The little girls are changing so quickly now it is hard to keep up with what they are up to. They are going to need more room to walk (totter) around and play, so it’s going to be time for me to be creative and see what I can come up with. The pups are now starting to play with toys and each other–the wrestling matches have begun and it is usually 2 on 1 with the 1 on the bottom of the pile rotating among the girls. Their eyes are open (although Red girl is a little slower to fully open–I think she need sun glasses, she doesn’t like the glare) and they are hearing. Sassy still continues to be an excellent mom, but also enjoys some time away from the pups to play ball.

Red girl squinting into the light. She is growing and gaining weight daily, her goal is to catch up with her littermates.

Green girl remains the second largest at this point, but she is only an ounce or so behind her bigger littermate–Blue.

Blue girl is just not a photogenic pup–she is getting prettier and prettier all the time and remains the largest of the girls–one of these days we will get a really nice picture of her!! Blue is also the pup that has changed the most. It is so fun to watch these pups grow (and they grow so fast!), this next week will bring even more changes and my thoughts are turning to starting them on puppy food (other than mom).

The Sassy–Oliver girls are 10 days old and it has been a challenge getting pictures of them. First the pups don’t want to hold still and then the pictures that we did take, the files were larger than the blog could handle. Today Sue came with her phone and we were able to get picture of each pup.

Above is Red girl–she is the smallest, but she is making big gains hoping to catch up with her sisters.

This is Green girl, who also made a good size weight gain overnight. The pups are growing rapidly–Sassy is being an excellent mom.

Blue girl is the biggest of the 3 pups and this is the probably the best picture we’ve taken of her. All 3 girls were more cooperative today and hopefully that will improve over the next weeks–taking pictures of squirmy babies is not easy! Thank you Sue for the help!