The twins waiting for siblings.
Then there were 5. Purple girl came along 1 3/4 hours later.
Midwife Karmin helping whelp Yellow girl.
Then there were 6.
A bit like Christmas eve - a long wait.
Dave came home to check out his new family.
Might as well eat while waiting.
Well fed and still waiting.
Koyuk supervising the puppies in the warming box.
Mindy came home to meet her new neighbors.
Navy boy with mom's foot for a pillow.
Orange girl joined the family 3 3/4 hours later just before we were about to head back to the vet. Koyuk could finally relax with all her pups.
Sarah testing her 'cushy' seats and meeting the little ones.
Greg really likes Pink girl.
Twenty-four hours after she went into labor, Koyuk (and I) are ready to sleep with her family. As it turned out, just like any baby, the puppies had other ideas. Throughout the night, Great Aunt McKenzie and Grandmother Cedar made sure we were awakened whenever there was a squealing puppy.