In late January 2010, New England Border Collie Rescue took in 4 border collies from a family that could no longer care for them. Two of the dogs, Ivy and Peat, had accidentally bred, and Ivy whelped February 17th. This is the blog for the pups.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Growing!!! and Biological Stimulation

The pups are one week old today!!!
Here is a chart of their growing progress:
You need to click on it to see the entire chart!

Here are the pups weights this morning in pounds and ounces if the grams don't mean a lot to you, in order from biggest to smallest:



Hawthorn: 1 lb and 5.27 oz
Moss: 1 lb and 2.51 oz
Dahlia: 1 lb and 0.93 oz
Larkspur: 1 lb and 0.71 oz
Dandelion: 15.83 oz
Berry: 15.69 oz
Blossom: 14.85 oz
Cedar: 13.54 oz

We are working on some 1 week "birthday" pics for you.

Lynn has been busy since the pups were 3 days old doing the biological stimulation exercises.  These will continue until they are 16 days old.  You can read more about them here: 

2 comments:

  1. Lynn and Amy, You guys are a-freakin-mazing!!!!
    Allison

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  2. That chart is so cool and I loved reading about the biological stimulation exercises. You guys are awesome.

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