Time for the guessing game that is the puppies' weights. They were all a good size at birth (just ask Tuuli who had to squeeze them out, occasionally bum-first) and they are gaining weight well. We generally expect them to gain approximately 10% of their weight per day and to double their weight in the first week. I weigh them daily and any who are lagging behind I make sure get extra time at the milk bar when others are sleeping. Some puppies will gain more one day and less the next, so it is not always the case that the heaviest puppy at birth will be the heaviest at 1 week old.
I have to say that these puppies are growing fast. As you can see from the chart below, they are mainly gaining much more than 10% per day.
And, incidentally, just so ya know, the weight and size of puppies at any age bear no resemblance to the size of the eventual adult dog. Not with my puppies anyway.
So here is the weight info to date - you can click on the image to see a bigger version. The question is this: who will be the heaviest at the 7-day weigh-in? The poll is at the top right. Happy voting!
And for those who drop in to see photos of puppies instead of numbers and coloured lines, here is a selection of happy mum & babies from the past 2 days.
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| Row of Sleeping Puppies |
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| Row of Suckling Puppies |
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| Little Faces - Liila getting browner everyday :-) |
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| Little Sticking-Out Tails |
And from the out-takes file, Tuuli is looking a bit taken aback - I must have caught a puppy in mid-squawk.
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| "WTF?!" |
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