Male Bloodhound Puppy from Birth to 8 Weeks

1 Day Old: Puppy birth weight average is 1 LB - 1 1/2 LBS. Dew claws are taken off at 2-3 days old.

1 Week Old: Puppy's Birth weight should double, notice the head & skin are not so bunched up, starting to take more shape. Most noticeable on the nose. Eyes should open in a few days.

2 Weeks Old: Puppy's weight is 3 1/2 - 4 LBS. Eyes are open and ears are beginning to open. Puppy starts to notice surroundings and sounds. Ears are double the length at birth. Puppy is up and moving about on wobbly legs. It now resembles a Bloodhound.

3 Weeks Old: Puppy's weight is 5 1/2 - 6 LBS. Puppy is playing with litter mates. Skin is growing and bone is thickening. The puppy will make a large growth spurt in the next 2 weeks. Teeth will start breaking through soon. Puppy's demands on mom increase heavily. First worming.

4 Weeks Old: Puppy weight is 8 - 10 LBS. Puppy sits and plays with toys. Teeth are in and puppy is almost ready to be weaned from mom. Puppy's body has lengthened as well as his rear and front. Puppy's personality is starting to be seen (shy, assertive, inquisitive, people friendly). Blackness of coat really starts to change. Tail may appear "Gay" at this time.

5 Weeks Old: Puppy weight is 10 - 14 LBS. Puppy can run around on stable legs. Is eating out of a dish (Puppy gruel) Still not able to pick up small food very easily. Mom will no longer feed pups for any length of time. Pups top line is usually arched still. Length of back has increased. Angulation in rear is not there yet..It's coming!

6 Weeks Old: Puppy weight is 14 - 18 LBS. Getting demanding at feeding time. Start Vitamin C (Crushed 250mg per pup, once a day). The leaders of the litter should be visible, along with your trailing pups. Pups play now for about 30-40 minutes at a time, then rest for a couple hours. Skin is starting to smooth out on nose and head. Pups are starting to grow some legs. Angulation is more apparent. Time to start checking their bites. Second worming.

7 Weeks Old: Puppy weight is 18 - 25 LBS.  Puppy should be very attentive to you. Playing and chewing on almost everything. Puppy has grown a lot of leg and bone. Starting to show its true colors. Angulation changes more, fronts are in place and top lines are getting level. Rear movement can be checked when puppy is gaiting. Tail may still appear "Gay", how bad determines if it will stay that way.

8 Weeks Old: Puppy weight is 25 - 30 LBS. Vet checks & first set of shots. Puppy's are playing, sleeping and eating machines. What you see now, should give you a good idea what they will have as adults. If they are lacking something now (bone, rears, heads, skin, bites) they will probably lack it as an adult. They are at their cutest now :0) Enjoy!

Birth-8 Weeks Old..

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