born shortly after midnight, June 26, 2005

Two days before whelping, Zhucca did NOT look pregnant from the top,

but did from this angle!
Shortly after midnight, on Sunday June 26, 2005...


...this big little guy decided to enter our world.

And the next day, still quite comfortable in it ...


Moving around pretty good at 6 days old


and growing like a weed...

on July 11, outside for the first time


moving around a little bit....

on July 17 looking like a little man

on July 22, eating with mom watching over....


...and then relaxing for the evening

on July 31, 2005 meeting his half-sister Chelsea for the first time,


who really didn't pay too much attention to him
And almost a year old, loving his human Mel, and 'brother' Ben

and hangin'

OK, playing with Ben,

Then being mellow,
