2 weeks weights

By the time the puppies are 2 weeks old I stop worrying and start working. They are getting mobile, they can see and hear, they can wee by themselves and make for the newspaper to do their business. They can even poo by themselves now, although mum does still take care of that job, thankfully. The puppies are turning into little dogs instead of tiny vulnerable things.

And, of course, by the time they are 2 weeks old, they are getting big. Some of them are too big to hold in one hand anymore if they have a mind to do a bit of squirming. And they are usually getting to the squirming stage by now too, so 2 handed lifts are the order of the day.

You can see their relative sizes when they are gathered around for a snack at the milk bar.

After all, mum is still best as far as they puppies are concerned. And although they are learning to eat solid food now, they consume very little before Keksi hops in to clean up the spills while the puppies top up.

So to the weekly weight report - here are the puppies' relative weights by number and also by picture - click the images for a bigger version that's easier to read. Or maybe that's just me.

And because I find these things fascinating in a nerdy sort of way, I also run a comparison of average weight per litter. Does this information hold any intrinsic value? Well, actually, no. It means pretty much nothing, but I find it interesting. I did say nerd.

And, so you can see the comparative average weight of each litter except the first one whose numbers I unfortunately lost in the great hard drive explosion of 2008. And at that time I could only weigh them up to 1 kilo anyway. These days I have better postage scales that go a little over 2 kilos. Handy!

Does it mean anything that the last litter, the Tuisku puppies, were on average heavier than the other? Well, it does mean something – it means that Usko (who was known as Dino for his dinosaur-like proportions as an infant) was more or less twice as big as any other puppy I've ever had. And his weight skewed the results a tad. But that's all it means, really.