Maremma Puppies for Sale – One Week Old
The maremma pups are now a week old. I weighed them yesterday and the average weight was 2.5 lbs. They are now quite fat and happy.
Almost all of the noses have turned black and most of the pads on the feet have turned black as well. There are a few pups who are now using their back legs to walk around. Not sure if you know, but when pups are born they mostly drag their back legs around. Eyes are just beginning to open slightly in the corner closest to their nose. I suspect in the next week or so they will have their eyes and ears completely open. Yes, puppies are born blind and deaf as their eyes and ears are closed.
I only have a few more days of the maremma pups being helpless. Soon they will be climbing on each other trying to get out of the box. Yikes! That means pups between my feet as I walk and having them run and grab my pants with their mouth as they play.
Donatella, the mom, is doing well. She is a great mom and has plenty of milk for her pups. I couldn’t be happier with her.
Sidenote: We did lose one female puppy due to Donatella’s inexperience. She accidentally layed on top of her. It was sad, but after watching Donatella carefully we decided it must have been a fluke since she is very careful with the other pups.
If you are needing or wanting a maremma livestock guardian dog, please contact us to reserve one of these pups. Females are $850 and males are $750. Click Here for more information on the parents and about maremmas in general. Pups will be ready to go to new home by the end of January.
*****Transport Special: We will be going to TxOLAN Alpaca Spectacular in February 2010. We can and will transport pups to the show at no charge. *****
