Niwot Samoyeds: Lizzy comes to visit!

Of course we all have lives outside of whelping and raising puppies, right? Lizzy is no exception and had to head back to school to finish up her first semester. But today she came back to visit the puppies and see how they're doing. She noticed that the boys are getting their pigment in around their face and ears. Synnie is a good momma and is very tolerant of us holding the puppies. She's not so tolerant of the other dogs in the house right now and they are confined out of the office/puppy room and can't even see in right now. Maybe in a week or so we'll be able to take down the fleece covering the gate across the door.

At this stage of things, it's important to make sure the puppies are thriving and especially gaining weight. Every day we weigh them and in the case of these puppies (because it's so fun for young learners to watch them grow), we are weighing them twice a day. By the end of the first week, they should have doubled their birth weight. Weighing them every day also helps us to quickly identify when a puppy isn't doing well and intervene to help them. Here is our tracking record so far:

11/30/2020 (Monday)

10:30am

Green Boy : 14.2oz
Blue Boy : 15.2oz
Yellow Girl : 12.2oz

7:45pm

Green Boy : 14.5oz
Blue Boy : 15.3oz
Yellow Girl : 12.5oz

12/01/2020 (Tuesday)

7:00pm

Green Boy : 15.2oz
Blue Boy : 1# 0.01oz
Yellow Girl : 13.0oz

12/02/2020 (Wednesday)

8:20am

Green Boy : 1# 0.06oz
Blue Boy : 1# 0.18oz
Yellow Girl : 14.3oz

7:45pm

Green Boy : 15.2oz
Blue Boy : 1# 0.19oz
Yellow Girl : 15.2oz

As you can see, the puppies are gaining nicely. My job in all of this right now is to monitor the health of Synnie and all 3 puppies, including any signs that Synnie is calcium deficient. As a breeder, we want to make sure that we address this kind of issue right away because it can affect how she treats the puppies on an emotional and physical basis.

Now for the pictures!