Day 15 A.M. & P.M.

The puppies are getting creative and agile in their nursing practices.

Whatever they are doing is working, however, as weight gain continues to be impressive. Sage is widening his lead — he is now just over three pounds!

Lupine and Clarkia are tied for second at 44.85 ounces and Clover is right behind at 44.4 ounces.

The two smallest puppies, Mallow andPaintbrush, are now tied at 38.25 ounces — those two have more than tripled their birth weights at 15 days old!

I wanted to share something about the white on a puppy. These are two photos of the same dog — Claire at two weeks and as an adult. Note how the white has changed. Claire is also a Major daughter and so is a 1/2 sibling to the Wildflowers.

Lupine was on a bit of a tear this morning. The other puppies were sound asleep but she was restless. Here she is attempting to summit Mt. Daisy — she needs a bit more training before she can bag this peak.

Then she rehearsed for the Montana Puppy Choir.

She took little breaks but then was right back at it. Highly entertaining.

This is Sage exploring what is novel today in the whelping box. It is a plastic lid and so offers new smell and texture as well as the chance to climb on something.