Puppy Comparsion
Posted on May 11th, 2007 by Pete
Here is an image of the puppies at approx 5, 7 and 8 weeks old for comparison.
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Puppies to Dogs
Posted on May 1st, 2007 by Pete
Three puppies are quite a bit more work than one. By the time I finish, each evening, cleaning, feeding, washing and playing with them, it’s usually 9-9:30pm. Just about time to go to sleep. Of course, each morning at 4:15-4:30 they’re calling for potty and breakfest. They are so… cute, however, its worth the work.
They are now 6 weeks old and I’ve taken many picture, but I am falling behind in downloading them off the cameras. Here are a few from last week at 5 weeks old.
 
 
 
 
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Day 33 – Web Cam Outside
Posted on April 21st, 2007 by Pete
I temporarily setup a second web cam outside while the puppies are in the X-Pen. Check out the following link. The login name is “fcrtink” and the password is “b-litter”. Click on the single tab to access the web cam view. This device also has pan and tilt as well as sound.
http://neverlandfcr.viewnetcam.com:9001
Have Fun!
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Day 26 – First Trip Outdoors
Posted on April 20th, 2007 by Pete
We finally had a few hours of nice weather last Saturday, so I took the gang outside for the first time. Here are a few pictures.
 
 
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Day 20 – Feeding Time
Posted on April 8th, 2007 by Pete
The puppies are getting into non-mother provided nutrition, see for yourself.
 
 
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Knocking Down Milestones
Posted on April 8th, 2007 by Pete
This last week was full of milestone events. The puppies eyes all opened by last Saturday, Day 12. Then on Day 14, they took their first steps. Mr. Blue led the pack, and the others seemed to learn from his example, because they immediately followed along. Click HERE for a short video clip of the historic event.
The gang is growing very fast. Today is Day 20 and two of three are over six lbs. Mr White is about one day behind the others weighing 5.6 lbs. All three puppies are teething and Tink is not as anxious to run into the whelping box when they start crying. I’ve started feeding Puppy Weaning Formula 2-3 times a day to ease them off of mom. This is the bridge to the solid food coming in the following weeks. The puppies readily eat the cereal in the morning when they are the hungriest. In the evening, I mix the powder with goats milk to make it more palatable. Click HERE for a short video clip of one feeding event.
As BLOG readers can see, I’ve started adding more video clips to my postings. During the first litter, I was constantly switching between the still camera and camcorder, but it seemed like I could never get the picture or video moment just right. So, I decided for the next litter, I would buy one device capable of both. After many months of researching and waiting for the right technology to come along, I purchased the Sony HDR-SR1 Handycam. This is a High Definition 1080i camcorder that can also take 4 Megapixel still images. The video is recorded directly to an internal 30 GB hard disk and can hold up to 11 hrs of HDV. The videos I’ve posted are not HDV, but they are widescreen and MPEG-4 encoded to minimize file size. They can be played with Apple Quicktime or WinDVD. I’ve tried to keep the clips to around 1 min, but they are still 10-12 MB in size. Don’t try to play them unless you have a broadband connection.
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Happiness is …
Posted on March 31st, 2007 by Pete
At this age, nothing is more satisfying, see for yourself. Be warned, this video clip is 7MB long and requires Quicktime or another MPEG-4 player.
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Day 12 – Time Passes Quickly
Posted on March 31st, 2007 by Pete
It’s hard to believe the puppies are 12 days old already. Each puppy is over three pounds and Mr Blue is four. As one can see from the graph below, their weight gain is steady. The three puppies are gaining on averaging about 3.5 oz/day.
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Day 1 – All Quiet
Posted on March 20th, 2007 by Pete
After an anxious Monday, Tuesday is relaxing and sedate. The routine is starting to set in with the puppies, eat and sleep. At this morning’s weigh in, all three gained 1-2 oz. The c-section doesn’t stress the pups like it does mom, so they gained instead of the losing weight for the first day. Tink is doing fine too. We had such nice weather that we were both outside and Tink was begging for a game of Frisbee. She doesn’t realize those staple in her chest will hurt after a few runs, so we’ll have to wait a couple of weeks for this kind of play. The puppies seem to be moving around well. Mr Blue keeps trying to climb on top of mom to sleep, Mr White is trying to make up for being the smallest by eating at every opportunity, and Ms Red is very pushy, moving everyone out of the way. Here are a few pictures of the clan.
 
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B-Day Pictures
Posted on March 19th, 2007 by Pete
