The puppies arrived early on Thursday June 9, 2011. Silvi had 5 boys! As always she is an excellent mother. They are all fat and healthy. I only have photos of them the morning of their birth, but will be taking some new ones very shortly. Since they are all boys I have nicknamed them "the team". They all carry nicknames of some of the Boston Red Sox players. Here are some team "stats":
This is Puppy #1 - Youk. He is a bi blue with quite a bit of black on his body. He weighed 9 3/4 oz. at birth!
To the right is Tito, a cute bi black puppy. He was 9 1/2 oz. at birth. He has a full white collar with a black spot in the middle of his rough. Very distinguishing marking!
To the left is puppy #3, a tri. His nickname is Pede, after Dustin Pedroia. He was one of the smaller boys at birth, weighing in at 8.5 oz. He is a very plain tri, but I can already tell he has a lot of spunk.
Here is Tek, named after the Red Sox team Captain and Catcher. He is a bi blue and has a mostly black and white face. He weighed 8 1/8 oz. at birth.
And last but certainly not least, here is Big Papi. He was the biggest at birth, weighing in at 10 oz, and he is still the biggest! At first we thought he might be a blue merle, but he is also a bi blue, like 2 of his brothers.
All the puppies gained weight quickly. Each one gained about an ounce their first day. Since it is obvious that they are getting enough nutrition from their mother I have not bothered to continue weighing them. Suffice it to say that we will have to worry about size with this litter. They are a hefty bunch!! They all opened their eyes promptly right around 2 weeks old. Tito was the first and the rest followed shortly thereafter. They are at the cute stage where they are learning to play and bark. They are trying to toddle around but mostly fall over because of the bulk of their little bodies. Those legs need to strengthen a bit before they can get around better! Stay tuned for more updates. I will post new pictures shortly.
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