gritsar you jinxed me!!! Photos added Post # 12

[Brindlebtch]

14! Holy Smoley, Batman!

 

[luvzmybabz]

She is such a good Momma she will move the full tummies off so the smaller ones can eat and seems to be making sure the runt is always eating. Not the best pictures my camera has that night vision thing and it always wants to turn it on in my house cause I use low wattage bulbs and perfer lamps to overhead lighting will try to get some more when hubbie has a chance to help during daylight hours. Not sure if I got them all in there sometimes they hide or they are stacked 2 high. I have a couple of questions I need help with on other thread if you know anything about supplementing, or doggie needing to gain weight please look

This is our keeper eating

Head shot of our keeper marked like airedale starting to get wavy I think mom has been licking so much I could not tell before

Full Body shot of our keeper

Puppies Puppies all in a row

 

[LyonFuzz]

OMG! I love their little legs extended out like that

 

[gritsar]

Sweet!

 

[Overeasyplz]

Aww I hope that they all get good lovin' homes as they get older!

 

[Crazyland]

OMG They are so cute!!!

 

[smileyfacecat]

14?!

 

[Windrider]

I'm with the others - 14?!

I've heard that Airedales have large litters, but that is something else. I'm so glad she is being a good mommy.

What I find fascinating is the color of the pups. Looks like daddy Aussie was a blue merle. I'd never thought of what an Airedale's coat color was genetically, but it looks like it must be based on something similar to the tricolors found in Aussies for you to get such a good split between merles and those that look to be tricolor-based. I want to see what the merle pups look like as adults with the curly Airedale coat!

Not much in the way of the "Irish" pattern on those pups, though (the white collars and feet found in many herding breeds). It must take two of those genes for that pattern to appear.

Thanks for sharing! I love to see the newborns lined up with their little wee legs sticking out!

Edited because I can't type.

 

[redhen]

Aww! how cute! I love the little spots on them!!