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This page follows the progress of the puppies born July 31, 2010 to Whitney (ParrisHill Witch Way, pedigree here) and Philippe (AM/CAN CH ParrisHill Piece of the Puzzle, pedigree here).  Click to see larger images.  You can visit the "Puppies Growing" page to see how ParrisHill puppies spend their first happy weeks of life.

Update, the puppies in early October   Update, the puppies in mid-September

Here are some photos from early September of the puppies' first day outside:
Photos below are from their first four weeks

Update August 27, four week photos: I took the pig rail out of the whelping box earlier in the week as the pups had gotten so big they needed more space.  Also they had learned that if they climbed on the pig rail they could go out the opening, so I had to put the door in to keep them inside.  Finally yesterday afternoon I found six of the nine walking around on the floor outside the whelping box so it was time to transfer them into the expen.   They are now sleeping on beds at one end and moving out across the board onto training paper. Soon they will start being weaned, and will have some goat's milk and baby rice cereal. I'll post some pictures of that when they are eating and walking in the gruel.  So cute!
Three week photos: Whitney was finally willing to leave the pups for enough time so I could clip off her shaggy coat (I would have clipped it before they were born, but she surprised me with the timing!).   She's much more comfortable now with less hair in the warm room with the pups climbing all over her.   Meanwhile, the pups are beginning to become interested in a toy that's in the whelping box with them.
Here are the two-week-old pups, around August 14.   In these photos their eyes are just starting to open and they are beginning to hear.  They are also getting up on their legs and starting to walk.  They often topple over, however, as their legs aren't quite strong enough to hold them.  In the three-week photos they'll be moving well.
These photos were taken on August 7, when the puppies were one week old