It seems so long ago, now. Hard to believe our huge, rapidly growing eight-week-old puppy was once a hamster.
We were lucky enough to make contact with Belle's breeders before she was born. They then kept us updated with weekly photos from the day of her birth onwards. Here's a small selection of the pix forwarded by Gloria every Tuesday as we waited impatiently for Belle to arrive.
The proud mom with her newborn litter of six puppies (that's Belle with the black bum second from right):
Belle at one week, about to open her eyes for the first time:
At two weeks, the end of the hamster phase:
At three weeks beginning to look like Belle:
Let's skip to seven weeks, growing up fast:
And after her bath on the morning we arrived to collect her:
Tiny quivering hamster to fierce giant puppy in only eight weeks !
