Kyrie/Leo Puppies at One Week!

It's astonishing that a week in the life of our new pups has already passed us by! They are growing like crazy, and their ears and eyes will open this week. I think their ears are already starting, because last night, when one began squeaking, they all did! So maybe they are starting to hear just a little. :)

Here are our cameo shots for the week:
Astra, at 3 pounds 8 oz today:


Andros, at 3 pounds 12 oz today. You can see that his fur is developing the early classic black-and-tan color patterns now. He is starting to get color on his chest, and more on his face. I love his rich coloring.


And little Ajax, at 2 pounds 8 oz today!


We have discovered that for some reason, Astra loves socks. She will snuggle right up to a foot in a sock and go to sleep! Here she has fallen asleep on the sock-enclosed foot of our friend and morning puppy-sitter, John. :)


Astra is very photogenic. John said today that he thinks her eyes are starting to open--he could see a tiny slit of dark between the lids today, instead of them being tight closed! Here is a nice shot of her sweet face. :)


Andros and Ajax seem to hang out together quite a bit. Future brotherly love...or rivalry? It will be so interesting when they start showing their personalities!



We are wondering if Ajax will be colored like his mom. Here you can see him snuggled up, playing "camo puppy"--her side is the same color as his fur!


We have been doing the "Bio Sensor" or "Super Dog" program with our pups. These simple exercises stimulate neurological development in baby pups and give them the capability to handle stress and resist disease better later in life. You can read about the history of the program and what it does here:

Early Neurological Stimulation for Pups

This week we took some photos of our friend Kristin helping me with the pups exercises. They are wiggly, so most photos turned out blurry, but we did get a few! Ajax was our model helper and the most calm. Here is Kristin tickling Ajax between the toes with a Q-tip:


Ajax being cradled on his back (and getting a kiss from his mom!):


And Ajax being tilted gently upside-down. Note the zen-puppy calm!


All these exercises are designed to expose the pups to sensations they would not normally experience at this point in their lives. :)

Our final shot today is your "awwwww" shot: Mother and son (Kyrie with Ajax). :)


We hope you enjoyed our one week update! We'll do our next one when we see some eyes open! ;)