TURN ON THE LIGHTS, MAKE SOME NOISE. OR NOT

BY JIM MAHAFFIE

Did you know that puppies don’t open their eyes or their ears for a week or more after they’re born? So all that being quiet and mellow around them is really for the mother dog, not the pups. They can’t see or hear. They also can’t walk, and just sort of shuffle around rolling and pushing their bodies with their little legs.

But it’s uncanny how, even just a few hours after they’re born, they head like a laser beam to Mom’s Milk Bar.

Puppies also make squeaking noises and twitch a lot. We’re told this is good. Complaining teaches them to get Mom’s attention. And twitching is a sign that they’re growing naturally and fast.