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Reality
A lot of people believe that raising dogs is a piece of cake! I mean seriously, how hard can it be? You get a boy dog and a girl dog, throw them out in the yard together and voila’ two … Continue reading
Posted in Cavapoos, whelping
Tagged babies, blog, boy, breeder, C-section, complications, contractions, damage, dead, deceased, delivered, delivery, dog, dogs, emergency, Faith, girl, hard, healthy, highs, injuries, labor, litter, loss, lows, money, necropsy, prayer, pregnant, puppies, puppy, raising, reality, Reba, stillborn, survive, umbilical cords, vet, vigorous, whelping, x-ray
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The second week
So the puppies have now hit the two week mark. There’s not a whole bunch going on between week one and week two. The pups spend their time eating and sleeping mostly. They are definitely growing! Mom is still cleaning … Continue reading
A surprise bouquet of Flowers!
Knowing that our Poodle litter was due about the time that I would be delivering the first of Rosie’s puppies, I asked my husband, “Do you want to deliver the puppies to Spokane or babysit the dog at home?” He … Continue reading
Posted in New litter, Poodles, Puppies, Uncategorized
Tagged Allie, babysit, bale, bed, bouquet, country, crate, cut, deliver, delivery, dog, drive, Flower, hay, hours, house, husband, litter, normal, parti poodle, parti poodles, poodle, poodle puppies, poodles, pregnant, puppies, rake, shocked, shopping, surprise, temperature, textbooks, thankfully, visit, watch, weather, whelping
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That’s not a dog!
I know, these are not dogs (although they are smaller than Ben or Moriah), but believe it or not, they do have something to do with the dogs. Some of you might remember a post I did about a year … Continue reading
Posted in daily life
Tagged baby goats, bred, dogs, goat's milk, goats, idea, kids, mamma dogs, milk, Nigerian Dwarf, nursing, pudding, puppy pudding, supplement, whelp, whelping
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Two dogs walk into a house…
…and they’re both pregnant. Still looking for the punch line? That was it! hehe Yep, we’ve got two girls here that are definitely in the “family way”. Now the real waiting and watching begins! Jules (the Cavalier) was bred before … Continue reading
The Puppy Room
As those of you know who’ve been to my home, we do not have a large house. And since I like to birth and raise my puppies in the home, that can sometimes be a challenge! Especially when the pups … Continue reading
Posted in Puppy room
Tagged bed, birth, busy, challenge, dining room, downstairs, exercise pen, furniture, handy, home, house, Iris pen, litters, living room, moms, outside, playtime, puppy playpen, puppy room, raise, room, socialization, upstairs, whelping, whelping crate
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They’re coming!
I was gone yesterday from about noon until 9:30pm. (Don’t worry, I checked Reba before I left and the family was home with her). I got a message from them later in the evening that she was acting strange. Lately, … Continue reading
Posted in Puppies, whelping
Tagged babies, contractions, delivery, night, Reba, restless, temperature, whelping
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This week sometime
Well, Reba is still in one piece 😉 But I think something will happen sometime this week. All the whelping supplies are ready, the big crate is clean and disinfected, everything I need is organized and on stand by. She … Continue reading
Temperature before whelping questions
“How early do you start monitoring the temp? How close can you be?” I was asked a couple questions about taking a dog’s temperature before she has babies, so I thought I’d go ahead and explain it a bit here. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cavalier, due, imminent, Jules, nesting, puppies, questions, temperature, whelping
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