6/06 |
Great News, the vet confirmed
that Ellie is pregnant! |
6/27 |
Ellie at 7 weeks, 2 more weeks to go. She seems to be about the same size
as last time. |
7/04 |
Happy 4th of July. Ellie is at
the cabin cooling off in the lake. She is getting uncomfortable and takes more
naps. Ellie at 8 weeks with grandson Tim,
only 5 or 6 days to go. I'm thinking she looks bigger this time, we'll see how
many she has. this time. |
7/10
8am |
I thought Ellie would be a new
mama by today, but there's nothing happening so far. Last time the pups arrived
a day early. The Whelp-wise equipment has arrived and I've found 5 pups on one
side and 4 on the other. |
7/10
11pm |
Ellie is in the beginning stages
of labor. |
7/11
|
Ellie's puppies have arrived!! 6
pups, 3 boys, 3 girls. Everyone is doing great. Its' been a long night that
wound up in a c-section around noon today because one pup's heart rate was
showing signs of stress and the delivery was not happening as quickly as it
needed to be. Presenting the babies
Ellie is still a bit groggy from the anesthesia. I will be weighing and
getting their rick rack on this evening. |
7/11
evening |
Everyone has now been rick-racked
and are nursing well. Nursing movie
Close up |
7/12
evening |
The pups have all gained over an
ounce in less than 24hrs. Ellie is starting to feel better and I even got a
picture of her awake. Ellie is being a good mom and does not want to leave the
pool with the pups for more than a few minutes. The pups are all very close to
the same very dark chocolate color. The black male and the pink girl have
zippers. That is a cowlic that goes up the middle of the bridge of the nose to
the eyes. Time will tell how noticeable they will be later in life.
Ellie smiling
Pile of pups |
7/13
evening |
The pups have all gained almost 2
ounces since yesterday- their bodies are filling out nicely. Ellie is feeling a
lot better and seems to have a spring in her step. She is starting to leave the
pups at times. Here are some head shots of the girls and the boys. The zippers
don't show up very well and it was impossible to get all 3 in the group to be
facing toward the camera. Girls
Pink, bottom left; Yellow, bottom right; White, top
Boys Black, bottom left; Green,
bottom right; Brown, top |
7/14
|
The pups have all gained 3 to 4
ounces today. They do love to eat!! Eating
again. Top view |
7/15
|
I was actually awake this
morning, so it's movie day. Chilling
while I change the bedding on the big pool.
Pink on the move.
Eating
Eating view II |
7/16
|
Sleeping Angels Brown boy
trying to scam the Big Pink girl's nipple. Don't feel too sorry for him,
he had yesterday's biggest weight gain and Pink is not going to give it up.
|
7/17
|
A busy 24hrs as my niece and her
3 boys stopped in to see the puppies. They will be taking home one of the
females in this litter. The boys didn't want to leave and offered to stay and
help. Colin and Black boy
Brandon and Pink girl
The girls from left to right; white,
yellow, pink. The boys from left
to right; black, brown, green. Getting crowded
|
7/18
|
1 week old today. Everyone is
doing great. Biggest pup is Green boy at 2lb 1oz, Pink is 2lb even, Yellow
girl, Brown boy and Black boy are 1lb 15oz. Smallest is White girl at 1lb 12oz.
Forever eating
Top view |
7/19
|
The pups were not happy in the
holding pen while I changed the big pool. They can get very noisy. Yellow girl
and Brown boy got a tummy rub and were happy after that. The White girl reached
2lb 1oz today, quite the gain from yesterday.
Fussy pups I Fussy pups II
|
7/20
|
Everyone is doing great and still
putting on the 3-4 oz a day. Mad dash
Found a spot
Eating again.
Timber... Yellow girl slid off the
towel. |
7/21
|
An experiment... Movies of each
of the pups while sleeping. They are noisy and twitch a lot. I've noticed that
they are starting to get up on their legs a bit more and are holding their
heads up too. Brown boy
Yellow girl
Black boy
Pink girl
White girl and Green boy |
7/22
|
No pictures today, was trying to
get a movie of one of the pups up on their legs, but everytime the camera came
out they went back to the army crawl. Green was 3lbs even today. There will
others hitting 3lbs by tomorrow. |
7/23
|
A better day for movies and
pictures. Ellie was snoring until
Pink and Yellow woke her up. Pink
on the move. Proud Mama
Snoozing pups |
7/24
|
Nothing happening with their eyes
yet. They are walking more. They were a bit frantic looking for mom when I woke
them up to change their bed. Looking for
mom Eating again |
7/25
|
Two weeks old today. The pups are
walking better and interacting more with me and mom. They lick my arms and
mouth my fingers when I hold them. All except Brown and White now have big dog
collars on, still trying to find the correct color for them. The rick-rack was
getting tight and they seemed big enough to go with the expandable collars.
Green and Yellow playing with mom.
Still eating
Color |
Sex |
Birth Wt |
Todays Wt |
Yellow |
Girl |
14.2 |
3lb 9 oz |
Pink |
Girl |
15.1 |
3lb 5 oz |
White |
Girl |
13.0 |
3lb 3 oz |
Green |
Boy |
15.6 |
3lb 9 oz |
Brown |
Boy |
14.1 |
3lb 6 oz |
Black |
Boy |
14.6 |
3lb 8 oz |
|
7/26
|
I think the pups are starting to
hear noises, I turned on the vacuum cleaner and 6 heads popped up and they all
started to squawk. Their eyes don't seem as tightly closed, but I can't really
see any corners that are open either. Everyone got wormed today and will get
the meds again at 4 weeks. Crashed
|
7/27
|
Big day for the pups. They are
now downstairs in a bigger area that can be expanded when they need more room.
I'm no longer sleeping on the couch, yeah!! I do have to get back to work
tomorrow and that sucks. All except Black have a small portion of their eyes
open. Green boy is the furthest along with one eye 3/4 of the way open. Brown
is next with small sections open. I'm sure by tomorrow more will have their
eyes open even further. And they can hear noises and voices. I'm enjoying being
able to sit with them and have them come up to me and usually falling asleep
next to my legs. New area |
7/28
|
First day back to work went well.
When I came home everyone was sleeping. Their eyes are open a bit more, Brown
boy's eyes are almost entirely open. Black boy is still the furthest behind.
When I hold the pups up and they look directly at me, it usually causes them to
start crying. I guess they are not impressed with what they see!! They all come
over to me and crawl over my legs. It was a good movie and picture day.
White girl
Lap full of pups
Leg full of pups
Brown boy
White girl chewing my hand.
Yellow crying while nursing, she
must not have been getting enough. Yellow
crawling into the camera. |
7/29
|
Eyes are opening up even more
today. Black boy can even see. I got some head shots today.
White girl
Yellow girl
Pink girl
Brown boy
Black boy
Green boy |
7/30
|
Everyone is doing great.
Pink girl chewing on my foot.
Crashed while I change their
bedding. |
7/31
|
I can feel small bumps in the
pup's mouth, the teeth are on the way. The bumps have not broken the skin, but
it won't be long. They are mouthing everything they see.
Pink girl had escaped the pen and
was on her way back in. Green
playing with mom. Yellow
resting her head on my leg. |
8/01
|
Three weeks old today. The pups
had their first cereal and goats milk today. They were ready for it and licked
it right up. Clean plate club Green
and Brown (and probably the others) have teeth that are out of the gums and
starting to feel sharp. Meal time
Green and Brown playing
White and Pink playing
Green dreaming Three week weights.
Color |
Sex |
Birth Wt |
Todays Wt |
Yellow |
Girl |
14.2 |
4lb 13 oz |
Pink |
Girl |
15.1 |
4lb 8 oz |
White |
Girl |
13.0 |
4lb 7 oz |
Green |
Boy |
15.6 |
5lb 0 oz |
Brown |
Boy |
14.1 |
4lb 13 oz |
Black |
Boy |
14.6 |
5lb 0 oz |
|
8/03
|
Everyone is doing great. Brown
boy has the sharpest teeth so far. It won't be long before I will need to wear
slippers to protect my toes. New way to feed
the pups? Ellie decided that that position wasn't the best and
shortly after that I moved the pups so she could lie down.
Pink with Garfield.
White girl in the wires. |
8/05
|
The humidity has finally left so
I took Pink girl out to see how she would like being outside. She was less than
impressed so I will wait until 4 weeks and try then. Everyone is doing great.
Brown They are also using the newspaper area for a potty area fairly
frequently, so that's great. Brown boy
playing with a stuffed toy. He was shaking it and having a great time.
Eating |
8/06
|
More head shots...
White girl
Yellow girl
Pink girl
Brown boy
Black boy
Green boy
Another new position to feed the
babies. I didn't think they were tall enough, but they proved me wrong.
|
8/07
|
It's a beautiful day so I took
the pups out to explore. They didn't do much exploring, they hung out by the
door and cried. In a few more days I'll give it another try. By 5 weeks I'm
sure they will be wanting to go outside. By
the door Outside crying
Pink girl panting and then bumping
the camera with her nose. Brown and Green
playing. |
8/08
|
Four weeks old today and the
teeth are sharp!! Moving around
More moving They are walking pretty
well and are starting to jump at each other.
Yellow taking a drink that lead to the front feet
in the water and Black boy Four
week weights.
Color |
Sex |
Birth Wt |
Todays Wt |
Yellow |
Girl |
14.2 |
6lb 10 oz |
Pink |
Girl |
15.1 |
6lb 5 oz |
White |
Girl |
13.0 |
6lb 0 oz |
Green |
Boy |
15.6 |
6lb 11 oz |
Brown |
Boy |
14.1 |
6lb 12 oz |
Black |
Boy |
14.6 |
7lb 0 oz |
|
8/10
|
Time to break out the steel-toe
shoes and armor, those teeth are very sharp. They are still not interested in
going outside which is ok as I'm still hunting the mole(s) that are ripping up
the puppy area. Brown & the camera
strap Brown vs Pink & Yellow vs
Green Pink & the camera
strap Green winding down
White winding down |
8/11
|
Was outside for a few minutes and
it seemed to go better, will try again after the rain leaves.
No more room |
8/12
|
The water dish seems to be the
gathering spot. I missed the shot of White girl with all four feet in the
water. Black & mom
Water dish
Green & the camera strap
Playing |
8/13
|
The babies were sound asleep this
morning when I came down with their breakfast. It didn't take them long to be
ready to eat. Waking up I took
them outside at lunch time, they did much better and were exploring more and
crying less. It was a little hot for them and they were ready to go back
inside. Outside
Outside II |
8/14
|
A good day outside until the
thunder became too loud. Everyone was exploring the grass and having a good
time. I bought an agility tunnel that I will bring out in a few more days.
In the grass
Yellow stalking big game in the
grass. More in the grass
More in the grass II
Pink with her head in the water
dish. |
8/15
|
Five weeks old today and the pups
got their first taste of dry puppy food. They still expected their baby cereal
to be served with the food. They will get used to the moistened dry food in a
day or two. They also much prefer cooler days or being outside when the sun
isn't on them. Moving around with
most of them trying to stay in the shade.
Brown boy in the dog house. Five week weights.
Color |
Sex |
Birth Wt |
Todays Wt |
Yellow |
Girl |
14.2 |
8lb 7 oz |
Pink |
Girl |
15.1 |
8lb 1 oz |
White |
Girl |
13.0 |
7lb 10 oz |
Green |
Boy |
15.6 |
8lb 13 oz |
Brown |
Boy |
14.1 |
8lb 11 oz |
Black |
Boy |
14.6 |
8lb 11 oz |
|
8/17
|
The pups love to go outside and
are doing most of their business outside too. Late afternoon isn't as well
liked with the hot sun out. The moistened dry food isn't on everyone's hit
list, White and Pink would prefer the just the baby cereal and milk. Brown and
Green wolf anything down. White (minus her
collar), and Pink drinking as Black walks through the water.
Pink and Black tugging on the rope.
I put out the agility tunnel and within minutes the pups were running
through it and also chewing on it.. Pink and
Green in the tunnel. Pink, Green
and White in the tunnel. |
8/18
|
Running behind on getting the
days pictures posted and now I don't remember the order I took the pictures in.
I'm having a hard time telling the picture of Brown and Green......
Black
Brown or Green?
White (all teeth)
Brown or Green?
Pink
Yellow
White inside |
8/19
|
Tooks some movies outside when
the sun was low, it's been too hot for them once the sun reaches that side of
the house. I need to tire them out more in the evening as they were up twice
last night wanting to potty and play outside.
Attacking the raspberries Stalking
in the tunnel Coming to me
Discovering the faucet
Where did it go? |
8/20
|
Too hot outside for the pups to
stay more than a few minutes. They much prefer early morning and late evening,
not so great for pictures. Chilling inside
Playing with water |
8/22
|
Six weeks old today!! Everyone is
doing great. They love to go outside and when it's hot they know "Do you want
to go in the house?" and line up at the door. I no longer have to put any of
the cereal and goat milk on top of the food. The Pink girl is a bit finicky and
still needs a dolop of yogurt on top of hers. The boys wolf their food down in
seconds. They also know the feeding routine, I get 3 pups out and the run to
the swimming pool, the boys can jump in, the girls have a tougher time jumping
in. Running to be fed
Chewing on bones
Really, really crowded Six week
weights.
Color |
Sex |
Birth Wt |
Todays Wt |
Yellow |
Girl |
14.2 |
10lb 11 oz |
Pink |
Girl |
15.1 |
10lb 2 oz |
White |
Girl |
13.0 |
9lb 9 oz |
Green |
Boy |
15.6 |
10lb 14 oz |
Brown |
Boy |
14.1 |
11lb 1 oz |
Black |
Boy |
14.6 |
10lb 14 oz |
|
8/23
|
A beautiful day and the pups had
a great time outside. The weather was in the mid 70s and breezy, no hot pups
today. I think the 4am outside to potty is going to be a bit chilly, it might
not be good for bare feet. Green boy
inside discovering a caterpillar.
Playing I Playing II
Playing III |
8/24
|
Another beautiful day and
several visitors. Playing
Yellow sleeping
Yellow's last pose |
8/25
|
Another beautiful day but a bit
warmer. The pups were starting to pant so I decided to bring out the small
pool. Hose and empty pool
Pool I
Pool II
Pool III |
8/26
|
Another nice day, the pups sure
enjoy the cooler weather. several visitors.
Playing Eating raspberries
4-way tug |
8/27
|
A stormy day and night. We were
outside until it started to rain. No one was bothered by the thunder. I gave
the pups some bully sticks to keep them from chewing on each other. They did
like them Chewing
Chewing II |
8/28
|
Shots and vet check today.
Everyone did well, no whiners when the shot was given. Lots of noise from the
crate before they were examined. The White girl was the most tentative on the
exam table, the rest were wagging their tails and trying to give kisses (some
with teeth). No pictures today as time got away from me and by then it was
getting too dark. I thought they would be quiet/sleepy but I think the shots
must have had vitamins in them, they were wired last night. |
8/29
|
7 weeks today, will have to
weigh them later as I need to find a bigger container to set them in on the
scale. It was a tight fit last week... Brown
chewing Black and Pink
trying to steal their bully stick away from mom. The weights are not
exactly accurate, too much pup on a small scale, so I don't think I will be
weighing them again.
Color |
Sex |
Birth Wt |
Todays Wt |
Yellow |
Girl |
14.2 |
12lb 7 oz |
Pink |
Girl |
15.1 |
11lb 8 oz |
White |
Girl |
13.0 |
11lb 11 oz |
Green |
Boy |
15.6 |
12lb 12 oz |
Brown |
Boy |
14.1 |
13lb 0 oz |
Black |
Boy |
14.6 |
13lb 0 oz |
|
8/30
|
Too hot outside again for the
pups until late evening. Maybe playing with the hose would have helped them
stay cooler earlier in the day. The girls play
with the hose The boys
help out. |
8/31
|
Warm but breezy, the pups were
playing until dark. Tugging
Brown chewing on the rope. |
9/01
|
You can tell it's going to be a
cooker today, already warm and humid early this morning.
Tugging
Tugging II
Rumble in the tunnel |
9/03
|
Great puppy weather, high in the
upper 60s. Last free lunch? I
thought Ellie was dried up, but I guess not.
Last free lunch II The pups met
grandma Kali. |
9/04
|
More great puppy weather...Last
full day for the litter to be together. Tomorrow is the eye check and two boys
will be going to their new homes. Playing
Moving dog bed |
9/05
|
A big day, eye check this
morning(everyone passed) and the pups start leaving this afternoon/evening.
Some pictures of the pups stacked and headshots.
Black head
Black stack
Brown head
Brown stack
Green head
Green stack
Pink head
Pink stack
yellow head
Yellow stack
White head
White stack
White stack
Brown boy is now Hank
Black Boy and his new family
Green boy is now Chewy
Pink is now Nestle Crunch White
will be staying with me and is now called Mac, short for Caramel Macchiato.
Yellow girl is still available. |
9/06
|
Some pictures of Hank (Brown
boy) and Kojak(Black boy) at home. Hank
Hank II Kojak
Kojak II |
9/16
|
A picture of
Nestle(Pink) |
9/26
|
A weekend at the cabin and
Mac(White) and Sunshine (Yellow) first swim in the lake.
A little tentative on the first
trip in. Second trip in and they
are loving it. Mac running in to
get me. |
10/1
|
A
4-generation picture. From left to right, Jasmine (14 3/4), Kali
(9/3/4), Mac and Ellie. This was the last picture of Jasmine as she passed 2
weeks later. |
10/14
|
The
Yellow Girl is now with her new family. |
10/30
|
Some pictures of the pups.
Chewy (Green boy)
Chewy I Chewy II
Hank (Brown boy) Hank I
Hank II Hank III
|
11/02
|
Some pictures of Kojak (Black
boy) Kojak I Kojak
II |
11/07
|
First snow pictures of Hank
(Brown boy) and Mac (White girl) Hank I
Hank II Hank III
Mac |
12/17
|
Some pictures of Scout (Yellow
Girl) Scout I Scout
II |
01/10
|
Some pictures of Hank (Brown
Boy) at 6 mos Hank I
Hank II Hank III |
03/15
|
Some pictures of Chewy and Mac
together (Green boy at White girl) at 8 mos Chewy
& Mac Mac stacked
Mac head shot |