Beau x Blanca, Summer 2026

Five puppies born August 5 by planned C-section with my reproductive veterinarian: three boys and two girls. Both parents are cream, so every puppy is cream, in shades from almost white to a warm biscuit. Five is a big litter for a Frenchie, and Blanca has handled it without any trouble. She was inseminated on progesterone timing, as all my bitches are. For the first three weeks I slept beside the whelping box and weighed every puppy twice a day. They had Early Neurological Stimulation from day three to day sixteen. At six and a half weeks they are weaned onto softened kibble, using a litter tray most of the time, sleeping in open crates, and hearing the vacuum, the blender and the neighbor's parrot every day. Their ears are coming up one at a time, which is why some of the portraits are lopsided. I check nostrils at every weigh-in. All five have open nares at this age, and I will update each family after the eight-week veterinary exam. Beau carries CMR1 and Blanca is clear, so no puppy can be affected. Puppies go home from October 14, at ten weeks, each with a Florida health certificate. The theme, for the record, is pastry.