Puppy development: The first eight weeks
by James McManus
Lily Hill Cotons
These photos of Diamond Cali Rose, Linda Dolan’s puppy, shows her during the first eight weeks of her life. Coton puppies are born all white or with black or brown patches. You can see the intense color on her head fading over these few short weeks. As an adult, insert bottom next page, she is totally white.
| At birth Cali Rose at birth. She is very small in those big hands, and the color on her head is quite dark. |
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| 9 days How much she has gown! She now completely fills the same hands she was so tiny in above. |
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| 13 days Here she is with her sibling, the all white puppy, at thirteen weeks. Notice how black her nose is compared to the other white puppy who’s nose is just beginning to turn black. |
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| 3 weeks At 22 days she is just beginning to explore the world. |
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| 4 weeks First meals, recognizing people and giving kisses are now a part of Cali Rose’s life. Note the color on her head is already fading a little. |
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| 5 weeks Cali Rose at four weeks playing with a leaf in the grass. |
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| 6 weeks Cali Rose and her sibling exploring the world. |
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| 8 weeks Cali Rose at two months. |
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| By the time she is a year old, all the color has faded from her head and she is all white as you can see in the last photo of Cali Rose and her sibling playing with a stick. |  |
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Photos courtesy of Diamond Cotons.