Meet the Puppies

Hey Everybody,

The puppies and Valery are doing great!! 

These are the collars the puppies will wear until they go home. 

You will see Ms. Green is literally a green puppy. No, she will not stay green forever :)

Here is an explanation as to why her coat is green (we have had this with puppies before and by week 5 the color is gone):

The green fur comes from a bile pigment called biliverdin, which is found in the placenta of dogs.

Biliverdin dislodges as the puppy is born, and mixes with the amniotic fluid.

Amniotic fluid is what surrounds the puppies in their mother’s womb, and when biliverdin mixes in, it can stain the puppy’s coat. The green hair will grow out and it will go back to normal.

Apart from its odd colored coat for a few weeks,  the puppy is perfectly normal.

Here are the color collars and weight of the puppies today (12/15/19)

Mr. Black- 1.8 lbs

Mr. Brown- 1.4 lbs

Ms. Green- 1.0 lbs

Ms. White- 1.2 lbs

Ms. Purple- 1.4 lbs

Ms. Yellow- 1.4 lbs

Ms. Orange- 1.4 lbs

Ms. Blue- 1.4 lbs

Ms. Gray- 1.6 lbs