Also today, it is Clary's litter - WEEK TWO!

Happily, I was able to get their pics taken and loaded.  All they really do is eat and sleep, so not much to report except they seem to be healthy, gaining and crawling about.  All good!  Clary is a good momma so, for now, she is doing all the work.  As long as I am feeding Clary, she is feeding her pups. We make a good team.  :+)

All of them have opened their eyes but cannot really focus yet.  It will be interesting to see if any of them will have blue in their eyes like Clary does.  Her last litter produced a lovely male with the brightest blue eyes ever.  He was so handsome!

The pigment on their noses will take more time to develop.  By about 3 weeks of age, they should all fill in.  Many breeders associate the puppy weights with 'mature weights'.  A general rule is 'if their weight is below their age in weeks, they will be smaller (around 25 lbs.); if equal (2 wks/2 lbs.) - they will be about 30 lbs.; and if above that marker around 34  +/- lbs.  It is not perfect but it gives you an idea.

Brown Collar Male at 2 weeks is 1 lb., 6 ozs.

Blue Collar Male at 2 weeks is 1 lb., 14 ozs.

Green Collar Male at 2 weeks is ... chubby!  He weighs 2 lbs, 1 oz!

Teal Collar Female at 2 weeks is 1 lb., 13 ozs.

Red Collar Male at two weeks is almost there at 1 lb., 15 ozs.

Pink Female at two weeks is 1 lb., 13ozs.

Black Female at two weeks is 1 lb. 12 ozs.

We made it through the first week! CLARY X HOBBS

Happily, all is going splendidly for the first week with Clary and her pups.  The pups are gaining weight each day and Clary is eating well and producing nutritious milk for her babes.

Clary is also very easy to get along with and her constant smiles make my day!  She gets out for romps around the yard and investigates our chickens, pigs and other stuff.  She enjoys lying on our deck in the sunshine with our other doodles as I drink my tea in the morning.  All is good.  :+)

  

Their little eyes and ears will begin to open the next time I share pics of them with you next Monday.

 

A couple of pics of the Clary x Hobbs litter.

 Here are just a couple of litter pics of this adorable group!  Individual pics will come when they are one week of age.  No visits until they are 4 weeks of age.

Five of these pups have a pattern like their mom and two of them are mostly solid with a patch of white on them.

The group.

Clary and babies.  :+)