So, my dog had a litter of 9 puppies early Sunday morning. Unfortunately, she's too large to be kept in an apartment building, so my dad's been taking care of her until I can get into an actual house with a backyard.

Anyways, had the pups Sunday but it wasn't until late Monday evening that they noticed she wasn't feeding them. We're unsure if it was due to the extreme heat we've been having down here lately. By this time, though, it was too late for seven of the pups. One (the one pictured above) was later found in a large patch of weeds and was then taken inside to be bottle fed. They were unable to find the other.

Now, seeing as I work from home, it made more sense for me to bring the puppy home so I can easily bottle-feed him as frequently as he needs it. So, my question for anyone reading this..... any suggestions on the how to care for this little one? As you can see from the picture, he is quite small and this will be my first time caring for a puppy from birth and I'm a little unsure of myself.

At the moment, as it was the only thing we could get on short notice, I've got together a small mixture of evaporated milk and water. Going to PetSmart a little later today to see about getting something a little better suited for newborns. But, any suggestions or ideas on caring for Papi would be greatly appreciated.

Btw, we named him Papi solely due to him being born on Father's Day.

And for any who are interested in knowing the breed....he's pretty much a mutt. Mother is a pitbull/retriever/bassett hound mix while the father is a shih tsu/chihuahua mix. Don't ask how that short thing was able to get her pregnant, we're still trying to figure that one out.