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Alchmy, Ico, poodle litter, Puppy, puppy eye open, puppy poodle, silver poodle, Silver standard poodle, Standard Poodle, standard poodle silver, Whelping box
Today I finally saw that sparkle! It’s always an exciting moment when you realize that it’s time. The first eye to open was Mr. Green’s followed by Ms Blue. The others are close but I haven’t seen the glimmer yet. I think there’s a continuing family tradition of the 4th puppy… always Green… to open their eyes first. In the very first litter it was Ico, in the 3rd litter it was Hazel and in this litter it’s Green again. I have to say that the Green’s have always been a little precocious. ;^)
The puppies wont be able to see very clearly for a few day and it will be a week before they have any dept perception. . All puppy eyes are blue and slowly darken. I’m expecting that these puppies will end up with light eyes since dad’s are very light and Nickel are not that dark. The breed standard calls for dark eyes so the blacker the better. I know it’s not proper but I like lighter eyes…. you can see them that much better.
Robyn and Bob, Lacey’s owners, came for a visit this afternoon and Bob took some great shots.
Now that eyes are opening, it’s time to start decorating that whelping box!
I have to say green jeans has caught my eye quite often but orange has too. I so thank you for sharing with those of us far away, the development of these babies. I’m still going back and playing that second video of voices though!
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Oh and that nose to nose picture is one to be framed!!!!!
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I have to say I GREATLY prefer the lighter eyes…that is why I got a brown poodle. The dark eyes are tough to connect with, so all my dogs have lighter colored eyes and I appreciate the warmth & depth in them. Rudy’s eyes are amazing!
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Sweet sounds to accompany those sparkles of light. Thank you, Vikki, for taking the time to share with us Nickel’s beautiful babies. I look forward to each new post.
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Vikki, I was just looking at the “From Russia with Love” Blog and noticed how you described Rush on the day I took him home. Every single word still applies! Isn’t that amazing?
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