When Puppies are born - Day 1


Star snuggles with newborn puppies Proud mamma
I think 5 is plenty! Don't YOU? Aren't they CUTE!

Star and puppies
4 Girls, 1 Boy - Girls RULE!!

a tiny facepuppies a few hours old, Star checks on them
A face only mom could love Hey, let go of the nose!

sleeping newbornsa puppy pile
Slurp till you drop... If I stretch REAL hard, I think I can reach it

The puppies were healthy and labor was normal. Star was a great mom and adored her puppies. She watched over them proudly and wouldn't leave the whelping box for anything. She carefully pushed them into a pile then wrapped herself around them so they'll be safe, moving carefully. At this age they are only about 1 pound.

One Week old

cuddling under Stars chin
A Mommy snuggle...
puppies nursing all in a row
Got Milk?
hey, I'm getting squished puppy face
Hey, get your feet off my head!
sleeping on mom's face
Mom, I've got a secret...

sucking on each others paws

It's a Deal!...a paw for a nose

puppies in the corner of the whelping box (snowball)

Corners are so cuddly

Malamute coats start out very dark, with darker mask markings than the pups will have when grown. These puppies will be wolf-gray and white with sabling on the back of the head and parts of the undercoat though they look almost black and white right now. Exact shades of the colors will have to wait until later - as it turned out we had 4 light sables and 1 gray and white. All have white faces with very little, if any, eyeshadow. To see an explanation of markings in the Alaskan Malamute, click here.





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