June 14, Friday -- Finding a rhythm

We are finding a rhythm in the whole process now. The puppies continue to eat and grow; we've decided once a day we'll get Cocoa to lie down on our bed and we'll lift the smallest three puppies up to get a little extra food in their own private feeding. I lie down beside Cocoa and pet her while they're nursing and she seems to enjoy it; the puppies eat like crazy too so I'm sure it's good for them.

Today's pictures are one of mom lying down in the kitchen enjoying a little break and all the puppies in their whelping bed; I'll try and include the picture from the day they were born for contrast.

Mom having a little break

The litter on May 30; happy birthday. This picture does not show the whole whelping box; I zoomed in some to get a better image.

The litter on June 14; 15 days old. This picture shows the whole whelping bed and you can see they are taking a lot more room. In fact they are starting to move around more freely and it's getting harder for mom to climb into the box to be with them because as soon as she steps on foot almost all of them become more animated searching for her to nurse.