Sep 292021
 

Every puppy is over a pound, and gaining daily.  Supermom, Gloria, must have some rich milk – and she is taking such good care of them.  Weight gain is a good indication of the health and condition of the pups.

The puppies are well on their way to completing their early neurological stimulation exercises.  If interested in learning more, look it up on line.  It’s quite interesting.

Eyes are opening.  Ears are not as flat to the head but they cannot hear yet. They are moving around much more and I hear the beginning of puppy growls.

Pink girl was first born.

Second is Gray boy. He feels compact.

Turquoise girl didn’t want to pose. Camera had to move around a lot to get this picture.

Last born, but consistently the largest, Brown boy was on the go today. He would have crawled off the counter if I hadn’t monitored him carefully.

Peach girl is more awake than Pink or Gray, so her head is up a little bit.

Blue boy. Check back in next week. There is always a big change between weeks 2 and 3.

Sep 222021
 

September 15 was a good day.  Gloria, aka Supermom, delivered not the 5 puppies we were expecting, but SIX puppies.  Karen and I were sure Gloria was finished, and the next time I checked on the new family, there was an additional pup.  She delivered him without human “help” (she thinks it’s interference) and he was just fine.  I had to hunt up an additional marker and he is Brown Boy.

Here he is: the surprise Brown Boy.

Blue Boy

Gray Boy – he is quite photogenic

Turquoise Girl – sweet baby

Peach girl

Pink girl, not at all interested in having her picture taken

5 days old – they have grown already

New born, taken Sept. 15

Sep 062021
 

Baron has his bags packed, and is ready to go back to his lovely home on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

He’s been at my house for several months, doing Daddy duty.  He is the sire of my little Junebug and also of Karen’s puppies.

Baron is 8 years old. He is one of the nicest Bichons I have ever bred. He has done us proud in the conformation ring, but even more so in his role as a stud dog, producing some very lovely puppies.