August 4, 2026 – Ally and Nelson’s puppies continue to be healthy and are growing fast. They still mostly look the same, but they’re bigger and their eyes are opening! They still can’t hear (one more week) and they mostly sleep all day long at this young age. They hardly have to move to be fed. No fighting to get to mama with this small litter. I think it makes the litter extra peaceful and calm. They just get to feast all day, it seems. We continue to do the biosensor steps with them daily. Here are the pictures we took of them at two weeks old, after their daily baths and massage time.
July 30, 2026 – Ally and Nelson’s puppies are doing great! They’ve nearly doubled their weight since birth and they are happy, chunky little pups. Just like we like to see! They look like litter hamsters still, and mostly, all they do is eat and sleep. We rouse them several times a day to massage them, give them a warm rinse, do the biosensor steps, and weigh them.
Mama has become peaceful with allowing us to continually take the pups from her so that we can do what we need to do. At this point, they still can’t see and they won’t hear until about three weeks old. Touch is our way to connect with them at this young age as we begin their temperament conditioning in this earliest stage. The biosensor steps are one of the most important things a breeder can do at this very young age.
Ally is super attentive, and she only will leave their side to quickly run outside to do her business, then immediately runs back to her litter to continue to monitor their every move. She’s a wonderful mama that will retire after this, her third and last litter.
Here are some photos we took of them over the past day or so.
July 23, 2026 – We are excited to announce that Ally and Nelson’s puppies are here! Mama was two days late and it took patience on our part, checking heartbeats regularly and waiting for the pups to be ready to come out! We have three healthy, pups: two girls and one boy, born on July 20. All of the pups are thriving and gaining weight. Ally is a wonderful mama, as she was with her first two litters. (This is Ally’s final litter.) Being a smaller litter, the pups are sure to get extra attention from all of us, including their mama. Here are a few pictures of the pups and mama, only hours old. Note: we won’t put any bedding in the pen until the litter is a week old. This is to ensure their safety. Pups can get caught under bedding and suffocate when they’re so young. We welcome to our world, Ally and Nelson’s A Litter: Adeline, Amber and Asher!
