“The Double Agent” It’s been two weeks and Sierra hasn’t suspected a thing. We know that she gave birth to five puppies, but the count in her whelping box often fluctuates between five and seven. One of the regular visitors is Bailey’s Miss Saffron who does double duty in both boxes. This is helping to ensure that all puppies from both litters get equal access to the milk bar because it can get a little crowded there. Perhaps Sierra’s not very good at math, but it could also be that she’s just got a heart of Gold(en) and is happy to be their Godmother. It’s exciting for us when the puppies’ eyes open. Puppies are born with their eyelids tightly shut because the eye itself is still developing and is extremely fragile. The closed eyelids serve as a barrier to protect the eyes from potential damage. Now that their eyes are open, it will take a few weeks before their eyes mature and their eyesight begins to approach normal. The puppies are also born functionally deaf since their ear canals...