Holly & Duke
Litter P
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Holly gave birth during the first snowfall of the week, on February 24, 2015. I was thankful she did not deliver early during the previous week since we had a winter storm of mainly ice that just wouldn't melt that week. At least with this one, it was pretty much that day & then gone the following day.
Pups arrived middle of the afternoon, into early evening. There were 3 boys and 2 girls in the litter. All were close to a pound in weight. They have continued to grow bigger with each passing day.
As with each litter, the pups have been named for places located in North & South Carolina. I was born in SC, but have lived most of my life in NC. The "P" names were pretty cool since I was able to pull in some of the Indian names from across the state. Enjoy watching these little ones grow!
4 weeks old - Puppies are still growing like little weeds & their skill set is increasing with each passing moment! It didn't take but one trip out of the small pen, onto the larger rug for them to decide that life was better out there. Pungo & Perky scaled the small side of the whelping pen shortly after turning 3 weeks old. All are excited when I come to sit in their larger pen & they try to make a big pile in my lap. They are also discovering different types of toys, new food sources, how to chew on each other & how to respond to corrections by mom & a growl here & there from myself. Soon they will be very active all day long!5 weeks old - This has been an exciting & busy week for the pups. They have moved out of the smaller pen, into the larger pen inside the house. They are switching over to puppy food, along with spending a lot of time outside. They learned to maneuver the steps quickly. I am not sure that I have ever had a litter that learned how to come down steps safely, that fast. What's even better is they basically taught themselves! We have had several visitors over this week. Pups are all excited to see them & are very willing to be held by strangers. I am enjoying watching them grow & seeing their personalities just beginning to show.6 weeks old - We are spending most of the day outside now, running, jumping, exploring & widening our horizons. Today we had a little more inside time since the weather was not quite so cooperative. They have been exposed to the sounds of the vacuum cleaner, TV, barking dogs, cars driving by, planes overhead and bluegrass guitar, fiddle & banjo playing as well. Not saying that they liked all of the sounds, but they are getting used to it. Tank likes to sing when Laura plays her fiddle. I find it interesting that only one of the five does that.
