October 14th 2001:
October 14th 
SICK PUPPIES
HEALTHY PUPPIES
1) Look and feel vibrant, vigorous and strong
2) Twitch while sleeping (activated sleep)
3) Nurse with great energy
4) Tongues are pink and warm
5) Skin returns quickly to normal when it is pinched
6) Tummies feel full, but not bloated
Puppies are born with eyes and ears closed. Eyes and ears open around day 10. The reason a healthy puppy twitches is to strengthen its muscles.
1) Look and feel unthrifty, limp and flaccid
2) Stop twitching in their sleep
3) Rattle when breathing
4) Cease nursing, show weak attempts at nursing or cry while nursing
5) Tongue is not pink colored and is cool to the touch (sometimes looks ruffled)
6) Cry most of the time
7) Double up in cramps
8) Skin stays creased when pinched
9) Diarrhea and/or vomiting
I will put some traits I observe in a color chart for easy reference. note, the colors may change when the pups move from the paper tab collars to the larger web collars. If the pup didn't do anything that stands out, I will just leave the space blank. The traits and observations may change from day to day as the pups enter this period of rapid physical and neurological growth.
| Liver Boys | Black Boys | Liver Girls | Black Girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Collar | Green Collar | the most vocal during Bio | Yellow Collar |
| Blue Collar | Blue Collar | passive during Bio | easily pushed aside while nursing |
| Red Collar | |||
| Orange Collar |
Week Two (Days 8-14) Starting October 16th Those First Weeks at SoftMaple & The Bio Sensor method of early puppy stimulation
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Your Curlies General Health (ears/eyes/teeth,etc)
Puppies born 10/8/2001 ~ 10/9/2001
4 black girls, 3 liver girls, 2 black boys, 2 liver boys.
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