Note:  See below for another update!  And another!

Liam x Ella pups 3 weeks and 4 days (Saturday)!!!!  They are growing like wildfire!  Ella is an excellent and attentive mom. The puppies are spotless and that will help them throughout life, as a dog that is used to being clean, likes being clean, making housebreaking much easier for family companions and general mainenance for livestock guardians.     

Pictures below are the first time on the table.   They did great for 3 week old puppies.  They have to get used to the table to take evaluation pictures, but they learn so much - trust, confidence, etc.  Disregard my shirt, with each puppy, I got more covered in puppy milk LOL.  

Female 1
Female 1

Female 1
Female 1

Female 2 (with Ella helping)
Female 2

Female 2 (Really Ella?)

Female 2

Female 3 
Female 3

Female 3 (that puppy milk/mush) in her nose
Female 3

Female 4
Female 4 reaching up with her paw

Female 4 with a milk mustache
Female 4

Female 5
Female 5

Female 5
Female 5 Her muzzle coloring makes her look like "Grumpy Cat" LOL

Male 1
Male 1 "I got this!"

Male 1
Male 1

Male 2
Male 2 "I am going to show Male 1 a thing or two!"

Male 2
Male 2

Male 3
Male 3

Male 3 - just a good pup 
Male 3

Male 4
Male 4 "Okay this isn't too bad"

Male 4 and his Milk mustache
Male 4

Pretty Awesome for 3 1/2 weeks.  Their eyes have just fully opened about 4 days ago.  They are intelligent and are already working with me.  One of the girls barked at me because I was making some notes on paper, and I was supposed to be putting her on the scale instead.  I was taking too long and she let me know I needed to get with the program - she knew the routine already.

 
Ella ensuring quality control of the puppy formula


Ella - "Isn't she cute??"


They started "food" or puppy mash at 3 weeks 1 day, mostly liquid and I slowly increase the amount of soaked puppy food over time.  



I must say, this is the cleanest bunch of puppies when it comes to eating.  Normally I end up with one or two diving into the saucer, getting absolutely soaked.  Not these pups, very mannerly.  I wipe off noses, that's it.  Normally, I am wiping puppies down with a wash cloth at first.  Ella is teaching them well and keeping them satisfied.  Now, they do get excited at the sight of an incontinence pad - because they know that bowl of food comes after that.  

Little video of one of the first meals... (may take a while to load)

Puppy mash!!

The aftermath....
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Pictures below taken at 4 weeks 3 days (Friday evening):
They are starting to look like little dogs!  They change so much in a matter of a few days.  So much growth and learning!







































"These things are huge already!!" - Ella


I am going to need two bowls in the next few days...




The puppy upper right is asleep - doesn't move the entire next few pictures...










Pictures below taken at 5 weeks 1 day (Wednesday evening):
Pups transitioned to the next stage!  They took it in stride.  Once the new stuffed toys are washed and dried they will get those too.  =)





































More updates to come!!!
5 weeks