Maltese Puppy Development

Many have asked to see some pictures of
puppy growth & development --
follow the development of two adorable Maltese
(click on each picture for a larger picture and written description of the development process )


	puppies 27 days gestation the two small dark ovals are the puppies

	1 day old a puppy fits in your hand

1 day old 4 oz. & 7 oz.	1 week old (7 days) 11 oz. & 12 oz.	2 weeks old (14 days) 16 oz. & 16 oz.

3 weeks old (21 days)
20 oz. (1 1/4 lbs.)

4 weeks old (28 days)
23 & 24 oz. (1 1/2 lbs.)

5 weeks old (35 days)
25 & 26 oz. (1 1/2+ lbs.)

6 weeks old (42 days)
28 & 29 oz. (~1 3/4 lbs.)

7 weeks old (49 days)
30 & 32 oz. (+/- 2 lbs.)

8 weeks old (56 days)
32 & 35 oz. (2 & 21/4 lbs.)

3 months old
2 1/4 lb

4 months old
3 lbs

This is Misty all grown up at 14 months of age weighing 4 1/4 pounds
taking the show world by storm

This is the puppy in all the pictures above
now know as "Misty"- Bhe-Jei's Misty Blue
all grown up at 14 months of age and out working on her championship
she is major pointed -- and our fingers are crossed she will soon be a champion

To those of you considering a puppy from a Pet Shop --

6 week old puppies are adorable and hard to resist. But they are much too young to be taken from their dam. This is the age most pet store puppies are shipped away from their mom!!!!!

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