Amy & Bono's Puppies

Sire: Champion Jaybiem Utwo JW ShCM (Bono)
Dam: Malynncastle Ambriel at Pasturegreen (Amy)

Born ~ Sunday 1st November 2009 - 8 Puppies; 5 Girls & 3 Boys (All Born Naturally)

Week One

Day One - 1st November 2009

Day Two - 2nd November 2009

Pup Number One - Male - Merlin

Pup Number Two - Female - Honey

Pup Number Three - Male - Bentley

Pup Number Four - Female - Lola

Pup Number Five - Female - Katie

Pup Number Six - Female - Lilah

Pup Number Seven - Female - Beth

Pup Number Eight - Male - Merlin

I apologise for the focus of some of these photos, day old puppy's don't exactly pose for the camera?!

Day Three - 3rd November 2009

Day Four - 4th November 2009

(Left) Male Pup One Merlin on Top - Female Pup Two Honey beneath with Red Head Marking

(Right) Male Pup Eight Merlin on top cuddling up to ? sorry not sure, but how sweet.

Day Five - 5th November 2009

(Left - Right) The Three Boys & The Five Girls

Day 5 - All Eight Pups

Pup Number One - Male - Merlin

Pup Number Two - Female - Honey

(Left - Right) Pup Number Three - Male - Bentley & Pup Number Four - Female - Lola

(Left - Right) Pup Number Five - Female - Katie & Pup Number Six - Female - Lilah

(Left - Right) Pup Number Seven - Female - Beth & Pup Number Eight - Male - Merlin

Day Six - 6th November 2009

Amy with some of her 6 Day Old Pups

Day Seven - 7th November 2009

(Left) Amy feeding all eight of her puppies (Can you count them all)?

(Right) Sleeping puppies at Seven days old

Feeding time is an hourly job and with eight teats there is room for everyone at the milk bar.

For those of you who don't know. When Bernese puppies are first born the black bits are pink, i.e. nose, pads on feet and as the days and weeks go by the black pigmentation appears so by the time they are eight weeks old then a lot of the pink has turned black. Also Bernese puppies don't have their ears and eyes open to start with, these open over the first weeks.

If you are wondering about the various different materials the pups are on? our whelping box is made of UPVC which is very clean and hygienic. The bars are made of the same and are there to protect the puppies from Amy should she roll over there is space for them to move to the side to avoid getting squashed. The whelping box is then lined with non slip vinyl to make it more waterproof and easier to keep clean (it is one permanent clean up job with pups). On top of that the pups have two fleece whelping mats which are machine washable and have a stiff plastic liner to keep them flat, (these are changed several times a day). Above the whelping box is a heat lamp which is directed onto one of the whelping mats. The pups have the choice to lye on the whelping mats under the heat lamp or not and or on the vinyl, therefore staying at the perfect temperature.

 

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