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Colors coming in!

In these pics you can see varying degrees of tan coming in on their faces. Their eyes are starting to open, but I couldn’t get a decent pic of eyes open. They are just little slits. I will try again tomorrow. Notice that the pads have gone from pink to almost black. The toenails willContinue reading “Colors coming in!”

How does this even happen?

I go to check the puppies, and they are all perfectly arranged in one corner, sleeping soundly, all carefully piled onto the pink blankie. This is totally not staged. Heat seeking is all I can think of. The pink blankie must hold heat better than the sheet. And they all figured it out on theirContinue reading “How does this even happen?”

Jane the Genius

I don’t know how she does it, but Jane consistently separates the puppies into groups of five and six, and nurses them separately, thereby avoiding too much competition and dissatisfaction. She will awaken sleeping puppies by gently licking them and cleaning them, and they will then naturally start nursing. When they get their fill, theyContinue reading “Jane the Genius”

Are they all black?

Short answer, No! They certainly look all black, with a tiny bit of white. And black German Shepherds are not uncommon. But Jane and Cash’s puppies are definitely “black and tan”. In German Shepherds, “black and tan” isn’t just what color they are, it is a genetic expression of a color and pattern. All “blackContinue reading “Are they all black?”