8 Days Old

Growing so fast!

One Week Old

We are one week old today, and growing so fast. Today, we got to meet our brother Patton. He didn't know what to think at first then he just started licking them all! He did so good with them! After he sniffed them all, he just laid down outside of their box like a protector!

 My brother in Birmingham is getting this sweet girl so she got a little extra attention this afternoon :-)

Bailey Nursing Her Pups

This is Bailey nursing her 13 puppies when they were 4 days old. 

Staying Warm

The puppies and Bailey are staying warm under 3 heat lamps! Brr.... what a cold day! All 13 are still doing great today. They are all nursing good and Bailey is eating about 4 times a day now!

Oops

Uh oh, in the midst of all the madness of birthing 13 puppies, we miscounted! Today, as we were registering our litter online with AKC, I thought we better double check the sex/color count ONE last time. So we did, and we had a little surprise. One of the "female yellows" is really a male! So the accurate count is: 1 chocolate male, 3 yellow females, 3 yellow males, 2 black females, and 4 black males :-)

Last night marked the 3rd night of the pups lives. From what we have read, if all puppies survive after 3 nights, then usually you are in the clear. So, it was great news to wake up this morning and see ALL 13 of them scooting around and nursing. Just after being alive for 4 days, they are already so much bigger.

Exhausted!

Bailey being such a sweet mommy!

She is snuggled up with the littlest black male.

Exhausted after dinner! So worn out, just belly up, tongue out....

Bailey and Banks

BANKS AND BAILEY FIRST MEET

Bailey is a 2 1/2 year old AKC registered chocolate lab female. The father, Banks, turns 6 on Valentines Day. He is a yellow lab, AKC registered. She had her first litter of puppies Sunday January 30, 2011. She had 13 healthy pups. The first born was a chocolate males, 2 yellow males, 4 yellow females, 4 black males, and 2 black females. They are all eating a lot, sleeping a lot, and growing fast. They are so adorable!

For those of you hunters, you're in luck. Bailey loves the water and loves to hunt. She will whistle sit, hand cast, and blind retrieve. She was also force fetched trained at Wildwood Kennels. Besides hunting, she is very gentle, easy going, and very obedient. She loves nothing more than a good ear rub. Pictured to the right is Bailey duck hunting with Banks brother, Knox.

Banks is also a great hunter. He was trained at Wildwood Kennels. http://www.wildwoodkennels.com/ He completed the Started Retriever Program which includes basic obedience, single marks on land and water, force fetching, and steadiness. He also completed the Finished Retriever Program where he mastered multiple marks, hand signals, handling, and blind retrieves. 


The puppies will be ready to take home at 7 weeks - Sunday, March 20.