Dither’s pups are nine days old and gaining nicely. Yet, Dither is just gaunt. No matter how much I feed her and tempting high calorie items she eats, she is just thin. She seems to have enough milk, but not an abundance for this many puppies. The puppies seem OK, Read more
Round two. Keebler is also a first time mom and weighs 46 pounds when her normal weight is 32. There must be a gob of puppies in there. I expect an average litter – perhaps 6-7-8. She is scheduled for an x-ray on Thursday to see how many are there. Read more
Sara arrives to see the puppies. She owns Norris, the sire of the litter. Sara was entered in dog shows in late July when the breeding needed to take place. The only way to go to the shows and accomplish the breedings was to take both dogs with her and Read more
Breeding dogs is not for the faint of heart. It’s a tremendous amount of work, but the rewards are worth the effort. Sometimes it’s heartbreaking, sometimes it’s wonderful. I have two girls I want to breed and just by coincidence, they are in season at the same time. I’ve Read more