A 5-day old Irish Wolfhound puppy. I assisted at his whelping and got to puppysit the litter for the first week. This guy weighed 19 ounces when born; his mom weighs about 140 pounds and he will be 170+ when full grown. Hard to believe. That's his mom's leg he's resting on.
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