Granddaughter, Amanda, was present for the birth of a litter of Border Collie puppies and for each step of their first weeks of development – eyes open at two weeks, ears open at three weeks — and first solid food on their third week birthday.


Amanda holds the first born of five Border Collie puppies, April 1, 2017.


Amanda get ‘how to’ instructions from her aunt Marcia


Before eating directly from a bowl, puppy sucks its first solid food from Amanda’s finger.


Amanda (center) and Lauren (right) give the three-week-old Border Collie puppies their first meal of solid food