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Pearl Chocolate Rat Terrier Puppies (May 29, 2009)This album contains newborn through Week One photos. The red sable tuxedo male puppy born prematurely has an album devoted to him so there will be simply incidental shots of him in this album.
Puppies are started on a "Super Dog" program used by the military on days 3 to day 16. This is a Neuro stimulation that helps build stronger puppies and smarter adults.
At the One week mark, here are the weight stats:
#1 pearl tri tuxedo male - 1 lb. 4 ozs.
#2 pearl tri tuxedo male - 1 lb.
chocolate/white tri female - l lb. 3 ozs.
black/white tri female - 1 lb. 2 ozs.
Enjoy the photos of these fresh little ones. |
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Calico Run's Chuck Norris (June 10, 2009)Although we've been breeding Rat Terriers for quite some time, this was our first experience with either a runt or - more amazingly to us - a premature puppy. Birth weight: 2.4 ozs.
I thought this little fellow was simply a runt - the first runt we'd ever had. I didn't recognize until the day after birth that he was probably a preemie and his life was fading before our eyes.
The purpose of this album to show this little guy from birth, through his struggle to survive and his progress into the land of the living! The Lord has been gracious in bringing this fine little treasure into our lives.
July 2009, this baby has survived and is thriving although he is considerably smaller than his siblings. He is such a fighter against the odds that his name seemed appropriate! (Check out this link for some great humor: http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/)
We invite you to enjoy Chuck's photos! |
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Second Week (June 14, 2009)The second week was full of growth and the beginning of puppy activity. Eyes began to open at the Two week mark and by the next day, everyone's eyes were open. We continued our neurostimulation exercises.
Two week old photos are listed first and then photos from earlier in the week are posted.
Here are the weight stats as of 6-12-09:
#1 pearl tri tuxedo male - 1 lb. 10 ozs.
#2 pearl tri tuxedo male - 1 lb. 7 ozs.
chocolate tri female - 1 lb. 9 ozs.
black/white tri female - 1 lb. 7 ozs. |
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THIRD WEEK (June 19, 2009)Growing rapidly as you can see! This group is a quiet bunch of babies. Especially 'cuz all these photos show them pretty much asleep! They may wrestle now and then, but there is very little vocalizing. They are so easy to have in the house with us all.
Here are the stats for this week:
#1 pearl boy - 2 lbs. 7 ozs.
#2 pearl boy - 2 lbs. 2 ozs.
chocolate/white tri girl - 2 lbs. 2 oz.
black/white tri girl - 2 lbs. 1 oz. |
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FOURTH WEEK (June 26, 2009)We have reached the end of week four, and the gang is doing absolutely superb. For two weeks, we've been trimming toenails with a dremel tool so the babies will be used to the noise and the foot handling, making future nail trimming, etc. easy for their owners or vet to perform.
Much activity and fun being had by all.
#1 pearl boy - 2 lbs. 15 ozs.
#2 pearl boy - 2 lbs. 8 ozs.
chocolate/white tri girl - 2 lbs. 9 oz.
black/white tri girl - 2 lbs. 7 oz. |
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FIFTH WEEK (July 9, 2009)All is going supremely well. The babies are eating well and biting each other's butts! The usual at this age.
Here are the weight stats as of th 4th of July:
#1 pearl boy 3 lbs. 9 ozs.
#2 pearl boy 2 lbs. 14 ozs.
chocolate tri female 2 lbs. 15 ozs.
black tri female 2 lbs. 14 ozs.
The personalities are very easy to see at this age. Each is so different yet SOOOOO Rat Terrier!
As per usual, Enjoy your visit. |
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