Prue's puppies are now 10 days old. They have all have doubled their body weight and more. They are absolutely gorgeous and I can't stop watching them all. Prue is a fantastic mum - feeding her pups and keeping them all clean and dry.
I've already started the Puppy Culture program with the pups and am pleased that it is going so well.
Dogs are an altrical species, meaning they are born in an undeveloped state and require lots of care and feeding. When puppies are born, they cannot see or hear, as their eyes and ears are sealed shut, They also cannot urinate and defecate by themselves. Puppies make noise; called at-epimeletic sounds that are primarily aimed at soliciting care. Prue doesn't reply at all as she knows they cannot hear.
Prue's puppies appear to twitch and jump around when they sleeping. This is called activated sleep. The puppies brain sends out tiny electrical impulses to the muscles which makes then twitch and contract. This electrical stimulation helps the puppies maintain muscle tone. As the puppies spend so much time sleeping, without this activated sleep they would not be able to build enough muscle tone to be able to stand independently. Activated sleep is a sign of happy contented puppies!
Puppies can't regulate their temperature until they start to move around by themselves. To keep warn, they snuggle up to Prue or snuggle up together in a heap. They also have a heat pad under the vetbed fleece to keep them warm.
I've already started the Puppy Culture program with the pups and am pleased that it is going so well.
Dogs are an altrical species, meaning they are born in an undeveloped state and require lots of care and feeding. When puppies are born, they cannot see or hear, as their eyes and ears are sealed shut, They also cannot urinate and defecate by themselves. Puppies make noise; called at-epimeletic sounds that are primarily aimed at soliciting care. Prue doesn't reply at all as she knows they cannot hear.
Prue's puppies appear to twitch and jump around when they sleeping. This is called activated sleep. The puppies brain sends out tiny electrical impulses to the muscles which makes then twitch and contract. This electrical stimulation helps the puppies maintain muscle tone. As the puppies spend so much time sleeping, without this activated sleep they would not be able to build enough muscle tone to be able to stand independently. Activated sleep is a sign of happy contented puppies!
Puppies can't regulate their temperature until they start to move around by themselves. To keep warn, they snuggle up to Prue or snuggle up together in a heap. They also have a heat pad under the vetbed fleece to keep them warm.
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