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Hereis your puppy fix for the day!
nettrek4:
They are absolutely splendiferous! Nothing, NOTHING, is quite like puppies. Even though you may wear out 2-3 mops, at least one washing machine, and go through a metric ton of newspaper - even though you have to give up your idea of the immcaulate kennel for a while - even though your heart breaks when one doesn't make it - you still end up with this idiot grin on your face and this glow in your heart.
Our last litter was 11, and the last one was stillborn. I have done the "Lazerus" thing before, sometimes you get them back, sometimes you just can't do it. But all 10 of the live ones did so well. Since it was Laurie's first litter and 10 is a lot, we divided them into A shift and B shift, and traded them out every 2 hours for 2 weeks, until their eyes opened. Either Bill or I slept beside them for two weeks, with an alarm clock. Laurie was a doll, a champion, so calm and careful and loving - she quickly learned to count to ten and checked the tally every few minutes, five in the whelping box, 5 in the incubator. She never objected or got nervous over our handling of them.
One of life's most wonderful things is when you can climb into the clean box, curl up, and just be one of the puppy pile. By the time you clean up after them for 8-10 weeks, it helps you get over missing them when they're gone - but only if you can keep one or two for yourself!!
Puppies, glorious puppies. Marcia P. and the Bonnie Collies
pitas:
The pups are adorable! Love that new puppy breath and smell! I wish you continued health for Mom (human and canine) and all those pups! I am sure you are all pooped out. Try to get some sleep soon!
Anita and the goofy Newfies from NJ
kildeskennel:
;D LOL! I know what you mean about the shift work! ::) it has been a WONDERFUL experience. This is my first litter with Beauty and despite being tired all the time right now, I am still loving every minute of it, there is NOTHING like puppy breath and puppy smell I agree! I had to laugh about your comment about curling up in the whelping box! I am an RN and work 12 hour shifts, usually 3 on 4 off then 4 on 5 off, last week after my 4th shift I came home and cleaned up her box, put fresh bedding in and laid with her while she nursed the pups ( the glory of a large breed means a large box!) apparently I fell asleep, waking up 3 hours later :-\ my hu sband started laughing when I emerged from the "nursery" a bit disoriented as I tend to get upon waking, and not in my usual bed, he said I looked so comfortable in there he just could not wake me up to send me off to bed! :D I can only imagine what I must have looked like! Beauty is a snuggler and with all those babies...OH MY! I am thankful noone pooped on me, and if they did she cleaned me off good! LOL!!!
kildeskennel:
I love your Collies! I grew up with a collie, my mom's "baby" AND her name was...Bonnie! What a wonderful girl she was! Your babies are very beautiful! 10 is alot of babies too. Its amazing the ammount of trust they have for ones they love. Beauty would just watch me with her big trusting eyes, never once became nervous when we rotated or removed a baby for bottle feeding. She always has this look of utter content on her face, its great. I am seriously considering having her spayed after they are weaned however, a litter of 16 is a very large litter for a Kuvasz, 8 is typically the largest, of course there are exceptions, but I worry that this will be her norm and it was very hard on her the last week, then she went a week early, and the pups were sharing placenta's so half were born with no placenta cords were already "white" at the tip so I knew they had detached early on when the other was born, it was very touch and go. Scary...Many needed extra help just to get going and the later on we got in the deliveries the more help was needed,my heart and stomach were so clenched up I am suprised I didn't have a stroke! I don't want to risk her or her babies in the future. I have thought of keeping one female or male and purchasing another mate for it but I want to wait and see how many I am able to place. We have always dreamed of doing this but have to take it SLOW and one step at a time. Placing them in responsible lovingh omes is very important us and we won't sell to just anyone. SOOOOO we shall see!
Jaimie:
The puppy pics are sooo adorable, keep'em coming.
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