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Rocco/Libby Litter 1: Week 3 Summary for 2026/07/28

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All weights are in pounds from here onward.

Puppy (Collar)Week 2 (2026/07/21)Week 3 (2026/07/28)% Change
1 – Ms. Ruby (Red)2.713.4025.54%
2 – Mr. Emerald (Green)2.533.1122.90%
3 – Mr. Sapphire (Blue)2.092.9842.49%
4 – Mr. Onyx (Black)2.262.8927.95%
5 – Ms. Pearl (White)2.042.8137.57%
6 – Mr. Amethyst (Purple)2.643.6939.66%
7 – Mr. Gold (Yellow)2.322.9125.54%
8 – Ms. Topaz (Pink)1.782.3531.94%
Average (This Litter)2.303.0231.70%

Weight Summary:

Mr. Sapphire wins the week with a nice 42% gain. His female counterpart is Ms. Pearl at 38%. We have a new leader in the overall and it’s no surprise that it is Mr. Amethyst who blew past Ms. Ruby this week reaching 3.7 pounds. Ms. Ruby hates artificial nipples and tends to not take as much as the others from the supplementing we’ve been doing. Her lead over the other females is probably safe. The litter is maintaining an overall average weight of above a pound a week which is nice.

Mama’s Health:

Mama is still doing very well. She is very active and playing with other dogs, playing in water, and is more energetic since we started supplementing by feeding the puppies directly ourselves.

Puppy Development:

  • They are playing well with each other and are talking at each other
  • They are drinking water from a bowl
  • They are able to escape from the whelping box if the door is left out
  • They are becoming curious about new things placed in the whelping box
  • They can differentiate between people and… they have favorites that they talk to

Upcoming:

We are planning on starting the weening process with bowls of milk in week four. This in no way removes Libby from her role as of yet and she will decide when she is finished.

Have a good week and God bless.

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Rocco/Libby Litter 1: Week 2 Summary for 2026/07/21

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All weights are in ounces.

Puppy (Collar)Week 1 (2026/07/14)Week 2 (2026/07/21)% Change
1 – Ms. Ruby (Red)27.7143.3356.41%
2 – Mr. Emerald (Green)26.1040.4955.13%
3 – Mr. Sapphire (Blue)22.4833.4648.88%
4 – Mr. Onyx (Black)24.6036.1446.91%
5 – Ms. Pearl (White)20.1432.6862.23%
6 – Mr. Amethyst (Purple)26.6742.2758.51%
7 – Mr. Gold (Yellow)23.8737.0955.35%
8 – Ms. Topaz (Pink)19.6828.5044.82%
Average (This Litter)23.9136.7453.53%

Weight Summary:

The average for all the puppies at the end of week two is comfortably above two pounds and the puppies are doing well, averaging more than 50% gains. Ms. Pearl, the lightest born, was the biggest performer for the week at 62.24% weight gain. Her male counterpart was Mr. Amethyst at 58.51% for the week. Ms. Ruby still leads the overall with Mr. Amethyst right on her tail at only an ounce behind.

FYI: Next week’s weights will be reported in pounds due to the need to change scales as the puppies grow. This week’s weight information will be represented in pounds for comparison purposes.

Mama’s Health:

Mama is still doing well and eating well, but she cannot keep up with this group. Kellie frequently refers to these pups as “greedy”. As of Sunday night (07/19), we have started to supplement. We expected that we would start supplementing earlier in the week than we actually did so Libby is hanging tough with them.

Puppy Development:

There are lots of milestones in week two.

  • The pups are walking with legs fully extended (no bellies are scraping on the floor)
  • Eyes are open on all puppies
  • None of them mind human handling
  • They all recognize familiar scents
  • They have begun responding to auditory stimuli during the week for the first time, although not universal for the litter yet
  • All puppies were able to bottle feed immediately on first contact with an artificial nipple, which is a bit unusual, which may go back to the level of “greed” for this litter

That about sums it up for week 2.

Have a good week and God bless.