3 Days Old

The puppies are eating and growing well. It is amazing to me at how much they change from day to day especially the first few weeks. They had their dew claws clipped this afternoon and everything went well. A few squirmers and a few whiners, but none that really bled too much. As soon as it was over with and they were snuggled up to Belle again they forgot about it and were fine. I actually think Remi whined more than the puppies did. She was in her kennel and started whinig when the pups did. I don't know if she was recalling that horrible experience from her childhood, or just sensed the puppies in distress and didn't like it. It is actually Remi's 1st Birthday today. One year ago today we had the first Belle and Baker pups! So all of you out there don't forget to wish you poochy a happy birthday! I snapped a couple photos of the pups today too. There is one of the 7 little girlies, and one of the 2 handsome young fellas. The boys are very very close in color and size and if they stay that way as they get older they are going to be tough to tell apart. Their is a little variance in color with the females. A couple that are a little lighter and a smidge smaller, but all in all they are pretty close as well.