Operation Stealth Whippets: Days 10 to 12 for the HG pups!

We're waiting for peepers to open (should be any day now), while the pups are still mostly just sleeping and eating.

The pups and mom have logged yet another trip to the training facility, so are up to about 12 hours of car travel/crate time. They are little troopers - still quiet as mice for the drive, and not phased at all by the travel - continuing to eat well and gain weight.

Even though their eyes have yet to open, these guys are STRONG and adventurous. More than once, we've seen a pup actually STAND UP and 'walk' (ok, 'stagger' is a more appropriate word) across the whelping pool.

Lyla continues to be a wonderful, attentive mom - cleaning them, nursing, and snuggling day & night. She's comfortable and confident enough to take brief breaks from them now, but after 30 minutes or so, she feels the need to check in on them. Sometimes, if they're all asleep, she looks at us as if to say, "Boy, these things are boring!" But even so, she can't resist climbing into the pool and cuddling them, or just sleeping right along with them.

On to the new pics:

Our resident Maine Coon, "Uncle Buck" has been instrumental in raising puppies for over 13 years now. He loves to 'supervise' and does so from a bed in the puppy pen - he wanted to start his supervisory role on day one, but it's only been the last few days that Lyla is willing to let him that close to her and the pups.