Day 10

Can you believe the Game Birds are 10 days old? Time sure does fly by!!

Here are the girls having a snack, except Ms. Green in the back.

Here are the boys snacking.

Ms. Green snuggling with Bizzy

Here's a mystery pup.  I have no idea who it is, but I love the photo!

A side view of the milk bar.   

The cracks in their eyes have started to open even more, so through at least the end of the weekend we will not be taking any more flash photography.  Actually the timing could not be better, since Marcy and I will be at Gayle's house this weekend at a reproduction seminar given by Straws To Paws (www.strawstopaws.com) and hosted by Gayle.  Jim, Marcy's husband, is taking on puppy duty for the weekend. He'll have enough to do taking on Bizzy and the gang - so we won't have any blog entries until Monday.  

In the meantime I have posted some more photos in the week two photos section.

Have a great weekend, guys - see you Monday!

Another Quiet Day

As my mom recovers from her knee surgery, we take turns going to NY City to visit her in the hospital. Marcy stayed home with the pups today, which also allowed her to recover a bit from a bad cold.  The pups are really trying to get around using their rear legs - moving like drunken sailors.  It's a hoot to watch them.  Nothing much else to report.  There are new photos up in the week two section.  I have also put up a couple of photos and some video.

Enjoy!

Red, Purple and Green curling up

Pure sweetness

Here is a video of them nursing this evening.  Sorry it is so dark.  Also, the battery died, so it just cuts off, but I think you will enjoy seeing how they have grown.



Here's another video - they are trying to find Bizzy after she first gets into the whelping box. You can see just how mobile they are getting.

A quiet day

It's been a very quiet day here.  Bizzy nursed and slept all day as did the babies (and me, too - getting over the flu). Dart is just DYING to get in to see the babies, but Bizzy is not ready to share yet.   Over the next few days we'll begin to darken the room and stop taking flash photos until their eyes are fully open. I put up a few photos from today.

They are a week old!

(Photo courtesy of Sue Johnson)

It is hard to believe the Game Bird pups are a week old. 

Today we put new collars on them, as they were outgrowing the old ones.

Yesterday's bio-sensor scent de jour was duck. As you can imagine, they were really taking in the scent! Tonight's scent is going to be evergreen.

When our friends Sue and Dan Johnson were over Sue took some photos. The photos in today's blog are hers. Isn't she gifted?

Mr. Orange snuggling with Lise.

(Photo courtesy Sue Johnson)

Mr. Yellow catching some ZZZZZZZZZs.

(Photo courtesy of Sue Johnson)

Right now they are asleep in the whelping box and one of them is purring. For those of you who have never spent time with very young pups, the purring is hard to describe. It's almost like snoring, but with a lilt to it. The biggest pup is 1 lb 10oz and the smallest is 1 lb 5.5oz. So as you can see, they are pretty evenly sized.

Isn't it amazing how alike they are?

(Photo courtesy Sue Johnson)

Thanks for following the first week.  New photos will be posted in a Week Two folder.

Enjoy!

Day 6 Video

It's Monday morning, day six in their lives.   Nothing much to report - the redheads are gaining weight and extremely entertaining!   In a word, they are delicious!  

Hope you enjoy the video.

Day 5 - 2/22/09

Mr. Purple snoozing

The Milk Bar is open!!

Today has been a quiet day - Lise headed off to church while I stayed home with the pups. They are all gaining weight. We are expecting a few visitors late this afternoon. Other than that, everything else is about the same.

Remember to check out the Week One photos to the right.

Day 4

Mr. Brown snoozing under my mom's sweater.

Today was a day like all days with the pups - we take care of Bizzy and Bizzy takes care of the pups. Eating and resting are foremost on the minds of all of them. Come to think of it, Marcy and me, too.

This afternoon Karen and Mark Lechner stopped by to meet the GBs. Later in the day Kerry Degnan stopped by for a visit. Although she is a Chessie person, she tried to slip a puppy up her sleeve - actually, she says the puppy climbed up her sleeve :O)

Wow, eating is hard work!!!

This evening Jim, my mom, Carol, and my dad, George, came for dinner. They spent time holding the pups, sniffing them (puppies do smell wonderful!) and kissing them. Bizzy is really settling in with all the strangers. It really is amazing that this dog has moved into my home, had her life turned upside down, and yet adapts completely. She is protective of her babies, as she should be, and once she meets the stranger accepts them totally. It's going to be hard to let her go home!

Bizzy watches Jim with her puppy!

               Enjoy today's video!

Bio-Sensor First Day

The pups are already three days old. They continue gaining weight. Bizzy takes very good care of them! They had three new visitors today, Cindy Groveman, her mom and her daughter Carley.

Mr. Blue with his mom, Bizzy.

Mr. Yellow and Miss Black.

Today the pups had their first day of bio-sensor. The bio-sensor exercises were developed by the US Army's Superdog Program, which has shown that puppies who have undergone the bio-sensor exercises respond better to stress, have a stonger immune system, and problem solve better as adults than puppies who have not. The pups will do these exercises from day 3 to day 16. The foot that is stimulated and the novel scent changes each day. Enjoy the video!

Day 3

The redheads had a good night last night. They are gaining weight and very content. Bizzy's appetite is back - happy to eat anything and everything she can find! Her milk has come in nicely. Yesterday they all had their nails done and were quite good about it. Simply amazing that their nails at birth can be so long they scratch her while nursing.

Here is another video of their daily activities.



Tonight we start bio-sensor. We will video one of the pups having it done and put it up tomorrow, so you can see just how we go about stressing the pups.

Day 2 -The First Full Day

Bizzy and the kids are doing well. There is not much to report on, as all they do at this point is eat, poop, sleep and stay warm, and Bizzy takes care of everything at this point, including the cleanup. For those of you who do not know, newborn puppies are not able to go to the bathroom on their own, they must be stimulated. So when you see Bizzy licking the pups in any of the upcoming pictures and videos, she is taking care of their bathroom needs.

Here is a video of the gang from this morning.



Be sure to check out the Week One pictures, which will be updated hopefully on a daily basis.

Ta-Da

The Game Bird Litter started to arrive today at 7:50 a.m. By 3 pm the 11th puppy had arrived - 5 girls and 6 boys. At this point we believe Bizzy is finished. She has settled in nicely and is being a fabulous mom. The pups range in size from 14 oz to 18 oz. They are all dark gold in color and are very active healthy pups.

Be sure to check out the photos on our SmugMug site.

The Waiting Game ...

Today Bizzy's water broke at about noon. She is quite busy both resting and looking for a place to find comfort. We are expecting she will have pups in the next 24 hours. The ultrasound showed eight pups. Any guesses on how many there will be? We will know soon.

Stay tuned ...