10,460 answers about dogs
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647 answers in Young Pets — page 3 of 27
A healthy newborn Shetland Sheepdog is a small, fine-featured puppy with a long, refined head, a narrow muzzle, and a soft coat that already shows the breed's color families — sable and white, tricolor, or blue merle mottling. White markings often appear on the chest, legs, and face from birth, though the full adult…
A healthy newborn Rottweiler is a big, broad, heavy-boned puppy who is born in the breed's finished colors: a black coat with sharply defined rust-to-mahogany markings over the eyes, on the cheeks, chest, legs, and under the tail. His head is wide with a medium-length muzzle, his ears are triangular and folded flat,…
A healthy newborn Poodle is a slim, fine-boned puppy whose coat already shows the breed's signature texture — dense, soft curls or waves in a single solid color such as black, white, apricot, brown, or silver. His head is long and refined even at this size, with a narrow muzzle, hanging ears lying flat, a full-length…
A healthy newborn Pembroke Welsh Corgi is a small but sturdy puppy with a body already slightly long for his legs, a foxy wedge-shaped head, and a short coat in red and white, sable, or tricolor markings. His pointed ears are folded flat at birth and will not stand for weeks, his eyes are sealed, and many Pembrokes…
A healthy newborn Labrador Retriever is a chunky, solidly built puppy in a single flat color — jet black, yellow from pale cream to fox red, or chocolate brown — with a short, dense coat that already feels slightly coarse. His head is broad, his ears hang flat, and his thick otter tail tapers from a wide base. His…
A healthy newborn Golden Retriever is a soft, well-padded puppy in a pale cream-to-gold coat that is noticeably lighter than the shade he will wear as an adult, since Golden coats deepen with age. He has a broad head, a medium-length muzzle, floppy ears that lie flat, and a full tail with no feathering yet. His eyes…
A healthy newborn German Shorthaired Pointer is a lean, long-legged puppy who is born mostly white, usually with a solid liver-colored head and one or more large liver patches on the body, while the fine ticking the breed is known for appears later. His coat is very short and sleek, his muzzle is long, and his ears…
A healthy newborn German Shepherd is a fairly large, long-bodied puppy who usually arrives mostly black or very dark, with the familiar black-and-tan pattern only hinted at on the legs and face in the first days. His muzzle is already long for a newborn, his ears lie folded flat and will stay down for weeks, and his…
A healthy newborn French Bulldog is a compact, sturdy puppy with a short, smooth coat in fawn, brindle, cream, or pied coloring, a broad, already flat-faced head, and loose skin that wrinkles softly over the forehead. His eyes stay sealed shut, his famous bat ears lie folded flat against his head for now, and his tail…
A healthy newborn Doberman is a sleek, substantial puppy with sealed eyes, a long head and muzzle, and a very short, smooth coat in black or red with sharply defined rust markings already visible above the eyes, on the muzzle, chest, legs, and under the tail. She should feel warm, firm, and strong, crawl with drive…
A healthy newborn Dachshund is a small but surprisingly long puppy, with a body already stretched relative to his short legs, sealed eyes, long ears folded against a tapered head, and a smooth, wire, or long coat in colours like red, black and tan, or dapple. He should feel warm and firm, crawl with determination on…
A healthy newborn Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a small, gently built puppy with sealed eyes, long ears already lying flat and silky against her head, and one of the breed's four colour patterns, such as rich chestnut and white or solid ruby. She should feel warm and softly solid, crawl steadily to her mother,…
A healthy newborn Bulldog is a broad, heavy puppy with sealed eyes, a very short face, loose wrinkled skin over a wide chest and shoulders, and a short smooth coat in brindle, fawn, white, or a mix. She should breathe quietly at rest, crawl with effort to her mother, nurse steadily, and sleep deeply with a full belly.…
A healthy newborn Boxer is a solid, warm puppy with sealed eyes, a broad head and short muzzle, and a short, tight coat in fawn or brindle, often with a white blaze, chest, and paws and a dark mask beginning to show. He should crawl strongly across the whelping box, latch on and nurse with obvious effort, and then…
A healthy newborn Boston Terrier is a compact puppy in a ready-made tuxedo: black, brindle, or seal coat with a white chest, white blaze up the face, and white forelegs, with sealed eyes and a short face that should still breathe quietly. She should feel warm and firm, crawl determinedly to nurse, feed without milk…
A healthy newborn Bernese Mountain Dog is a notably substantial puppy, heavy in the hand with thick bone, sealed eyes, and the breed's jet-black coat already marked with rust above the eyes and on the cheeks and legs, plus white on the chest, paws, and often a blaze up the face. He should feel warm and solid, crawl…
A healthy newborn Beagle is a sturdy, evenly proportioned puppy with sealed eyes, long ears already folded flat against her head, and markings in the breed's classic combinations, often a dark saddle over the back with tan and white, and frequently a white tail tip. She should feel warm and solid in the hand, crawl…
A healthy newborn Australian Shepherd is a compact, warm puppy with sealed eyes, folded ears, a pink nose that may darken later, and the breed's markings already visible, whether merle mottling or solid patches with white and copper points. He should crawl purposefully toward his mother, latch on and nurse with…
A young Yorkshire Terrier who is failing to thrive stops gaining in the small daily increments this tiny breed depends on, starts skipping or barely touching meals, and loses the bright, busy spark typical of a Yorkie puppy. Trembling, wobbliness, or episodes of seeming dazed and unsteady after a gap between meals are…
In a young Siberian Husky, failing to thrive often hides under the thick coat: steady weight gain stops, ribs and hip bones start to feel sharp under your hands, and a puppy who should be boisterous turns quiet and uninterested. Repeated loose stools, a coat that comes in sparse or dull, and an appetite that fades…
A young Shih Tzu who is failing to thrive usually stops gaining weight or loses it, turns down meals she normally takes eagerly, and seems flat and sleepy beyond ordinary puppy naps. Loose stools that keep returning, a dull thinning coat, and wobbling or trembling after a missed meal are also warning signs in this…
A young Rottweiler who is failing to thrive falls off the powerful growth curve of a breed that should add muscle weekly, looking narrow and ribby instead of broadening across the chest and hindquarters. He may leave food, tire during play he used to dominate, move stiffly or limp as growth outpaces strength, and show…
A young Poodle who is failing to thrive gains little beneath the curly coat, feels sharp at the ribs and hips when you part the hair, and picks at food with a fastidiousness that goes beyond normal Poodle selectivity. She may lose her bright, inventive playfulness, tire quickly, have recurring loose stools or…
A young Pembroke Welsh Corgi who is failing to thrive stops making his sturdy weekly gains, feels bony across the back above those short legs, and loses the pushy appetite of a herding puppy twice his size. He may herd less, nip less, sleep through household movement, show persistent loose stools, or move stiffly and…
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