Full tummy! “The Complaint Department” Now that Faith’s pups are quite established, mom is taking a bit of time to herself. She’s still on call around the clock, but she does venture out of the whelping box for some cuddles or to have a nap on our bed. Whenever Faith’s breaktime is deemed excessive by her mini-pack and they’re feeling hungry again, they all start chanting or even howling to let her know that breaktime is over and she’d better get back to work. In order to provide her pups with their sustenance, along with her regular meals, Faith is getting a super-charged smoothie consisting of pro-biotic yoghurt, pre and pro biotics, calcium citrate, vitamin C, colostrum and bio-active proteins to help kick-start her puppies’ immune systems. One of the most exciting events for us is when the puppies’ eyes open. Many of the puppies’ critical organs including their brains are not fully formed and they will spend several weeks developing rapidly. Since the gestation period in ...