What do they see?

 July 5th:  12 days after birth the first tiny slits appear as puppies' eyes begin to open.  A day later, and all are in various stages with Red's eyes mostly open and Navy's eyes still mostly closed.  Even as their eyes open, their vision will be poor for some time.  "The Monks" refer to this next week of life as "transitional" signifying a "gradual transformation...from the newborn stage to the fully social existence of an adult."  During this next week, the puppies will begin to hear, will walk more purposefully (they're still staggering around, frequently tumbling and rolling over), will eliminate by themselves (already evident) and will become aware of each other as social beings.  Lime walked awkwardly around the whelping box this evening, trilling and squealing, repeatedly turning in circles and bumping his head against the ledge of the box.  Already I am checking to see that no puppy has yet managed to crawl out of the box, though that will happen soon enough!  The puppies' coats are noticeably lightening and Little Pink, Navy and Green's faces are an interesting combination of light and dark colors.