Day 3

Momma Rylee is passed out right now and I think I will follow her lead soon!
Puppies are doing great, gaining weight like pros.  All are up by at least 2 oz from yesterday.  Here they are doing what they do best!

Rylee is doing much better after that scare yesterday.  She is eating, drinking, walking around like normal and her temperatures have remained normal as well. 
The puppies are neo-nates.  For the first 2 weeks (days 1- 14), they are helpless and completely dependent on Rylee for warm and elimination.  Starting today, I will be implementing the Carmen Battaglia (http://www.breedingbetterdogs.com/) method of neurological stimulation.  For 3-5 seconds once a day, each puppy will be

1.  Tickled between the toes with a Q-tip
2. Held perpendicular to the ground
3. Held head down
4. Held on its back in the palm of my hand
5. Lain on a cold damp towel

This helps kick start the neurological system into action earlier than normal and the puppy will benefit with improved cardiovascular, stronger heartbeats, strong adrenal glands, more tolerance to stress and greater resistance to disease. 

I will continue to update pictures to the Tifari gallery as often as I can.  This webcam thing is grrrr.  I completely removed the program and then downloaded the newest version and the url is giving me that 404 error.  The camera captures video, I can see the screen, the link is just not being created. 

Mommy Ry woke up ... so much for that nap :P