The photo gallery below depicts the birth of one puppy in a litter of five.  Photographer, Tonya Jensen, recorded  the birth of puppy #3 in this litter. Her camera revealed that the entire process took 2.6 minutes.  Photo captions explain each step. To see the captions, either scroll over the photo with your mouse or click on the photo to enlarge it and the caption appears below. The mother to this litter is Matilde's Ruby, and what a good mother she is!  Sincere thanks to Tonya for capturing this miracle of birth!