They're walking...

...sort of.  :)

Porsche's babies are (sort of) up on their legs.  They haul themselves up off their bellies to cross the puppy pen, take a poop and then to walk across to their starting point and slump back into dreaming slumber.

They're brilliant.  LOL

Happy Panda!

I was having a cuddle with Porsche's flashy baby girl when a funny shift of my hands showed me the cutest picture.  :)  Enjoy..

Introducing...the first panda every born here at Tienlung Boxers!  /grin

Lots of loving going on...

The puppies had lots of visitors this weekend!  Though Porsche's puppies weren't quite as busy as Lily's bunch, they got their fair share of attention too!

Christine was quite taken with the babies and got a chuckle about how the little wigglers would wiggle themselves into any fold in your clothes in an attempt to cuddle.  The flashy brindle girl spent most of the visit with her head stuck up the leg of my shorts!  

While Christine was over, I trimmed toenails.  No dremmel for these guys yet, but clipping their nails is hard enough at this point - they're very fat, very large and very strong.  They do NOT make nail trimming easy! 

Porsche's puppies were a HUGE hit with my friend Sheri's three children.  Helena cuddled and cuddled them, Kayle pet them and held them like a big boy would, and Victoria, the four month old little precious one wouldn't take her eyes off of them.  While I was holding Victoria on my lap, with a puppy in one hand, she reached over and took a firm grip of skin and hair.  Victoria massaged the puppy, holding, then letting go, for about five minutes or more.  I think she liked how soft they were.  :)

Other than opening eyes and growing like weeds, that's about all I have to report.  I'm off to watch a movie  - really loud, with lots of bass to keep the puppies occupied!  Enjoy your week!

Eyes are open, tails are off...

It's official - Porsche is part Jersey cow.  You think I'm joking...far from it.  Porsche has an honest to God UDDER for every nipple she has, and she even has a few udders where she has mammary tissue but no nipple.  When she lays down on the floor, she leaves puddles.  If you rub her belly, or if I check her breasts for mastitis, she squirts milk all over the floor. 

Perhaps I should milk her and save on my grocery bill!  Just kidding...but Porsche is an amazing mom and it is showing in her puppies.

As I've mentioned in another post, these puppies are the most vigorous puppies that I've ever had the pleasure to deal with.  They are NO work.  None.  They just eat, get HUGE distended bellies, roll away from Porsche and crawl over to the far side of the puppy pen and sleep for hours.  I'm not sure they'll ever learn to walk with the bellies they have on them!!

Their eyes are open - most of the puppies have eyes fully open with a couple of the plain boys being a touch behind in that area.  Tails have come off and are scabbing up very nicely.  No signs of infection, though I'm not sure these puppies would notice it if half of a leg rotted off...super healthy puppies, these.

If you haven't seen the updated one week photos, please check out my main website here:
http://www.tienlungboxers.com/puppies/current_litters/porsche2010/2010_porsche_1wk.html

Believe it or not, they've gotten significantly fatter in the last two days.  I can't wait until they start to develop little temperaments - right now they're just piglets...Porsche's Piglets!  

Ok, you wore me down...

Enough with the guilt trip already...Here are some pictures of the piglets.  :)

Growing and Tails

I didn't think it was possible, but Porsche's puppies are growing even faster than Lily's babies did at this age.  Just a few days after banding, the tails are already starting to drop off.  It's so awesome to see how fast these puppies are growing and what a fantastic momma that Porsche is being.

Porsche has SO much milk that she is beginning to resemble a Jersey cow...when she comes out of the puppy pen, she drips milk all over the floor.  I love bitches that do all the work!!

I hope to get one week birthday photos of the puppies tomorrow...thank goodness for my mom!!

Growing like weeds

These puppies are amazing...while I've had some vigorous puppies in my time, this batch takes the cake!

Their bellies are ALWAYS fat and full and they're always content and sleeping.  I haven't had to coddle or "watch" any of these puppies to ensure they're properly gaining - not even one.  While a lot of that has to do with Porsche and her milk supply (can you say "Jersey cow"?), it also has to do with the "urge to thrive" of the puppies. 

Needless to say, I'm impressed.  It's a difference that is difficult to put into words...probably the easiest way to put it is that I touch them because I want to, not because I need to.  In some other litters I've whelped or dealt with, I've had to monitor the puppies to ensure they gained properly, or had to make sure I walked by the box every 15 or 20 minutes to make sure that the "slow puppy" was put on a nipple when everyone else was sleeping. 

This lot?  Not on your life!! What's amazing is that I thought Lily's puppies were great (and they are!)...but Porsche's puppies are putting them to shame!!  At this rate, they'll be catching up to the noisy brats very soon.  /grin

Six little monsters...

Well, no more babies presented themselves last night so six we have and six we're happy with.  All six puppies are thriving, getting big fat bellies and growing already!  Porsche is a wonderful mom and once she settles down and allows herself to get some real rest, she'll be perfect!

Here is a picture of the group yesterday...
 

Had seven, now six...

I'm not sure that we're done completely, but this is what we have at this point:

Three plain brindle males
One flashy brindle male
One plain brindle female
On flashy brindle female

We did have another plain girl but though we all gave it a valiant fight, it wasn't to be.  She'll be back another time to experience life more fully here on the earth.  For now, she's the other side of the Rainbow Bridge smiling on her momma, her papa and her six siblings.

Don't be surprised if there's an update on numbers, but Porsche may just be working to pass a placenta or two.  We'll see!! 

Up to four boys...

All brindle - three plain, one flashy

More puppies to follow, I'm sure, judging by the belly that is still hanging around!

Keep your fingers crossed for some girls now!  LOL

Long night...

And the day is just beginning...

Two plain brindle boys so far - delivery started at 8:15am

Porsche's belly isn't even a smidgen smaller after two deliveries, so we've a long day ahead of us!  But they're on their way!!  :)

We're working on it...

Patience is a virtue...

Even though I'm probably the most impatient of them all!  :)

Porsche's temperature dropped today at noon...

...and she's panting and shivering already.

Porsche is milking this for all she's worth...she's LAYING on top of my mom, head cradled against my mom's neck, panting and drooling.  Occasionally she stops long enough to groom my mom's hand, or arm or shirt, and then her front paw but then it's back to making mom feel sorry for her. 

I'll keep you all apprised of the situation as events unfold.  :)

The digging has begun...

Porsche likes her "turtle tub".  :)

Getting closer...

Porsche's puppies have dropped slightly and her vula is starting to swell due to hormone.  We haven't had a drop in temperature yet, so puppies aren't eminent, but her body is working on it.  :)

SO Stretched!!

Well Porsche may not LOOK very pregnant but she FEELS very pregnant.  She's as tight as a drum and *very* uncomfortable.  I don't think that the weekend can come to soon for her.

Since I'm not quite ready for her to have puppies yet, she's just going to have to wait!  LOL!  Porsche's due date is Monday but she may run a bit later than that...but not too much later!!

Stay tuned!

10 days to go...

Here are some photos of fat Porsche that I took this morning while we were on our walk.

Holy Fatness...

So I've been admittedly distracted (and besotted) by Lily's puppies - adorable, by the way - but I decided it was to give Porsche some "face time" on her blog. :)

Things are progressing exactly as they should. Porsche looks like an overstuffed sausage and she still has almost two weeks to go. I meant to take a picture of her today but wound up playing with puppies instead. Can you blame me? Really?

I took the girls for a walk in the field tonight...Lily was happy for the break and Porsche and Vala were glad of a change of venue. Macey went home with Gramma for the night but will be back tomorrow.

Going for a walk gave me an opportunity to look at Porsche from a distance...Yup...total sausage! Please keep your fingers crossed for an easy and uneventful delivery!

I'll try for a photo of the porker this weekend!