Tahoma French Bulldogs

Luna-Garbo Puppies
Born June 1, 2008

Luna
Luna, a few days before her puppies were born.

Day Zero
Luna gave birth to two beautiful puppies June 1.
The cream boy weighs 7.8 ounces, and the brindle boy weighs 8.2 ounces.

Day 1
Day 1: Luna and her puppies are doing great.
The cream boy weighs 7.2 ounces, and the brindle boy is 8.4 ounces.
A slight weight loss in the first 24 hours is normal.
See the weights of our 2007 and 2006 litters for comparison.

Day 2
Day 2: Sleeping cheek to cheek.
Cream boy is 8.2 ounces, and brindle boy is 8.6 ounces.

Day 3
Day 3: Like mother, like son.
Cream boy is 8.6 ounces, and brindle boy is 9.4 ounces.

Day 4
Day 4:
The puppies continue to nurse and grow.
Cream boy: 10.5 ounces. Brindle boy: 11.4 ounces.

Day 5
Day 5: Full belly...time for a nap.
Cream boy: 11.6 ounces. Brindle boy: 12.6 ounces.

Day 7
Day 8: I'm s-i-i-i-i-i-ng-ing in the rain-n-n-n-n!
With all the rainy weather we've had in Seattle lately,
it sure is nice to have the puppies to cheer us up.
They've started to yawn, and they've more than
doubled their birth weights in one week.
Cream boy: 16.0 ounces. Brindle boy: 17.8 ounces.

Day 9
Day 9: I can yawn too, and I can see!
The brindle boy's eyes are wide open, and the cream boy's eyes have opened just a bit.
Cream boy: 18.0 ounces. Brindle boy: 20.4 ounces.

Day 11
Day 11: Tummies are full. Time to sleep.
Cream boy: 20 ounces. Brindle boy: 24 ounces.

Day 13
Day 13: Luna continues to be a great mom.
Cream boy: 23 ounces. Brindle boy: 25 ounces.

Day 14 Dad!

The boys wish their dad Garbo a happy Father's Day!
Cream boy: 26 ounces. Brindle boy: 27 ounces.

Day 15
Day 16: Sleepin' buddies.
Cream boy: 28 ounces. Brindle boy: 30 ounces.

Day 17 Day 17
Day 17: Exactly on schedule, the puppies are taking their first steps.
Our last three litters have all gone through a big change at 17-18 days,
beginning to walk and play.

Day 17 Day 17
Day 17, part 2: Brindle boy's first steps.

Day 21
Day 21: Mealtime again!
Cream boy: 2 lb 2 oz. Brindle boy: 2 lb 6 oz.

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Day 22: Playtime! At least the brindle boy thinks so.
The cream boy isn't quite awake yet.

Day 25
Day 25: Almost four weeks old, and getting cuter every day.

Day 27  Day 27

Day 27  Day 27
Four weeks old! Luna's puppies are active and playful, and
they're starting to develop personalities of their own.
The brindle boy is a little more boisterous,
and the cream boy is a little quieter.

Day 33
Day 33: Lots of changes in the last few days. The puppies are much more active.
They're beginning to play with toys and people. And boy, are their new teeth sharp!

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Five Weeks Old: The brindle boy weighs 4 pounds, and the cream boy weighs 3 lb 6 oz.

Week 5.5
It's another hot and sunny day here in Seattle.
Luna's puppies have the right idea!

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Luna loves to play with her 6 week old puppies.

Week 8
The puppies are almost 8 weeks old and love to play in the yard.
Their grandmother Gertie is on the right.

8 weeks old
The puppies are almost 9 weeks old.
That's their mother Luna on the left.

Ten weeks old
The puppies are ten weeks old today,
and Osh Kosh B'Gosh are they cute in their kiddie chair!

Ten week portraits

Cream boy - 10 weeks  Cream boy - 10 weeks

Brindle boy - 10 weeks  Brindle boy - 10 weeks

Luna's brindle pup at 16 weeks

Luna's puppies turned four months old last week.

Luna's cream puppy at 16 weeks