It was a long whelping with the first two puppies separated by almost 2 hours after which time Ruby decided to get with the program. We have 4 girls, 5 boys - with a lot of color in this litter. They are all eating well and vigorous, later today I will weigh them and look them over more carefully. Ruby is accommodating but not enthusiastic about me handling the pups and I don't need to stress her.
**** update - weights are between 14 and 16 ounces.
Here are the girls.
And here are the boys.
The colors are very unstable - the light puppies are not likely to darken but the dark pups are very likely to lighten. If you looked at Solo's picture with Joanne on our homepage - he was a dark puppy until he was around 8-10 months old.
Also - here is a link to a pdf file about the first two weeks and what the puppies' lives are like.
