Aletta is Doing her Best as a Mom! -Scenes of Moms and their Puppies in Fuji Harness
2022. 6. 29
NewsWe have news from our Japan Guide Dog Center, "Fuji Harness."
As many of you may know, Fuji Harness whelps nearly 100 puppies yearly. The puppies stay with their mother and siblings until they are two months old.
The average number of puppies born is about 6, but surprisingly, we had eleven puppies from Aletta the other day!
Can you all identify the eleven puppies in these photos? It may not be easy because many of them are black. Aletta is looking at the camera and says, "I did my best as a mom!"
Whelping is not the end of the process. The mother dog will nurse her puppies, encourage them to relieve and check on them from time to time to ensure they are all doing well as they grow up.
The next photo shows other puppies practicing drinking milk from a bowl.
The mother is watching her puppies closely from a short distance away.
Besides staying with their mother, the puppies have time to play with different toys and experience various surfaces in the outside playground as they grow mentally and physically.
Way to go, mom and puppies!