Here's the question we couldn't answer the first night they were born… How many bitches versus dogs did we have?
After a day of recovering from the sleepless night before, we finally managed to confirm the exact number of boys and girls. We actually have 6 bitches and 4 dogs! This does nothing to improve the boy/girl ratio in the house at all, girls still outnumber the boys, by a long shot!
The first three days are going to be the most critical for the development and survival of the puppies, so we are keeping an extremely close eye on the puppies, to ensure that they all get an even share of the milk. The puppies are certainly letting us know if they can't get milk, there's plenty of squealing going on when that happens!
Tilly is taking everything in her stride and is being the "best mum in the world!" She is endlessy patient with all the puppies and gets very concerned when one appears to be too still for a while, even though it is trying to sleep, she still tries to rouse it and encourage it to eat.
We'll continue keeping a close eye on them, we have another 7 weeks to go before they can be sent to new homes.
Lots of caffeine required though, for the night shifts, as Tilly requires so much additional food in order to feed the pups….
Lots more photos and videos to come, as the pups grow.
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