They've learnt the skill of 'latching on', and are picking up speed when shuffling around the whelping box, on their bellies like wriggly worms!
The one we've nick-named "Claude" because he looks like his dad (white and black), is the fastest. Fastest to move and fastest to latch on.
Little squeaks errupt from the box, just one or two. You know that Summer has gone for a wander or they've wiggled too far from mum.
Nicole has been a great help today, playing 'nannie'.
Summer is leaving them now and again, but for the first few times when we took her out for a 'wee wee', we had to put her on her lead and drag her out the box. Once outside, we had to remind her why she was outside - 'Summer wee wee' which she would do ("Good Summer wee wee"), and then race back to her babies.
I rang the vets just to let them know that Summer had had four healthy puppies. I don't feel she needs any assistance, so we may not return for a while. I did ask when she (Summer) should poo by as she hadn't, and I was advised to put more water in her food and anytime in the next 24hours would be fine. Within 2 hours (about 26 hours after the first birth), she did a biiiggg poo ("good Summer toilets")
Proud Mum, Summer with her 4 TT pups
Left is "Claude", then the girl, white/sable is 4th born boy,
and sable on right is the first born
and sable on right is the first born
Cosy!
Mum and pups on day 2
We started pupping tapes on them, but as only 4 puppies and
they are all different, it's very easy to tell who is who!
they are all different, it's very easy to tell who is who!
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