Bluestem Kennels

I wanted to catch these little squirming sausages on video before they got any bigger!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HXCRSjWFr0 (A technical aside, if any of you are subscribed to us on YouTube, please subscribe to our new channel bluestemkennelswpg, as there were some problems with the old one.)

The puppies all weighed around the 1.5 lb range when we took them to the vet yesterday for tail docking and dew claw removal.  Mae is a fabulous mother and is producing plenty of milk, making the puppies pretty chubby!  As you can see in the video, our little guy Caleb is obsessed with the puppies and asks to visit them at least once and hour.  We are all excited for when they are old enough to play.

I did take the opportunity to grab some still shots also:

The squirmy bunch

Cute faces

Snoozin'!

Puppy Love

Cuteness!!

Everyone is doing great and is healthy.  I really don’t know them as individuals as of yet, but will get to know them over the upcoming weeks.  By the time they open their eyes around 2 1/2 – 3 weeks I will be able to tell them apart by markings and have their nicknames picked out.  I do handle them only briefly at this time, as they are most comfortable in the whelping box with the litter.  They grow so fast, they’ll be little personalities before I know it!

Congratulations to all of the future owners out there!