Tag Archives: whelping

As slow as molasses

The Poodles are finally here! And as our title states, Lyric took her own sweet time baking that litter and finally whelping it. And she took a two hour break between each puppy. We usually breed a female two to … Continue reading

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An apricot tree

We used to have an apricot tree in our little family orchard. But bugs took it over and we couldn’t get them under control, so hubby finally took the tree out. Now we just have two pear trees and two … Continue reading

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Getting ready

As we wait for Cami to have her puppies I thought I’d share a little about getting ready. I have a couple of totes where I keep supplies. The bigger one has whelping supplies; instruments, small towels, supplements for mom … Continue reading

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More fun to come!

I have news I know you’ll be excited to hear! But first a little update on our current babies. Aurora’s babies leave Sunday (and one Monday). Little Indy (formerly Melody) will keep me on my toes as her training continues. … Continue reading

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They’re here!

Well, it’s a good thing I got home when I did! Let me explain……A dog’s average gestation is sixty-three days. But it can range anywhere from fifty-nine to seventy days depending on ovulation, breeding, etc. My girls seem to usually end up … Continue reading

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Gracie

From my hint on Saturday most of you probably guessed we had more babies over the weekend. Gracie was restless on and off all week it seemed. I kept thinking something was going to happen, so I didn’t start taking … Continue reading

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They’re here!

Well, Joy missed all the good guesses we had on our Facebook “guessing game” about when she’d have her puppies, how many and what genders. We had one person guess the right genders/number but was off by one day. Pretty … Continue reading

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Things don’t always go as we hope

As suspected the other day, Smudgie was in pre-labor. Dogs will sometimes go into nesting mode before they go into actual labor. Smudgie was nesting on and off for about 24 hours, digging in her bed and after I switched … Continue reading

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I’m tired

But I have a good reason. (*wink) Anybody want to guess? In the wee hours of Monday morning, Rosie started getting restless, so around 2:30 am I got up to let her out to potty. Of course, you can’t just … Continue reading

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A long story

Most of you know we have moms due with more puppies this month. Gracie was to be our first, then Hazel, (about a week apart), then the last two would be close together about a week after Hazel was due … Continue reading

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