Two Weeks Old

Hope and Remi's three sweet babies are two weeks old now and growing quickly! Max, Mandie, and Bonnie respectively, have really begun to show off their little personalities and it has been a joy watching them develop. It's been even more fun watching my family try to "help" take care of them! Shih Tzu pups are born with pink noses that later turn black... very slowly and in a speckled kind of way. My mother didn't know this and thought that one of the pups had dirt on her nose. She nearly rubbed her nose raw trying to clean her before I caught her and realized what she was doing!
Max's coloring continues to lighten each day and I believe he will eventually take on the coloring of his Mom, but his personality is definitely that of his Daddy! The puppies eyes have all opened now and when you pick up the girls, they pull back and look you over to see who is holding them before snuggling up to you, but Max doesn't bother to look. He doesn't care who is holding him, he just likes to be held, so he snuggles right into you and starts licking your fingers or your face... he is his Daddy made over!!
Mandie shares the same markings and patterns of her Daddy, but even her coloring is lightening so she may look more like her Mom as she grows up. Her personality is clearly that of her Mommy, though! Bossy, stubborn, pushy, she doesn't let Max push her around even though he's much bigger than her!! We almost lost this sweet baby when she was born. Hope got a little over zealous with the umbilical cord and nipped it to close to Mandie's body. She nearly bled to death in my hands, but we finally got the bleeding stopped and she turned out to be quite the little fighter, determined both to live and thrive! She's attempting to catch up with Max in weight and doing exceptionally well! Something cute, she shares Hope's tickle spot! When you tickle her behind her ear, her hind leg starts to thump just like Hope!
Bonnie is our little mysterious one. Her patterning and coloring is different from both parents and her personality is very shy, but calm. We are enjoying watching her closely to get to know her better!!