Grizzly x Ursa 3/21 — Little Brownies Kennel - American Water Spaniels

A litter from:

Little Brownies Sir Grizzly and Little Brownies Ursa Minor

March 2021

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Ursa's four pups — Ursa gave birth to four pups. We used the names of nuts for this litter's theme. Their temporary names are Walnut (affectionately called Wally) - Purple collar, Pistachio - Green collar, both are boys, Almond - Yellow collar, and Hazelnut - Orange collar, both are girls.

Pistachio the evening of his birth. — This is how big Pistachio was the evening of his birth.

Four pups nursing at 1 week of age — At one week of age the pups are pretty similar in size. Ursa is doing a great job taking care of them as we can tell by their growth and how much she cares for them.

The first meal for these guys went pretty well

Pups in litter pan — The pups learning to use a litter pan

Hazelnut with toy — Some play time in the breezeway - Hazelnut

Hazel with stuffed toy — Hazel chose the toy over snuggling with her siblings

Pups in a pen with litter pans — The pups got a new pen and mom wanted to share

The pups learning to use the feeding station, no more sharing of one bowl

Hazel laying on mom's bed — Hazel likes mom's bed best

Almond laying in the grass — Almond relaxing in the grass

Pups three days old — This is how small the litter was at three days of age. Pistachio weighed just 150g at birth and after a couple of days started to catch up to the others in weight.

Pups in incubator — We always try to stay on top of new trends in the rearing of our pups. This year we attended a webinar by Dr. Marty Greer who recommended all breeders utilize this incubator to give their pups a good start. We and the pups love it.

Pups in incubator at one week old — This picture lets you see just how much they have grown in a week. Compare their size in this picture to how small they were in the picture above. A couple of the pups have doubled in size.

After dinner a little mom time to wash it down

Ursa checking on the pups in the box — Mom checking to make sure the pups are okay

Almong at play — Almond strutting her stuff and eyeing the stuffed toy

A family photo with Pistacio, Almond, and Hazelnut

Pups sleeping in their pen — The pups have not figured out the difference between a dog bed and a litter pan. Well, after all, the pellets are horse bedding. Luckily this behavior diminishes quickly.

Pups in their larger pen — Just like that they graduated to a bigger pen and moved to the walkout basement

Ursa and pups at play outside

Hazel carrying a leaf — Hazel retrieving a leaf. She was very proud of her accomplishment

The pups at play in our breezeway. They had a great time.

The pups at play outside