As usual, here is the one-week weight update. We look for the puppies to have approximately doubled their weight in the first week, and they all have, give or take 10-20 grams. At the moment, the smallest is Tuulen and the biggest is Tito. However, as you can see from the charts, he was a late bloomer because up until today, the biggest puppy by a mile at every weigh-in was Fiia.
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Not that it means anything (because it doesn't), here is an average weight comparison of each litter. This is just for fun and because I have a nerdy compulsion to observe such things.
I should point out for those who were not around at the time that, in spite of the apparent evidence to the contrary, the
Tuisku litter were not actually so much "bigger" than all the others. They were mostly quite average-sized puppies but the average was skewed by one or two particularly large puppies, namely Usko and Minna. At birth Usko was almost 100 grams heavier than the heaviest of the Pippuri puppies, and Minna wasn't far behind. It's interesting to note that neither of those dogs is particularly large as adults, and certainly no larger than their siblings who were so much smaller at birth.
And as the puppies are getting close to the first growth milestone, a little poll for fun. Who do you think will reach 1 kg first? Voting buttons at the top right corner. Be quick - at the rate these puppies are growing, this poll is unlikely to last more than a day or two!
And here is a little video of dubious quality. But it does show how strong the puppies are getting and what a sweet, attentive mum Tuuli is.
