8 days old

 Our beautiful puppies are eight days old and have doubled their birth weight. Is it my imagination or does TD look smaller than last week? I think I am beginning to understand what the PM meant by the word 'comparison' 

 My lovely Lulu is such a good mother and the puppies are all very content. The puppies look so smart in their new collars made by the PM. To find out more about the collars please click on the "Puppy Collars" tab at the top of this page.

Our Handsome Boys

Today the PM received a photo of the two boys from our previous litter who are living in Mt Edgecombe, just outside Durban . Handsome young fellows. The PM tells me that their People Daddy says they are excellent watchdogs.  Makes me proud.... My lovely Lulu and I certainly make beautiful children. This is what our new puppies will look like by the middle of next year. 

A visit from the stork

Our household was abuzz this last week as the PM prepared for the arrival of our new puppies. My lovely wife Lulu could no longer fit through the security gates.....

Late yesterday afternoon our first little boy was born. 

As you can see - I was there for support as usual and watched as Lulu cleaned our firstborn.

This time I took the whelping like a pro and did not vomit on the floor like the last time ;) 

It was quite cold last night and the PM kept the puppies warm in a box while Lulu was giving birth to, and cleaning the next pup. I could not keep my eyes off the new babies!

...and then came Bellaboo, Boomer, Binky and lastly Bonbon....

Binky is the smallest pup while Bonbon is a real little fatty!

This afternoon the PM put a toy in the puppy box saying it is called "The Dog" and that it will show the growth of the puppies by comparison. (Not that I could make any sense of that, but I very convincingly pretended to understand)

My lovely Lulu did not quite know what to make of the intruder either. Here she is seen laying down the rules while The Dog listens intently.

The Dog (I shall call him TD for short) seems to have taken a liking to little Binky. This group photo shows how small Binky is compared to the other four puppies. Bonbon has draped herself over her sister like a baby walrus.

TD lying next to Binky - the schnoz in the corner is mine - I have to keep an eye on the intruder

The PM captured a tender moment between Lulu and Bogey, while TD is wondering what the other puppies are doing

Bogey's new People Mommy came to watch the births and to offer support to our PM

He sure is a lucky boy to get such a nice People Mommy, and we are very lucky that at least one of our children will be living close to us. I overheard the PM say that she will be grooming Bogey when needed which means that we will get a regular visit. All our previous puppies moved very far away and I doubt that we will ever see them again. I wonder where Bogey's siblings will be going to?  

Ha - I have just taken a closer look at TD and found out why the PM calls him "The Dog" - he has this button on his behind.

He seems pretty harmless and I suppose I might as well accept him as part of the litter - but I will be watching.