Meet The Kippenhill Babies!

Here they are, just as cute as six little black puppies can be. 

This is shortly after everyone was born...just a few hours old.  Marlene is a great mother again.  Even more relaxes this time too.  She lets her daughter, Bernadette give them little licks.

 They are a day old in this photo. They have been very good eaters since the begining.  Everyone is nice and strong.  They get such a good latch on that sometimes Marlene will stand up and they'll still be hanging on!

Since all the puppies are black this time it was hard to keep track of everyone.  It's important to monitor weight and activity of each puppy to be sure they are growing and progressing as they should.  We decided the best method to mark them with was little crocheted yarn collars.  They are soft and somewhat stretchy.  We thought about different color nail polish, but the one we tried it on was hard to see against the black fur.  The girls are pink, blue and yellow/white and the boys are red, orange and teal.

Look at this cute little guy with his tongue out.  Adorable!