New Weights

Okay, here are the new weights for this gang...

Elliott (Jack) ___ 11 ___ (was 6.5 four weeks ago)
Beckett (Molasses) ___ 9.75 ___(5.5)
Marco ___ 9.50 ___ (5)
Charlie (Eastwood) ___ 8.5 ___ (4.5)
Brother ___ 7.5 ___ (4.25)
Remy (Dora) ___ 7.5 ___ (4)
Lola (Lolly) ___ 7.25 ___ (3.35)
Spider ___ 6.75 ___ (2.75)

Really good decision
Moving the pups into the dog room was a wonderful decision on my part. They have SOOO much more room to play in there that they don't need to be out loose... and tearing up everything... in the house. And I don't have to go around hiding all the electrical cords several times a day. Plus, when they get up and start rumbling in the morning, I sleep through it... well, almost. And another plus, they can play out on the deck once the shade reaches it. Right now, they've been out of the pen for about 45 minutes and most of them are sleeping in the doorway or just outside on the deck. A couple are still moving about but the temp is around 95 (not factoring in the heat index) and they're pretty much done in. The last plus is they have finally discovered splashing-the-water-out-of-the-waterbowl-all-over-the-floor-
and-lying-down-in-it-to-cool-off and I don't have that wet puppy smell in the bedroom.

Emy is still pretending she never saw any of them before in her whole life.

Puppy Weights

Let me begin by saying my scale is no longer all that accurate... it's about 8-9 years old and has been through a lot! So, take these weights as just a strong estimate:
Jack -- 6-1/2 pounds
Molasses -- 5-1/2
Marco -- 5
Eastwood -- 4-1/2
Brother -- 4-1/4
Remy (Dora) -- 4
Lolly -- 3-3/4
Spider -- 2-3/4
As you can see, Jack makes 3 of Spider!

Now, how do these weights at 6 weeks translate to adult size? Your guess is pretty much as good as mine. For large and giant breed dogs, there is a theory that a pup weighs 10% of its ideal adult weight for every 4 weeks of age. So if these were large breed pups... say standard Poodles or Labs... I would be able to predict fairly accurately that Jack would be 40-45 pounds full grown and little Ms Spider would be around 15. That is a HUGE range within a litter. However, these are small to medium size... depending on how you categorize miniature Poodles (some people think anything under 20 pounds is a small breed...) and the theory just doesn't work out as nicely. Suffice it to say, Jack is going to be a big guy... Wheaten Terrier size... and Spider's not!