Eyes wide open

We finally saw puppy eyes on Friday.  Dove was very close on Thursday, and her eyes were fully open on Friday, along with Martin and Dee.  Mynah's eyes were open this AM.  The others look like they will be open this weekend.  Their faces change so much when you can see eyes - so cute.  The pups are walking champs, and even able to walk in a straight line these days.  A few pups, namely Dee, are starting to attempt to climb out of the tub (paws up and scratching at the sides).  Eagle successfully latched on to Bridget when she was standing up, he ended up on his tippy toes, but hung on as long as he could.   Since the pups are more mobile, I started adding environmental enrichment to the puppy pool, namely different textures such as faux fur and today plan to find my tub of small stuffed animals.  All pups doubled their birthweight by Wed (Day 10) which is a very important milestone - want to see pups double their birthweight by 2 weeks of age.  This litter is amazingly uniform, especially considering it is a cross with parents of two different colors.   The yellows are similar tones with the exception of Dee and Ori who are lighter.  As of Friday, all pups weighed 2 lbs +/- 1 oz with the exception of little Wren.  Wren may be smaller, but she is a chunky little pup, by no means does she look like a runt, just smaller.  The pups have consumed their first gallon of goat milk and have made a good start into the second gallon.  Bridget had done better on milk production this week and we did not have to suppliment as much.  But this morning, the pups (and Bridget) were all on empty and the pups eagerly consumed 2 bottle of goat milk.  Looks like it is time to increase Bridget's food again.