Update on Silk's Puppies, Dex, PK and Cord

Written by the pups' foster mom

Cord, PK and Dex

Spandex

He is our big boy,and is turning out to be one beautiful cairn. His coloring is so rich, so red, some days he almost looks orange. He is our mild mannered puppy these days. Dex has given over the pack leader status to his sister and seems very happy with his decision. He takes a little longer to acclimate to new foods, surroundings and people. However, his shyness has not held him back,he weighs 60 oz now! He loves to play with his toys, especially tug of war with his sister. Dex promise to be a sweet wonderful little (well, maybe BIG) cairn man!

Pique

She is the smallest all the pups, she weighs in at 50 oz. There is no doubt she is the princess of the pack, even if her stature is small and petite. However, her petiteness doesn't hold her back, as PK is our pack leader. She is our little girl who does everything first. She took to puppy food with the first bite, the first one to tumble out of the whelping box, and the first one to tumble back in. PK was the first pup to discover toys, watching her walk around with a rubber doggy bone is priceless. She was also the first pup to sleep in the puppy doggy bed we have set up in the corner of the xpen. PK was also the first of the pups to be paper-trained. She is afraid of nothing, always the puppy you need to watch when opening up the xpen gates. PK meets you at the gates with her tail wagging; she was the first one of these pups to seek out love. PK never meets a stranger. When she wags her tail, her entire back end wags with it. PK has a beautiful black pointed face, most days my heart just melts when she looks up at me.

Corduroy

This is our little bear of a pup. He's just about 3.5lbs, and his hair is long and fluffy. Previously he stuck close to PK, but as PK became more independent, Cord turned to Dex for comfort. Cord and Dex are now the boys , hanging in the back ground, waiting for PK to investigate first. Cord has taken over the role as Mr. Piggy; this boy loves his puppy food. He is the first to run to the puppy bowl, and the last to leave it. He is also paper trained, and never misses his corner. Cord has been, and still is, the most laid back of Silk's three pups. Most days he joins in the puppy play, but there are those times he'd rather sit back and watch his brother and sister play. Still my favorite of the three, he has a cherub face, he should have a harp in one hand and wings on his back.

We will really miss them when they go to their furever homes.

Silk's Pups Are 2 Weeks Old!

Written by Silk's Foster Mom

We’ve had a quiet week with Silk and her pups. She continues to be a great mama, though we have noticed she is spending a little more time out back with our pack. Silk is eating like a horse, 3 to 4 times a day. We’ve gotten into a routine and she is enjoying it. I’m trying to feed Silk outside of the whelping box, occasionally she will let me win that battle. But, as long as she’s feeding her pups, she has the upper hand; and yes, Princess Silk knows that!

Spandex is still our moose puppy. At 2 weeks, he’s almost tripled his weight at 23 oz.He seems to know when I am hand feeding his mama and sniffs the bowl with a little too much interest. He has so far retained his beautiful red brindle coloring. Dex has chosen the right front corner as his bedroom, if he’s not feeding, he’s lying in his corner. He is going to have one dominant personality.

Spandex

Pique is my little lady. Except for smaller darker ears, she is her brother Corduroys twin. They look so much alike, and stay close to each other most of the time. They even flip-flop in weight, one day PK weighs more, the next Cord does. Several days they have weighed exactly the same. She now weighs 19.5 oz. PK loves to bask in the whelping box, on her back, all four legs stretched out. She has a beautiful little munchkin face. She will be one beautiful cairn when she grows up!

Pique

Corduroy loves his sister. Wherever PK is, Cord is right next to her. He’s also 19.5 ounces, and has the cutest way of trying to stand on those four stumpy feet of his! He has always been our whiner. If he can’t latch on quickly, he’s swimming and whining his way up, over, under and across his brother and sister. I tend to love on him the most; he seems to be the pup with the most need of loving. As soon as I cuddle him up to my face, he quiets down, snuggles in and is content.

Corduroy

Below are pics of my Amazing Silk and her sweet little bundles of joy. I took this last week to finish my Christmas shopping. I’m sure once these three little angels open their eyes, and start to really move on their own, I’ll have no time for anything but them!

Silk and her puppies

Dex yawning

Pique smiling

Corduroy sleeping

Silk has 3 puppies and we have a photo!

Written by a CP Media Team volunteer

Silk had her puppies early this morning!



In keeping with the fabrics theme, they are named Corduroy (male, 8.5oz), Spandex (female, 7.5oz) and Pique (male, 7oz).

Very sadly, after more than a half hour of trying to bring Silk's fourth and last baby into the world, the little soul of 8 plus ounces was unable to make it.

The birth was hard, due to the nice size the puppies all are, and being the last puppy we are sure that Silk was fatigued as well. Foster mom and dad really worked to save this precious baby.

We are thankful for the birth of these three puppies and sad for the loss of their sibling. Thank you to Silk's foster parents and to everyone who has supported the efforts of CP and Silk's journey to rescue and motherhood. Please welcome these three little ones into the Col. Potter family and say a little prayer for the puppy that didn't make it.