Color coding

 Today we put the color coded collars on the pups. 

Clockwise, starting just after 6:00 o'clock: Susan B., Amelia, Rosa, Elliott, Dolly, Ruth, Malala (collar not visible), Eleanor, Harriett, and Sojourner in the middle. They had arranged themselves like this.

Here's the chart to match up the color/markings, name, and collar color:

White	Elliott	Black
Black	Sojourner	Aqua
Large spotted merlequin	Susan B	Dark Blue
Less spotted merlequin	Harriett	Yellow
Piebald	Dolly	Red
Lilac chipmunk stripes	Rosa	Lilac
Lilac merlequin	Malala	Purple
Merle - big white chest	Ruth	White
Merle - head spot	Eleanor	Light Blue
Merle - neck spot	Amelia	Green

I've been bottle feeding Sojo about eight times a day, and she's slowly gaining, but getting the milk in her is a struggle. Today I decided to switch nipples again, going with a larger one that has a more true-to-life shape, but still not as big as the real deal on Allison. It was the perfect size and shape for Sojo's tongue and she took it like a champ, sucking the milk down in record time with very little of it spilled on her or me. It wasn't quite as successful when I did it again two hours later, but she may have still had a full belly at that time. I'm hoping this will enable me to get more of it into her so she can grow enough to get more of Allison's milk.

Sojo is only half the weight of the larger pups, but I hope we can cut into that lead.

Thank you, Rose, for the bottle feeding supplies.

Allison is no longer staying with the pups constantly. She is using the dog bed outside the

whelping box part of the time at least. But she's still feeding them, cleaning them, and

being an all around good mom.

Allison is eating 2 cups of puppy food, 4-5 times a day. 

She often gets me up at 2:00 a.m. for a feeding as much as for a trip outside.

I've opened the doggie door now, so she can come in and out on her own.