Growing like weeds...

It is amazing how fast these guys grow! All of them have at least doubled their birth weight, so we know that Ryder is taking good care of them. The trip to the Vet went very well. They rode in a picnic basket while Ryder was in a crate next to them. Ryder didn't think this was too much fun, but it was a quick trip. Everyone got a clean bill of health!

Some of the pups already have nicknames. Sometimes when puppies are born the placenta will rub off on them tinting them green- so we have "Green Goblin." She is super cute! You can't tell so much in the pictures, but you sure can in person. A few other nicknames are "angel face" and "loud mouth" (can you guess why?). ;-)



Their pigment is starting to come in, so soon they will have black noses. You can see the variety of yellow shading. Their is only on that is lighter then the rest of them. Don't tell the others, but she is my favorite. She is very feminie looking and just adorable...well they are all adorable!!!

I am finally getting a little more sleep. I get up a few times through out the night to check on them and take Ryder out for a potty break. She has this idea that maybe she might be able to move the puppies outside to a better spot, so she still continues to look a den. With nine puppies she had to eat a lot, which for most Labradors- eating is their passion. She had gotten to the point where at meal time she will look at me as if to say "You gotta be kidding...more food." I just tell her it would be a dream come true for any of the other dogs to eat this much, so she better consider herself lucky!