June 19, 2016 Puppy Update Week 4

The puppies are growing up fast and most are gaining about a pound a week. We have begun supplementing mom's milk with organic milk and organic cottage cheese. I think we'll have to begin weening in about a week because Cinnamon simply can't keep up.

Count Chocula at four weeks

Count Chocula

There isn't much of an individual personality emerging yet. The last litter was so individualistic, each puppy having a distinct personality right from the start. These all seem to hang out together and have begun playing much more.

Sugar Pops at four weeks

Sugar Pops

Cocoa Pebbles at four weeks

Cocoa Pebbles

Lucky Charms at four weeks

Lucky Charms

We did have one bit of panic this weeks when Lucky Charms looked like she was having a bowel obstruction. Three hours later, and $500 poorer, it turned out to be a UTI.

Toast Crunch at four weeks

Toast Crunch

Cocoa Crispies at four weeks

Cocoa Crispies

Cocoa Crispies sprouted a penis all of the sudden. How we missed this little detail for four weeks is a mystery. But we now have three boys and six girls.

Alphabits at four weeks

Alphabits

They are beginning to show some of the differences between the two variations of Basset Hound. AlphaBetty is beginning to look a great deal more like her mother (Norman Basset) than her father (American Standard Basset).

BooBerry at four weeks

BooBerry

BooBerry is still very small when compared with the rest, but she is also very pretty and doing well.

Honey Comb at four weeks

Honey Comb