruel.
The boy dove in enthusiastically. The girl was a little more refined in her approach.
Boy: 2 pounds 1 1/8 ounces
Girl: 1 pound 12 3/8 ounces
FOUR WEEKS OLD
The girl weighs 2 pounds 2 1/4 ounces.
The boy weighs 2 pounds 8 ounces.
5-1/2 weeks old - Cuddling in a sunbeam with mom.
6-1/2 weeks old - Three out of four ears up!
7-1/2 weeks old, Christmas morning - Not a creature was stirri...wha??
8 weeks old - "Dolly" and "Otto" thought the laundry basket full of dirty towels was a great place to be!
10 weeks old - Dolly, sleeping contentedly in Dale's arms
11 weeks old - Dolly
Otto, 12 weeks old
Dolly, 12 weeks old
Dolly (left) and Otto (right) went to their new homes today. We will miss them!