The puppies have opened their eyes! Just in the past few days, they’re suddenly much more mobile– they can almost walk, and we’ve been walking in and finding one or two asleep on the far side of the stall! They’re also much more responsive, since their ears have also opened up– they can definitely hear the sound of the camera shutter when I’m photographing them.
Most importantly, though, they’re about a thousand times cuter, which I doubted was even possible? Take a look for yourself!
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The puppies have opened their eyes! Just in the past few days, they’re suddenly much more mobile– they can almost walk, and we’ve been walking in and finding one or two asleep on the far side of the stall! They’re also much more responsive, since their ears have also opened up– they can definitely hear the sound of the camera shutter when I’m photographing them.
Most importantly, though, they’re about a thousand times cuter, which I doubted was even possible? Take a look for yourself!
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Happy one-week-old Birthday, little pups! I can’t believe it’s only been a week– it seems like they’ve been with us always!
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The puppies are yawning and stretching:
We cannot wait for them to open their eyes. I’ve always taken for granted the fact that you can see the newborn lambs’ and kids’ eyes– but no more!
I’m also struck by how roly-poly they are! The newest lambs sometimes look like their skins are too big for them, but these pups are chubby little salsicce Maremmani. Lucy’s keeping them quite well fed!
We all love how their ears look like they’ve been seamed shut. It will be so amazing so see them open!
They snuggle up and love one another.
And it’s always delightful to catch them in a yawn (I haven’t been able to get a photograph of it), or at least catch a glimpse of their stuck-out-tongues.
You can watch it all on Lambcam 3.
ETA: In the midst of writing this post, I learned that, in Australia, they’re using Maremmas to guard a colony of Little Blue Penguins. So, when you’re done thinking about puppies, think about how cool that is for a second.
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Whenever we poke our heads in to the barn to check on Lucy and the puppies, the pups are only ever doing one of two things.
They’re eating. Or they’re sleeping.
Sometimes, they fall asleep in the middle of eating.
And, while they’re asleep, they dream about eating.
It’s a simple life, really.
And yet, right under our noses, they’re growing and changing– their noses and paws have turned black-black, they make different noises, and their locomotive powers have greatly increased. Plus, they really have doubled in size since this past Saturday– I was holding this little guy up to take his photograph, and, wow, what a chunk!
We’re just so lucky to be here to watch it all happen. I can’t wait to see how much they’ve grown in another week’s time!
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Last year, we were crazy disappointed when it turned out that Lucy, own of our Maremma livestock guardian dog, was having a hysterical pregnancy. So disappointed that after watching her go in to heat in February and getting busy with my beloved Cini, Caroline and I flat-out refused to believe she was bred. Oh sure her teats were swollen and her behavior was odd, but it was just the same last year and we were determined not to be fooled again.
Zac believed otherwise and mentioned it at least twice a day for the last two weeks. Caroline and I warned him over and over not to get his hopes up. Silly Zac!
Well, Caroline and I were wrong.
Wrong times 7.
All healthy.
All beautiful.
All boys.
All currently viewable on Lambcam 3.
The other day, we let the flock out for a yard graze, which will probably be their last in a long while, since we’re planning on putting in so many plants this spring.
Sabine quickly found a place were she could watch the flock in style: she ran right up to our compost pile and lay down.
I don’t mean to brag, but have you ever seen a better-looking dog?
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