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Enka at 2 days old with mom
As you can see, Enka has wasted no time in growing!  
These next shots were taken when she was right at 2
weeks in age & weighed almost 5 pounds.  Brian has
called her our Beanie Baby, since when she lays on her
stomach, she sort of spreads like a Beanie Baby.  ;-)  
Enka's eyes finally opened on Wednesday when she turned 2 weeks in age.  
Since that time, she has been doing a lot more than sleeping and eating.  
Believe it or not, she is walking some, barking & growling, coming to us when
we go to the pen, and playing with her toys, mom or her own feet.  She has
been an easy puppy so far & is handled every day.  

Enka is still a very dark colored pup.  When the light hits her just right, I
can see glimpses of Dillon's brown coloring in her fur.  There is a good
chance that she may end up being seal, but a darker seal than her daddy.  

These last two shots were taken at 2 1/2 weeks of age.
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Three Weeks
Enka has undergone a lot of changes over the past week.  After her eyes
opened last week, she has learned to walk & is fairly steady on her feet
now.  Still weaving at times, but in general can get to where she needs to
go & quickly too, if it means a meal from mom.  She has made a trip outside,
where we sat on the sidewalk one warm day.  She also has been exploring
the "greater world" within the house beginning with the rug in the den, the
furniture and the wood floor.  Enka is a fairly quiet pup which I am
attributing to the fact that she has no siblings to bother her.  She comes
quickly to the side of the pen whenever I call her.

Kira is still sleeping with her at night, but Enka spends time away from
mom during the day.  Enka & I are spending quite a bit of time together
each day.  Even though I don't have a picture of it yet, Enka owns a Beanie
Baby skunk.  This is so folks will know the difference between her (at a
young age) and a real Beanie Baby!
Enka
Birth through 3 weeks
Much to our surprise, Kira's litter consisted of
one female puppy and one large puppy at that!  
Enka arrived in this world on Wednesday
afternoon, January 30th, weighing in at 1.05
pounds at birth.  Both she and her mom are
doing well.  

As with all my litters, Enka is the name of a
town located in the mountains of North
Carolina.  Besides, it is such a cool sounding
name!