The puppies as 5 day olds while Etta was outside.
Etta
Milla as 5 days old. Before the hair grows puppies look
did not want to leave the puppies for a single
little moment
strikingly like labrador retrievers!
during the first days so she had to be forced
to go out to pee!
Ransu, Vaino, Kukka and Simba at their 18th day.
The
Vaino developed quicker compared to other
eyes opened and Vaino started to practice walking.
pups. Here the handsome young boy is 3 weeks
old.
There is nothing more sweet than a yawning poodle
puppy! Here Ransu is already
24 days old and stands steadily.
Ransu, 11 days.
Happy sisters pictured at 6 weeks of age. Kukka
is sitting on the right and Milla stands on the left. It was difficult
to
keep them still at least one second!
Puppies were everything for the caring mother, Etta. She let them
suckle until they were 7 weeks old. When the
little ones started to walk and play Etta kept them as some sort of toys
and played hours on end with them. It was clear that 2 year old wild poodle
bitch was still a puppy herself too, THE BIGGEST PUPPY of the litter...Ransu
did not get a suitable home as soon as we hoped and stayed until the18
weeks of age. We all, including Etta, got all too attached to him. I even
started obedience class meant for puppies with him! Ransu and Etta were
playing and fighting all the time. Here Ransu is only 3 months old but
almost the same size of his mother! He weighed 3 kg when he was 8 weeks
old and 7 (!!!!) kg at the age of 4 months.
Ransu found finally a new home and a new best friend, Porri. Here he
is 5 months old.
Simba on my
yard at the age of 12 months. Simba
Kukka, 2 years, in the summer of 1998.
came for a
visit because his owners wanted help with
grooming.
Simba seemed to have inherited Etta's
dancing style!