Day 17 - I am puppy, hear me roar!

Above is a very short clip we took this evening of the puppies as they raced to try to get their ration from their momma Vegas.

The litter is now 2 weeks and 3 days old.  The pups are certainly taking on their own personalities.  We are hearing more baby barks and little growls as they are beginning to be very playful and starting to play fight.  It is fun to watch at they are becoming more and more active as the days go by.  We will begin to introduce small toys and balls.  They're all very much engrossed in our daily lives and are not sheltered from sights and sounds.  Our goal is to socialize and incorporate the human element of their life, consistently, throughout their beginning stages of "puppyhood." 

The litter has a consistent size and development, save for two smaller ones that are catching up rapidly.  The two largest right now are Purple and Green, while the others are very very close behind.  For instance, Red puppy started out as being the smallest and is now in the top third in terms of size.  I expect many more changes in development as they mature in the coming weeks.  Green puppy (largest boy right now) is probably the strongest of the litter... it can be easily felt simply by picking him up and feeling his girth and muscle tone.

Here are few photographs from tonight.  You can click on any to enlarge:

Day 13 - New Puppy Photos!

Just added a picture of each puppy to the "Current Litter" section of the site. The pups are a day short of 2 weeks old and walking, not very well, but walking nonetheless.  Some are more agile than others.  Seems as though the lighter ones are quick on their feet and the heavier ones are still clumsy, much like humans!

All the pups have their eyes open now.  Some are still adjusting and squint, while others are fully open.

The pictures aren't the best as the pups aren't the best posers for pictures at this age.  However, we were able to capture a shot of each one.  Hope you like them.

~ RWCC

Day 11 - Eyes & Feet

I’ll call this post “Eyes & Feet” … as of Day 8 & 9 we started to get a few little peeks of the pups’ eyes. For the most part it was just a smidge of an opening, but as time went on more and more began to show. Orange Puppy & Purple/Blue both had eyes fully open at Day 10. The slowest right now is Purple puppy, which is the biggest and least mobile at the moment. She is a beast and isn’t quite as agile as the others. She’s big enough that she just bulldozes to where she wants to go.

A lot of the people got their feet under them at about Day 9 & 10. The most agile right now is Red Puppy, Orange, and Orange & White…. Blue boy isn’t too shabby either. It’s remarkable to think that just a few days ago they were crawling and a day later they are up on all 4′s stumbling around. It’s pretty funny because when they tip over to far one way it turns into a full roll.

The pups are growing like weeds and they are eating more and more. Can’t wait until Vegas gets a good break when they start eating dry/wet food. Vegas is really attentive to them… if they cry she wants to know why. She constantly grooms them and cleans up after them. Hard job with 12 babies running around.

We are getting the first hints of puppy play. Some of the pups are actually incorporating something other than sleep and eating in their schedules. A few have begun to play with each other and nibble on each others ears. It’s pretty neat to watch their development. The whelping box we made is holding up well, but we may need to make it bigger or move the operation into the kennel or garage area when they are a bit older. That will necessitate a good heating system for them. That is something to think about for a few weeks down the road.

~ RWCC

Day 10 - quick video

Here is a quick video of the pups we thought we'd share.  We will add more as the days go by.

~ RWCC

Day 4 - The day after cropping

Day after cropping

Day after cropping

Turns out that they didn’t like to have their tail cropped as much as we like it.  The day they had the crops and continuing into the next day, they were pretty sensitive and whined a bit more than normal.  This dissipated more and more as time went on through the day and evening.  Some really acted like nothing happened.  It was quite the experience at the Vet's office.  The Vet was pretty nice and allowed us to be in the surgical room at the time of the crop and dewclaws removal.

Only one puppy seemed to be upset by the whole ordeal.  Orange puppy took a bit longer than the rest of the litter in terms of recovery time, but after a day or so he was right back to normal.  Nothing that a bit more milk and a good sleep didn’t solve.

~ RWCC

Day 3 - A trip to the Vet

This day we headed out to the Vet’s office to get tail cropping and dew claws removed.  Rounding up 12 pups to head to the Vet is not that easy.  Vegas isn’t too happy that her pups are away and the pups aren’t too happy about being away from momma.  We took special care to make sure that they were all fed and had fully bellies for the extended trip.  We also made sure to have multiple blankets to keep the pups warm during transition.  We had hoped to get out and back within an hour, but that proved too ambitious.  In the end it took 2 hours.  Turns out that the Vet was pretty good and took his time with the crops and dew claw removals.  He also stitched each tail after docking.  Turned out to be a successful trip!

~ RWCC

Day 1 - Vegas has given birth to 12 Cane Corso Pups!

A dozen puppies!

Day 1: 

What a day! Vegas decided to deliver in the middle of the night. Starting with heavy panting the breaking of her water bag late on Saturday Jan 8th, we finally finished up at around noon on Jan 9, 2010. We had 12 healthy, beautiful and hungry puppies. Her delivery of the pups came pretty fast for the first 5-6 pups… then it dragged on. She even had one large break of 4.5 hours! Just when we thought we were done another pup would come, and then another, and then another. All told we had a dozen Cane Corso pups ready to discover the world and very very ready to eat! 9 females and 3 males. We have color coded each pup to chart their growth, development and personality.

We will offer the pups to good, responsible, loving homes. Our intent is to keep the pups in California so we could see how they develop. However, we are open to shipping to the right people. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

- RWCC