Puppies Have Arrived

The Dewey x Rhani babies made their appearance across a 5 hour period on Saturday afternoon, August 1!  They are a feisty, vocal, vigorous, hungry bunch!  2 boys and 3 girls.  No patches, and we think 4 are black with one liver boy.  (However, one girl is still TBD - more on that later!)  They all weighed in at birth between  11 1/4 to 14 1/2 ounces.  Not huge, but very good sized puppies.  Rhani is a very attentive mom.  She is also a vigorous eater!

We are calling this the Imagine litter because I love John Lennon (and the Beatles) and the Imagine song just seems so appropriate to these strange times we are living now.  So meet, the funny little faces of Maxwell, Sadie, Rita, Lizzy and Jo Jo.

The puppies are only 3 days old and they've already had lots of experiences!  Our good friend, Linda Duncan, was here to help us with the whelping.  Thank you, Linda!  Our next door neighbors, Dave and Margot, came to meet them on Monday and they got their first nail trim!  Today, we started Early Neurological Stimulation exercises this morning and they had their first car ride out to Chesterfield Veterinary Group to have their dew claws removed.  Dr. Boillat pronounced them "big, vigorous" puppies.  And he's right!  As of today's weigh in, everyone is at least 1 pound.  Everybody has consistently gained weight each day.  It's amazing how fast puppies grow!

So after 3 days, we STILL are not sure if Rita is a black or liver!  I posted this photo of her and Maxwell (who is definitely black) to FaceBook to play a game:  What color is Rita?  So far the votes are 47 black and 41 liver.  LOL!