Carl-Gustav von der Steenbecker Stuuv alias Herr Braun. The background was shaded by Dieter, who was photographing other dogs here. Carl-Gustav sat down right there so that his head was illuminated by the low-angle sun. A short time later he was lying down — ready for my portrait.
With the beginning of the 3rd week of life the puppies started to focus on the people. So the first beautiful dog portraits were taken, like here with Cuno von der Steenbecker Stuuv alias Mr. Green.
But Cuno was not able to keep the focus for a long time. He soon tilted to the left and then to the right to go to sleep shortly afterwards: read more or write a comment …
After the puppies had drunk enough, they were quickly overcome by tiredness. The cuddly dog beds were seized and usually there were two or three puppies that crowded in there. read more or write a comment …
This is Frieda, the mother of the 7 Broholm puppies from her third litter — the C‑litter of the breed.
One of the first days where the puppies have been slowly withdrawn from the mother’s milk. Instead, there is milk substitute from a large bowl where the 7 puppies quickly gather around.
The bowl is deliberately kept quite high for the little puppies so that they don’t tap into it, but drink »properly«. The muzzles are hung low in it, as you can see well from the milk beards.
Therefore, instead of hanging into the bowl, it is sometimes easier to just lick the snout of the next dog! read more or write a comment …
In the first weeks of life, when the puppies are only suckled by the mother, the mother also keeps her puppies clean. This concerns the mouth, where there are still remains of colostrum, but also the urinary tract and anus.
Here the puppy »Green« had come close to his mother, who immediately took the opportunity and cleaned her boy with a mighty licker. He almost fell over! But he didn’t seem to be unhappy about the treatment: read more or write a comment …
In week 2 the puppies were outside for the first time in the winter garden and thus in wonderful sunshine. Cautiously they opened their eyes, but most of the time they were just sleeping. read more or write a comment …