Growing puppies

Eating again??!

Today, at 11 days old, all the puppies except Junebug exceeded the three pound mark. I think that explains why she's the first one to really be toddling around on all four legs. She is the smallest of the puppies, but by no means a runt. Although they can all support their weight on their front legs already, the others just can't support their weight on all fours yet. This is typical for puppies under two weeks of age. Normally puppies are standing on all fours by about 15 days old and starting to walk at about 3 weeks of age.

During the next week, the puppies' eyes and ears will start to open. This marks their transition from neonates to dogs. They will begin to experience the world and interact with Sophie in new ways and thus start developing their canine identity. The sounds they make are already changing from mews and whines to the cutest puppy barks, growls and grunts.

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Junebug says "hi"

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