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Maltese ~ Boy
GUNNER
Born ~ 6/13/25

Mom

DAD

Millie

Dax

3-4 weeks fun facts: 
 
  • Prior to this period, mom had to stimulate the puppies to use the bathroom.  During this period, they develop the ability to urinate and defecate without mom's help.
  • Our puppies continue to be weighed daily to ensure they are getting all the nutrition they need for growth and development. â€‹
  • They start to walk around 18-21 days, but will take a little practice to be fully stable.
  • At birth, they are born with no teeth.   Between 3 and 4 weeks, their little baby teeth ("milk teeth") begin to come in and should be fully developed around 8 weeks.
  • They begin a "socialization process" because now they can see, hear and walk.
  • They start to become less dependent on mom and their little personalities start to show.
Birth to 2 weeks fun facts: 
 
  • This is sometimes referred to as the  "sleepyhead" phase. They sleep most of the time and depend on mom for food and care.
  • Our puppies are weighed daily to ensure they are getting all the nutrition they need for growth and development. â€‹
  • They are only able to slowly crawl around because they cannot support their weight.  The paddling and pushing around with the legs is a way for them to build strength.
  • Puppies at this age are unable to regulate their temperature, so they use their siblings and mom as well as a warm up area we have set up for them.   
  • At birth, they are born with the senses of touch and taste. 
  • They start opening their eyes around 2 weeks or 10-16 days old.  However, they are unable to see very clearly at first.  Their eyes will gradually open wider and have full clear vision around 8 weeks.
  • Their ears open up around the same time as the eyes do & their hearing continues to develop until around 5 weeks old when hearing should be at 100%.
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