The puppies have been growing, which is hardly a surprise, seeing they are two weeks old today!

Sheba has been a good mother, but seven little ones eager to nurse is a tiresome full-time job which now requires a good dose of resting too!

Ever since their birth, I have been pampered with lots and lots of pictures of the growing ones,

which is precious, as neither Anette nor I want to miss a thing!

My father has been weighing the puppies regularly, keeping track on who is growing well (like Mr Biyu above, who can hardly fit on the weighing scale anymore) and who isn’t (the two smallest females, Miss Uku and Miss Hudu).

My cousin Daniel has been practicing on his marcos, which makes the puppy pictures so personal and cute! Here they are, in order:

Miss Daya - who on her seventh day started to open her eyes

Mr Biyu aka The Bull

Little Miss Uku

Little Miss Hudu

Miss Biyar, who is competing with the boys for top position (currently the third largest pup)

Here she is, working on her lifts… Perhaps she will be the first pup to walk, ey?

Mr Shida - who for some reason seems to be Sheba’s favourite cleaning object!

Mr Bakwai - the youngest of the lot!

Here are some shots after they opened their eyes:

Welcome to the world, Miss Daya!

Welcome to the world, Miss Uku!

Welcome to the world, Mr Shida!

Miss Biyar did not want to show her beautiful eyes for the cameras, but chose to portray her ridge instead!

Mr Biyu - aka the Bull - took the photoshooting with the usual amount of ease. Sey hakuri, no worries here!

I leave you with some the Sleeping Puppy Highlights of the Week!

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