Both parents have a good temperament, sound structure & correct coats.They have passed all the required health tests. We are pleased to announce that this breeding has been approuved by the Netherlandse Schapendoes Club breeding committee.
Mama Skye is doing a great job at taking care of her babies !
This is the latest picture they are now 2 weeks old their eyes are all open not that it's evident in the photo below :0) They are growing so quickly it's hard to believe ! They are starting to toddle about and climb up onto their stuffed toy for naps.
Can you find the pup in the picture below ?
Here is Kelly the first pup to be born tiny baby girl, she weighed in at only 185 grams for those of you who still think ounces she is 6.5 ounces but being tiny isn't slowing her down she gained 13 grams = ½ ounce in one day !
Kelly at 1 week old she has now doubled her birth weight and is 482 grams = 17 ounces
Kelly at 3 weeks of age she now weighs 3 lbs which is 8 times her birth weight she has gained more that her sis & bro and she's 10 inches from nose to butt. She is an independant little cuss! She'll probably grow up to be one of those dogs that when you give her a command she'll give you that look that says 'Pardon me you asked me to do what?' since the day she was born I knew she was a miniature of her Mom but I was hoping she hadn't inherited her 'ATTITUDE' !!!! but she's sooooo cute !
Here is the second pup another girl Turbp ! She weighed in the biggest 286 grams = 10 ounces and she's gained 27 grams = 1 ounce.
This girl knows her way to the milkbar !
Turbo at 1 week old she has of course more than doubled her birth weight and is 689 grams = 24 ounces
Turbo at 3 weeks she now weighs 4lbs and is 12 inches from nose to butt. She of course had to clown around for the pics as you see below in the next 2 photos ! This one is a bossy little brat, she has already swatted the cat for having the nerve to lick her nose with his rough tongue and she loudly complains even lets out a gurrr or two when he decides to share the crate with her ! Wanna guess who's the first one to leave the crate, you got it the cat ! She's very intrigued with Uncle Webster the Beardie who luckily loves puppies ! She has an up and at'em attitude and will probably always be in trouble because of sticking her nose where it doesn't belong ! She might be as big as her brother but with that face there's no mistaking her for a boy !
Last to be born the boy pup Danté, being 'male' he needed a little help with directions even seeing the light at the end of the tunnel didn't give him a clue !!! So I've nicked name him 'The Navigator' or 'GPS' for short :0) He weighed in at 284 grams = 10 ounces and like the second girl he's already gained 27 grams = 1 ounce in a day ! But again being 'male' he takes the long route to the snack bar, doesn't have a clue which side the nipples are on his Mom !
Danté who is now strong enough to climb over his mom when he realizes he's on the wrong side for milkbar has also doubled in weight and he weigh-ins at 23 ounces. Already he is a little fed up with his 2 pushy sisters who hog the best nipples !!!
Danté aka 'GPS' at 3 weeks of age he now also weighs in a 4 lbs and he to is 12 inches from nose to butt. For a puppy that didn't know his way outa his mama, he is making up for that now. He was the first to open his eyes, the first to crawl out of the whelping box, the first to hit the puppy pad when he needed to pee, the first to start chewing on us and also the first to incite his sisters in play ! His main goal in life now is to stay outa the way of his to obnoxious sisters who think nothing of ganging up on him luckily he has Noirot le chat as any ally. Last but not least he is adorable !!! There are only 2 pics of him because he decided leaping off the scale might be fun, thank-dog JJ was ready at the sidelines to catch him !!!
All lined up a the milkbar, Kelly the little girl knows how to keep warm she's nearly always in the middle of the other two.
New pics at the milkbar they don't look bigger cause I'm a rotten photographer, look below to the 3rd picture you'll see how the now fill up the warming box compared to day 1.
Below is a picture taken after the weigh-in the day of their birth.
One week old wow the box is getting crowded !
Day of birth
Isn't Mama Skye lucky she got flowers from her Beardie friend Molly's family Louise & Michel!
See photos and updates of the pups on their own pages, Kelly, Turbo & Danté
