When it's quiet and puppies are sleeping is when I think about taking pictures. When they're up and walking and trying out their voices, I'm weighing them, and watching and playing with them and forget taking pictures. Today I promise I'll get pictures and videos of puppies standing and walking! Their little legs are arn't half bent and wobbly any more, most of them stand erect with their tails up.
Looked in at them early this morning Claire's ears are completely open. I accidentally made a clanging noise moving the exercise pen and she somewhat jumped at looked at me. They can see blurringly, still focusing and now hear really well. They will stare at your face working at focusing and memorizing what they see.
Momma Grace feeds them and doing a great job. Thinking about supplementing momma's milk with a little puppy formulae. They are not fat but trim to look at, definitately not thin, no ribs, I'd like them a little more insulated to help them regulate their body heat.
They rough house easily, already deciding the pecking order. They bark when you come into the room and play with each other. I have two kleins almost 5 months old, I need to doggy door teach Darlin, she hasn't had time to use it so nows the time to open the room so the other poodles can use the hallway and the doggy door. Grace thinks it's great, now being alone a lot for almost three weeks, she welcomes the company of the other poodles and will ask me when it's time to go in with the puppies. I can hear them in the house and know too when it's time. Grace did growl a little when Hilde and Darlin were playing outside of the exercise boundry. The puppies can smell the other poodles and they can sort of see them but hear them. It's time for socializing with the other poodles in the house, but of course only for a moment and only when we are standing right there. Hilde is a little less curious now that they are up on their feet, I think she recognizes that they are puppies. Joaquin and Darlin want to get really close to them and then walk away. Pappa Everad he's curious and then says, ok, they're puppies. Once they are old enough to play with the poodles it wil be a whole other story. Puppies are 8 wks November 5th, they won't have much outside time in our weather, it will be too cold for them outside. We are planning on opening the whelping area and hallway and start to show them the doggy door. They will be using the Eco Solution Potty Park soon. Momma is still cleaning up after them
All of the puppies have been 1# for about a week, here's today's weight, you can see they fluctuate and will settle more into their size about 4-6 wks old
Cova, 1# 10.5oz, black with wht on the pads of her feet
Collette, 1# 9.9oz, cream
Claudia, 2# 3oz, black pads
Claire, 1# 11.9oz, the darkest cream
Courtney, 1# 11oz, cream
Carly, 2# 2oz, black, wht pads
Cara, 1# 15.9oz, black, wht pads
Conner, 2# 8.5oz, black, wht pads
Colby, 2# 0.6oz, black
Cory, 2# 0.8oz, black, wht pads
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Puppy pictures and videos
yesterday, Claudia was the first to attempt going over the edge of the puppy pool.
today? Cova not only attempted but was on the side of the puppy pool and not too worried about it.
They are 17 days old and walking, practicing their voices with growls and barks, mouthing each other - their teeth are starting to itch, rolling and now one has found the way out of the puppy area.
Here's a few pictures from this weekend. Puppies are doing great, still on momma's milk
pink girl, Cova
Conner and Carly
Collette, wiggly, wants to practice walkin (sorry about the early morning (6am) pictures not cropped)
Colby, all black
Claudia
sleepy Claire
Claire and Cara, they are about the same size, unknown black body behind Claire. The creams girls are easier to see on these pictures, the black puppies are just as sweet and cute as ever.
whte hair sample on puppy's feet, this is all of the hints we get to what color they will ultimately be.
This is a very young picture of one of the black puppies.
finally got these off of my phone augh ... hopefully I can get the videos larger
today? Cova not only attempted but was on the side of the puppy pool and not too worried about it.
They are 17 days old and walking, practicing their voices with growls and barks, mouthing each other - their teeth are starting to itch, rolling and now one has found the way out of the puppy area.
Here's a few pictures from this weekend. Puppies are doing great, still on momma's milk
This is a very young picture of one of the black puppies.
finally got these off of my phone augh ... hopefully I can get the videos larger
Monday, September 20, 2010
Everad's Volhard Aptitude Testing
The puppies will be personality tested at 49 days with an unfamiliar person and unfamiliar environment. It's rather disorienting for such as young puppy, the only thing they can do is have a natural response (remember puppies are without momma, anyone or anything familiar and without their siblings then are tested one by one.
This should give the viewers (and most importantly, the puppy's new owners), an idea how to pick from the personality testing to fit for you and your lifestyle (training needs, ages of the family, etc). The most important thing over size, color or being a male or female puppy is their personality and how they will live with you for the next umpteen years.
here's the scoring system and Everad's results when he was 49 days old.
Social Attraction Everad's Score 3
instructions: place the puppy in testing area about four feet from the tester, tester kneels, leans backwards and coaxes the pup to them by clapping hands gently.
purpose: degree of social attraction to people, confidence or dependence. Pack drive.
score: (1) came readily, tail up, jumped bit at hands, (2) came readily, tail up, pawed, licked at hands, (3) Came readily, tail up, (4) came readily tail down, (5) came hesitantly, tail down.
Following Everad's Score 3
instructions: the tester stands up and slowly walks away encouraging the puppy to follow. Make sure puppy sees you walk away. Coax puppy to follow by talking to it and attracting its attention
purpose: Willingness to follow a person. Pack Drive
(1) followed readily, tail up, got underfoot, bit at feet, (2) follwed readily, tail up, and got underfoot, (3) followed readility, tail up, (4) followed hesitantly, tail down, (5) followed hesitantly, tail down, (6) did not follow or went away.
Restraint Everad's Score 3
instructions: tester crouches down and gently rolls the puppy onto its back and holds down with light pressure with one hand for 30 seconds.
purpose: Degree of dominance or submissive tendency and ease of handling in difficult situations.
Fight or Flight Drive
(1) struggled fiercely, flailed, bit, (2) struggled fiercely, flailed, (3) settled, struggled and finally settled with some eye contact, (4) struggled then settled, (5) no struggle, no eye contact, (6) no struggle, straining to avoid eye contact.
Social Dominance Everad's Score 3-2
instructions: puppy sits or stands on crouching tester's left side as tester gently strokes puppy from head to back, continue stroking until a recognizable behavior is established.
purpose: Degree of acceptance of social dominance by a person. Pack Drive.
(1) jumped, pawed, bit growled, (2) jumped, pawed, (3) cuddled up to tester and tried to lick face, (4) squirmed, licked at hands, (5) rolled over, licked at hands, (6) went away and stayed away.
Elevation Dominance Everad's Score 4
instructions: the tester cradles the pup under its chest with both hands fingers interlaced, palms up and gently lifts puppy two feet off of the ground, holding it there for 30 seconds.
purpose: Degree of accepting dominance while in position of no control. Fight or Flight Drive
(1) struggled fiercely, tried to bite, (2) struggled fiercely, (3) struggled, settled, struggled and settled, (4) no struggle, relaxed, (5) no struggle, body stiff, (6) no struggle, froze.
Retreiving Everad's Score 4
instructions: tester crouches besieds the pup and attracts its attention with a crumpled up piece of paper. Then the pup shows some interest, the tester toesses the paper (no more than four feet) in front of the puppy, encouraging it to retreive the paper.
purpose: Degree of willingness to do something for you. Together with social attraction and following, a key indicator for ease or difficulty in training. Prey Drive
(1) chased object, picked it up and ran away, (2) chased object, stood over it, did not return, (3) chased object, picked it up and returned with it to tester, (4) Chased object and returned w/o it to tester, (5) started to chase object, lost interest, (6) did not chase object.
Touch Sensitivity Everad's Score 1
instructions: tester locates the webbing of one of the puppy's front paws and presses lightly between his index finger and thumb. Tester gradulally increases pressure while counting to 10 and stops the pressure when the puppy pulls away or shows discomfort. (do not pierce with fingernail).
purpose: Degree of sensitivity to touch and a key indicator to the type of training equipment required.
before response: (1) 8-10 counts, (2) 6-7 counts, (3) 5-6 counts, (4) 2-4 counts, (5) 2-3 counts
Sound Sensitivity Everad's Score 4-3
instructions: the puppy is placed in the center of the testing area and an assistant stationed at the perimeter makes a sharp noise, such as banging a metal spoon on the bottom of a metal pan (loudly).
purpose: Degree of sensitivity to sound (also a rudimentary tet for deafness). Prey Drive.
(1) listened, located sound, walked toward it, barking, (2) listened, located, barked, (3) listened, lcoated, showed curiosity and walked toward sound, (4) listened, located the sound, (5) cringed, backed off and hid, (6) ignored sound, showed no curiosity.
Sight Senstiviity Everad's Score 3
instructions: the puppy is placed in the center of the testing area. The tester ties a string around a bath towel and jerks it across the floor two feet away from puppy.
purpose: Degree of response to a moving object, such as chasing bicycles, children or squirrels. Prey Drive
(1) looked, attacked and bit, (2) looked, barked with tail up, (3) looked curiously, attempted to investigate, (4) looked, barked, tail-tucked, (5) ran away, hid.
Stability Everad's Score 1
instructions. an umbrella is opened about five feet from the puppy and gently placed on the ground.
purpose Degree of startle response to a strange object, Fight and Flight Drive
(1) looked and ran to the umbrella, mouthting or biting it, (2) looked and walked to the umbrella, smelling it cautiously, (3) looked and went to investigate, (4) Sat and looked, but did not move toward the umbrella, (5) ran way from the umbrella, (6) showed no interest.
Structure (conformation) Everad's Score Good +
instructions: the puppy is gently set and held in a natural stance and evaluated for structure in the following categories:
* straight front
* straight rear
* shoulder lay back
* front angulation
* croup angulation
* rear angulation
purpose: Degree of structural soundness. Good structure is necessary.
(1) good, the puppy is correct in structure, (2) the puppy has a slight fault or deviation, (3) the puppy has an extreme fault or deviation.
(first published in the AKC Gazette, March 1979, an article by Melissa Bartlett)
(there's a bunch more summary info for interpreting the scores, but will save the details for the puppy's new owners)
Everad's personality is out of his skin in love with people. He is probably what you would call as socially dominant. He's very good with other dogs, loves puppies, 100% without a doubt loves people and kids. Most people that come over think he will "get enough" attention and back off .. hmm, not Everad, you let him kiss your face and you enjoy it, you've set a precedent with him, from then on, you love him and love to be kissed by him. Around the house? yes, he does get enough attention and affection, as an almost two year old boy he's satisfied with the affection and love he gets, but take him to class or have someone come over, and you are here to be kissed and that's all there's to it. Everad is fast as lightening, we look forward taking him to agility trials as he gets older. He has all of his points in conformation to be a UKC champion and one major. He loves people so much it's nearly impossible to get him to hold still for a judge to look him over. He's been to one show got all of his points and one major on his first birthday. We look forward to him growing up some and taking the gold, b/c this guy is gold through and through.
comparitively for testing results, here's "Tigre's" testiing (remember she's not related to Grace, Everad or the puppies, but to understand the testing and how a puppy can be so different, here's her scores.
Social Attraction: Score 4
Following, Score 3
Restraint, Score 5
Social Dominance, 6
Retreiving, 5
Touch Sensitivity, 3
Sound Sensitivity, 4
Sight Sensitivity, 2
two 3's, two 5's, a 2, 4 and 6.
the test says she will be outgoing, friendly and will adjust well in situations, flexible temperament, the 5s say she is submissive and lacking in self-confidence, bonds closely to owners but is aloof from the score of 6 with one 2 as being dominant and self-assured. (she has moments of both, a protector and loves to be hunged and play catch)
She is outgoing, friendly, wagging tail that clears tables, she is everybody's best friend. She does dominant with a big bark with someone coming towards the yard or house, we are her priority, she's a total sweetheart. When there's discord in the house amongst the canine (over a bone, otherwise never), she is the peacemaker. She's a perfect girl around the house, stays out of the crate at night without any trouble, never distructive. Now that she's 8 months old today, she has found a passion of playing catch, her most favorite things are laying around rassling with Joaquin on the floor, playing easy with Darlin, plays with Hilde endlessly and rough housing, plays with and submits to Everad and Grace. She is a wonderful balance of a sweet and loving poodle.
Note: each litter have similar aspects to their personalities, some will retreive, some will be more outgoing with loud noices or cringling paper, etc. All in all, these are poodles, loving, well bred, intelligent and as all poodles are, they love their people and want to please them.
This should give the viewers (and most importantly, the puppy's new owners), an idea how to pick from the personality testing to fit for you and your lifestyle (training needs, ages of the family, etc). The most important thing over size, color or being a male or female puppy is their personality and how they will live with you for the next umpteen years.
here's the scoring system and Everad's results when he was 49 days old.
Social Attraction Everad's Score 3
instructions: place the puppy in testing area about four feet from the tester, tester kneels, leans backwards and coaxes the pup to them by clapping hands gently.
purpose: degree of social attraction to people, confidence or dependence. Pack drive.
score: (1) came readily, tail up, jumped bit at hands, (2) came readily, tail up, pawed, licked at hands, (3) Came readily, tail up, (4) came readily tail down, (5) came hesitantly, tail down.
Following Everad's Score 3
instructions: the tester stands up and slowly walks away encouraging the puppy to follow. Make sure puppy sees you walk away. Coax puppy to follow by talking to it and attracting its attention
purpose: Willingness to follow a person. Pack Drive
(1) followed readily, tail up, got underfoot, bit at feet, (2) follwed readily, tail up, and got underfoot, (3) followed readility, tail up, (4) followed hesitantly, tail down, (5) followed hesitantly, tail down, (6) did not follow or went away.
Restraint Everad's Score 3
instructions: tester crouches down and gently rolls the puppy onto its back and holds down with light pressure with one hand for 30 seconds.
purpose: Degree of dominance or submissive tendency and ease of handling in difficult situations.
Fight or Flight Drive
(1) struggled fiercely, flailed, bit, (2) struggled fiercely, flailed, (3) settled, struggled and finally settled with some eye contact, (4) struggled then settled, (5) no struggle, no eye contact, (6) no struggle, straining to avoid eye contact.
Social Dominance Everad's Score 3-2
instructions: puppy sits or stands on crouching tester's left side as tester gently strokes puppy from head to back, continue stroking until a recognizable behavior is established.
purpose: Degree of acceptance of social dominance by a person. Pack Drive.
(1) jumped, pawed, bit growled, (2) jumped, pawed, (3) cuddled up to tester and tried to lick face, (4) squirmed, licked at hands, (5) rolled over, licked at hands, (6) went away and stayed away.
Elevation Dominance Everad's Score 4
instructions: the tester cradles the pup under its chest with both hands fingers interlaced, palms up and gently lifts puppy two feet off of the ground, holding it there for 30 seconds.
purpose: Degree of accepting dominance while in position of no control. Fight or Flight Drive
(1) struggled fiercely, tried to bite, (2) struggled fiercely, (3) struggled, settled, struggled and settled, (4) no struggle, relaxed, (5) no struggle, body stiff, (6) no struggle, froze.
Retreiving Everad's Score 4
instructions: tester crouches besieds the pup and attracts its attention with a crumpled up piece of paper. Then the pup shows some interest, the tester toesses the paper (no more than four feet) in front of the puppy, encouraging it to retreive the paper.
purpose: Degree of willingness to do something for you. Together with social attraction and following, a key indicator for ease or difficulty in training. Prey Drive
(1) chased object, picked it up and ran away, (2) chased object, stood over it, did not return, (3) chased object, picked it up and returned with it to tester, (4) Chased object and returned w/o it to tester, (5) started to chase object, lost interest, (6) did not chase object.
Touch Sensitivity Everad's Score 1
instructions: tester locates the webbing of one of the puppy's front paws and presses lightly between his index finger and thumb. Tester gradulally increases pressure while counting to 10 and stops the pressure when the puppy pulls away or shows discomfort. (do not pierce with fingernail).
purpose: Degree of sensitivity to touch and a key indicator to the type of training equipment required.
before response: (1) 8-10 counts, (2) 6-7 counts, (3) 5-6 counts, (4) 2-4 counts, (5) 2-3 counts
Sound Sensitivity Everad's Score 4-3
instructions: the puppy is placed in the center of the testing area and an assistant stationed at the perimeter makes a sharp noise, such as banging a metal spoon on the bottom of a metal pan (loudly).
purpose: Degree of sensitivity to sound (also a rudimentary tet for deafness). Prey Drive.
(1) listened, located sound, walked toward it, barking, (2) listened, located, barked, (3) listened, lcoated, showed curiosity and walked toward sound, (4) listened, located the sound, (5) cringed, backed off and hid, (6) ignored sound, showed no curiosity.
Sight Senstiviity Everad's Score 3
instructions: the puppy is placed in the center of the testing area. The tester ties a string around a bath towel and jerks it across the floor two feet away from puppy.
purpose: Degree of response to a moving object, such as chasing bicycles, children or squirrels. Prey Drive
(1) looked, attacked and bit, (2) looked, barked with tail up, (3) looked curiously, attempted to investigate, (4) looked, barked, tail-tucked, (5) ran away, hid.
Stability Everad's Score 1
instructions. an umbrella is opened about five feet from the puppy and gently placed on the ground.
purpose Degree of startle response to a strange object, Fight and Flight Drive
(1) looked and ran to the umbrella, mouthting or biting it, (2) looked and walked to the umbrella, smelling it cautiously, (3) looked and went to investigate, (4) Sat and looked, but did not move toward the umbrella, (5) ran way from the umbrella, (6) showed no interest.
Structure (conformation) Everad's Score Good +
instructions: the puppy is gently set and held in a natural stance and evaluated for structure in the following categories:
* straight front
* straight rear
* shoulder lay back
* front angulation
* croup angulation
* rear angulation
purpose: Degree of structural soundness. Good structure is necessary.
(1) good, the puppy is correct in structure, (2) the puppy has a slight fault or deviation, (3) the puppy has an extreme fault or deviation.
(first published in the AKC Gazette, March 1979, an article by Melissa Bartlett)
(there's a bunch more summary info for interpreting the scores, but will save the details for the puppy's new owners)
Everad's personality is out of his skin in love with people. He is probably what you would call as socially dominant. He's very good with other dogs, loves puppies, 100% without a doubt loves people and kids. Most people that come over think he will "get enough" attention and back off .. hmm, not Everad, you let him kiss your face and you enjoy it, you've set a precedent with him, from then on, you love him and love to be kissed by him. Around the house? yes, he does get enough attention and affection, as an almost two year old boy he's satisfied with the affection and love he gets, but take him to class or have someone come over, and you are here to be kissed and that's all there's to it. Everad is fast as lightening, we look forward taking him to agility trials as he gets older. He has all of his points in conformation to be a UKC champion and one major. He loves people so much it's nearly impossible to get him to hold still for a judge to look him over. He's been to one show got all of his points and one major on his first birthday. We look forward to him growing up some and taking the gold, b/c this guy is gold through and through.
comparitively for testing results, here's "Tigre's" testiing (remember she's not related to Grace, Everad or the puppies, but to understand the testing and how a puppy can be so different, here's her scores.
Social Attraction: Score 4
Following, Score 3
Restraint, Score 5
Social Dominance, 6
Retreiving, 5
Touch Sensitivity, 3
Sound Sensitivity, 4
Sight Sensitivity, 2
two 3's, two 5's, a 2, 4 and 6.
the test says she will be outgoing, friendly and will adjust well in situations, flexible temperament, the 5s say she is submissive and lacking in self-confidence, bonds closely to owners but is aloof from the score of 6 with one 2 as being dominant and self-assured. (she has moments of both, a protector and loves to be hunged and play catch)
She is outgoing, friendly, wagging tail that clears tables, she is everybody's best friend. She does dominant with a big bark with someone coming towards the yard or house, we are her priority, she's a total sweetheart. When there's discord in the house amongst the canine (over a bone, otherwise never), she is the peacemaker. She's a perfect girl around the house, stays out of the crate at night without any trouble, never distructive. Now that she's 8 months old today, she has found a passion of playing catch, her most favorite things are laying around rassling with Joaquin on the floor, playing easy with Darlin, plays with Hilde endlessly and rough housing, plays with and submits to Everad and Grace. She is a wonderful balance of a sweet and loving poodle.
Note: each litter have similar aspects to their personalities, some will retreive, some will be more outgoing with loud noices or cringling paper, etc. All in all, these are poodles, loving, well bred, intelligent and as all poodles are, they love their people and want to please them.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Puppy Pictures 9 days old
no particular order, updated pictures, Day 9 (names are on top of the picture)
I know it says their ears will open after Day 13-17, but when we walk into the room, they will answer us with a little gruff-woof. They are communicating with us answering any quick noises.
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Cory likes to show off his white pads on his feet, (camera doesn't pick it up, in person easy to see),
I know it says their ears will open after Day 13-17, but when we walk into the room, they will answer us with a little gruff-woof. They are communicating with us answering any quick noises.
Cara, one of the smallest girls,
Carly, she does not like being on her back, not a normal thing to do I guess,
Claire is the darkest cream girl, her nose also buried into the bear,
Claudia, doesn't like being put on her back, her eyes are opening too,
Colby, he's got his nose down in the bear, the black quiet guy,
Collette, 9 days old and eyes are opening, 
Big Boy Conner, 1# 11oz today, 9 days old, his eyes are peaking out too,
his toe nails looked completely white again today,
Cova, one of the smaller girls, she was a wiggly poo, her toe nails looked white today,
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Courtney, had to put a color collar on her to tell her apart, we keep getting her mixed up with her other cream colored sisters,
Cory likes to show off his white pads on his feet, (camera doesn't pick it up, in person easy to see),
Week 2 Development and Neural Stimulation exercises
Development of the puppies:
* Eyes should open around days 8-10
* Ears should open around days 13-17
* Begin holding puppies in different ways (applying light stress)
* Trim nails weekly
Once their eyes open, it's a world of discovery and fun and exploring.
Collette seems to be looking out of her fused eyes, must be her lighter color, we can kind of see her eyes looking out. Today Conner sat up (for a few seconds) to look around, eyes fused. They don't need to be so warm now that their bodies are able to regulate their body heat a little, we are adjusting and readjusting the room's temperature. The whelping box, the puppies' environment is about 75-80 degrees.
Litter's Early Life, Week 1 start this week. I will be putting "pictures" of the exercises during this week.
Barefoot Pudel's have adopted the Bio Sensor method to start our new pups off right. In an effort to improve the performance of dogs used for military purposes, a program called "Bio Sensor" was developed. Later, it became known to the public as the "Super Dog" program. Based on years of research, the military learned that early neurological stimulation exercises could have important and lasting effects.
The "Bio Sensor" program was also concerned with early neurological stimulation in order to give the dog a superior advantage. Its development utilized six exercises. The handler completes the series from beginning to end before starting with the next pup in a gentle and loving way. Handling the puppies once per day involves the following exercises:
1. Tactile stimulation - holding the pup in one hand, the handler gently stimulates (tickles) the pup between the toes. It is not necessary to see that the pup is feeling the tickle. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.
2. Head held erect - using both hands, the pup is held perpendicular to the ground so that its head is directly above its tail. This is an upwards position. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.
3. Head pointed down - holding the pup firmly with both hands, the head is reversed and is pointed downward so that itt is pointing towards the ground. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.
4. Supin position - hold the pup so that its back is resting in the palm of both hands with its muzzle facing the ceiling. The pup while on its back is allowed to sleep struggle. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.
5. Thermal stimulation - using a damp towel that has been cooled in a refrigerator, place the pup on the towel, feet down. Do not restrain the puppy from moving. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.
Five benefits have been observed in canines that were exposed to the Bio Sensor stimulation exercises:
* Improved cardio vascular performance (heart rate)
* Stronger heart beats
* More tolerance to stress
* Greater resistance to disease
These exercises impact the neurological system by lightly stimulating it into action earlier than would be normally expected. The result being an increased capacity that later will help to make the difference in its performance. Those who play with the pups and routinely handle them should continue to do so b/c the neurological exercises are not substitutions for routine handling, play socializaiton or bonding.
Once the puppies are home with their forever families, play stimulation of toys, chewing, healthy treats, etc. is a way of bonding and creating the best relationship with your dog. We suggest following Cesar Millan's way of training and creating a strong relationship with your puppy/dog by non-violent training and caring for you dog.
We also recommend raising your puppy as holistically as possible. If you wouldn't put a product on yourself, consider not putting it on your puppy/dog. Instead of using flea deterrants, consider spraying your house to keep the fleas down to a minimum. We have six poodles, we have a company come out and spray our home and yard for bugs which keeps the fleas away, we do not use any rinse or flea collars on our poodles.
Pictures: -coming soon-
* Eyes should open around days 8-10
* Ears should open around days 13-17
* Begin holding puppies in different ways (applying light stress)
* Trim nails weekly
Once their eyes open, it's a world of discovery and fun and exploring.
Collette seems to be looking out of her fused eyes, must be her lighter color, we can kind of see her eyes looking out. Today Conner sat up (for a few seconds) to look around, eyes fused. They don't need to be so warm now that their bodies are able to regulate their body heat a little, we are adjusting and readjusting the room's temperature. The whelping box, the puppies' environment is about 75-80 degrees.
Litter's Early Life, Week 1 start this week. I will be putting "pictures" of the exercises during this week.
Barefoot Pudel's have adopted the Bio Sensor method to start our new pups off right. In an effort to improve the performance of dogs used for military purposes, a program called "Bio Sensor" was developed. Later, it became known to the public as the "Super Dog" program. Based on years of research, the military learned that early neurological stimulation exercises could have important and lasting effects.
The "Bio Sensor" program was also concerned with early neurological stimulation in order to give the dog a superior advantage. Its development utilized six exercises. The handler completes the series from beginning to end before starting with the next pup in a gentle and loving way. Handling the puppies once per day involves the following exercises:
1. Tactile stimulation - holding the pup in one hand, the handler gently stimulates (tickles) the pup between the toes. It is not necessary to see that the pup is feeling the tickle. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.
2. Head held erect - using both hands, the pup is held perpendicular to the ground so that its head is directly above its tail. This is an upwards position. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.
3. Head pointed down - holding the pup firmly with both hands, the head is reversed and is pointed downward so that itt is pointing towards the ground. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.
4. Supin position - hold the pup so that its back is resting in the palm of both hands with its muzzle facing the ceiling. The pup while on its back is allowed to sleep struggle. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.
5. Thermal stimulation - using a damp towel that has been cooled in a refrigerator, place the pup on the towel, feet down. Do not restrain the puppy from moving. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.
Five benefits have been observed in canines that were exposed to the Bio Sensor stimulation exercises:
* Improved cardio vascular performance (heart rate)
* Stronger heart beats
* More tolerance to stress
* Greater resistance to disease
These exercises impact the neurological system by lightly stimulating it into action earlier than would be normally expected. The result being an increased capacity that later will help to make the difference in its performance. Those who play with the pups and routinely handle them should continue to do so b/c the neurological exercises are not substitutions for routine handling, play socializaiton or bonding.
Once the puppies are home with their forever families, play stimulation of toys, chewing, healthy treats, etc. is a way of bonding and creating the best relationship with your dog. We suggest following Cesar Millan's way of training and creating a strong relationship with your puppy/dog by non-violent training and caring for you dog.
We also recommend raising your puppy as holistically as possible. If you wouldn't put a product on yourself, consider not putting it on your puppy/dog. Instead of using flea deterrants, consider spraying your house to keep the fleas down to a minimum. We have six poodles, we have a company come out and spray our home and yard for bugs which keeps the fleas away, we do not use any rinse or flea collars on our poodles.
Pictures: -coming soon-
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Puppies are six days old
wow it's already Thursday, guess it's having 10 puppies in the house, but that was a fast almost one week!
Momma Grace is doing really good. By day three she was jumping and playing, she's still smiling. She's a happy girl, her usual self.
Puppies are doing great too, they have a fabulous momma that takes care of them. Today was nail trimming day - once a week, momma appreciates that! They are strong rooters, holding them takes attention they don't swiggle off your hand. We weigh them twice daily and starting to spend more time holding them and cuddlying with them which is their first "socialization" phase. Touching and being persistent to clilpping their nails is their first stress conditioning. We touch their feet, cut their nails, rub under their ears for a couple of seconds until the puppy will relax or show a sign of acknowledging attention and then stop. It doesn't take much with these little infants.
They are starting to show personality differences but it's so subtle.
Cova after the nail trimming still has white nails. She's one of the smallest girls, she sleeps a little more and eats a little less at a time, same as Cara, the purple ribboned girl.
Cory's nails after trimming, the white was clipped away and are now black, most of the other puppies that had white nails have turned black
Conner's coat is turning a brown hue, at the vet's on Tuesday under the bright light it was easy to see.Conner seems to be getting more white up the back of his feet not less like Grace's last litter.
Cara, purple girl seems much calmer, she's a petite little girl, she doesn't seem food motivated at this point.
Courtney seems to the a bit wiry, see picture below, she doesn't hold still for very long. When she was first born she weighed 10.8oz and then either dropped or we mis-weighed her, 2nd weighing she was 7.9oz, but she has caught up with them, she's done well the whole time.
(see below for the pigment and traits of the puppies, the creams are more voicerous - but not in a bad way, they just feel there's reason to say something right now more than the black puppies)
Collette seems to settle quicker than the other two cream females.
Today Courtney caught up with weight gain with Claire, we have to compare and look at the lightness of the cream color to be sure we have Courtney and not Claire.
(the three creams in size are: Collette the largest, Claire the deeper cream color and Courtney the smallest and lightest cream girl).
Conner moves slower like Cory, they are just calmer, they are not terribly worried about anything in particular, like their sister Carly. Colby seems more sensitive like he's paying attention but just saying, he's storing information maybe.
Carly, she's not so worried about things, she will be taken care of why worry,
Cara is quick and wiry like Courtney (probably their small bodies), Claire is a little more moving around(energetic) but so is Collette. Collette does the little thing her mom does, she will do what you want with a heavy sigh, just to make sure you know it's your idea.
hmm, I didn't realized I was putting in a synopsis of the little guys. All in all they are doing great. They eat, sleep and picking them up by us humans is starting to stimulate them. They have healthy poos, which is good.
Courtney is the smallest cream girl, but she's gaining on them
Cara and Cova are neck and neck with size, Cara actually feels lighter, she's calmer than Cova, Cova might be lighter in color. I actually think Cara and Cova are smaller than Claire, the darker cream. Collette is a little larger than these four girls, but much smaller than Claudia and Carly.
Next size step are the "calmer girls" Claudia and Carly.
Collette a little more having something to say, but still calm. Claudia is quiet so is Carly and Cara. You have to make a point to check in with them why we ID the puppies so we don't miss anything small and subtle that puppies are really good at being.
Jim and I will get one week pictures out tomorrow or saturday, they are growing, they are so soft and sweet. They are all beautiful puppies, you will love them, I promise
Momma Grace is doing really good. By day three she was jumping and playing, she's still smiling. She's a happy girl, her usual self.
Puppies are doing great too, they have a fabulous momma that takes care of them. Today was nail trimming day - once a week, momma appreciates that! They are strong rooters, holding them takes attention they don't swiggle off your hand. We weigh them twice daily and starting to spend more time holding them and cuddlying with them which is their first "socialization" phase. Touching and being persistent to clilpping their nails is their first stress conditioning. We touch their feet, cut their nails, rub under their ears for a couple of seconds until the puppy will relax or show a sign of acknowledging attention and then stop. It doesn't take much with these little infants.
They are starting to show personality differences but it's so subtle.
Cova after the nail trimming still has white nails. She's one of the smallest girls, she sleeps a little more and eats a little less at a time, same as Cara, the purple ribboned girl.
Cory's nails after trimming, the white was clipped away and are now black, most of the other puppies that had white nails have turned black
Conner's coat is turning a brown hue, at the vet's on Tuesday under the bright light it was easy to see.Conner seems to be getting more white up the back of his feet not less like Grace's last litter.
Cara, purple girl seems much calmer, she's a petite little girl, she doesn't seem food motivated at this point.
Courtney seems to the a bit wiry, see picture below, she doesn't hold still for very long. When she was first born she weighed 10.8oz and then either dropped or we mis-weighed her, 2nd weighing she was 7.9oz, but she has caught up with them, she's done well the whole time.
(see below for the pigment and traits of the puppies, the creams are more voicerous - but not in a bad way, they just feel there's reason to say something right now more than the black puppies)
Collette seems to settle quicker than the other two cream females.
Today Courtney caught up with weight gain with Claire, we have to compare and look at the lightness of the cream color to be sure we have Courtney and not Claire.
(the three creams in size are: Collette the largest, Claire the deeper cream color and Courtney the smallest and lightest cream girl).
Conner moves slower like Cory, they are just calmer, they are not terribly worried about anything in particular, like their sister Carly. Colby seems more sensitive like he's paying attention but just saying, he's storing information maybe.
Carly, she's not so worried about things, she will be taken care of why worry,
Cara is quick and wiry like Courtney (probably their small bodies), Claire is a little more moving around(energetic) but so is Collette. Collette does the little thing her mom does, she will do what you want with a heavy sigh, just to make sure you know it's your idea.
hmm, I didn't realized I was putting in a synopsis of the little guys. All in all they are doing great. They eat, sleep and picking them up by us humans is starting to stimulate them. They have healthy poos, which is good.
Courtney is the smallest cream girl, but she's gaining on them
Cara and Cova are neck and neck with size, Cara actually feels lighter, she's calmer than Cova, Cova might be lighter in color. I actually think Cara and Cova are smaller than Claire, the darker cream. Collette is a little larger than these four girls, but much smaller than Claudia and Carly.
Next size step are the "calmer girls" Claudia and Carly.
Collette a little more having something to say, but still calm. Claudia is quiet so is Carly and Cara. You have to make a point to check in with them why we ID the puppies so we don't miss anything small and subtle that puppies are really good at being.
Jim and I will get one week pictures out tomorrow or saturday, they are growing, they are so soft and sweet. They are all beautiful puppies, you will love them, I promise
Monday, September 13, 2010
Puppy's 1st Picture
Not in any kind of order, here's puppy's first picture,
Collette, 2nd puppy born, birth weight 12.6oz, she's the lightest cream girl, today's weight 13oz(the ribbon in the background is Everad's from his conformation show, he got one major and all of his points that weekend, was the weekend he turned one, November 2009)
Conner, the first boy born, 8th puppy, weighed 15oz at birth, first puppy to break the 1# mark, today he weighs 1# 2.2oz, he's the big boy of the litter. He has lots of white on the pads of his feet, seems to be getting more than going away like Grace's last litter.
Cova, first puppy born, weighed 11.1oz at birth, today she weighs 12oz, see her white toe nails? She's the last puppy that still has white toe nails, everyone else has already changed to black.
Cara, last female born at 5:19am as #7 puppy, 11.2oz at birth, today weighs 12.1oz, she feels like Everad to me, small framed and light weight. Her front pads are shiny black; the back feet have lots of white hairs in the pads of her feet.
Carly, red collar, weighed 13.7oz at birth, #6th puppy, she weighs 15.3oz today. All of her feet have white hairs on the bottom of the pads.
Claudia, 3rd puppy born, weighing 13.7oz, today weighs in at 15oz, she's all black, shiny black pads, no white.
Claire, darker cream girl, 12.2oz at birth, she keeps rolling out of her light green collar, today she weighs 13.1oz, her nose is turning black today and so are her pads.
Puppies have plumped up and gotten more hair on their faces today
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Colby, #9 puppy, black puppy with shiny black pads, weighed 13.5oz, see his paw? no white. Day 3, today he weighs 15oz
Courtney, the very smallest cream girl, weighed 10.8oz at birth. First day she went down to 7.9oz, today Day 3 she is steadily up to 9.9oz. She's hungry and wiggly.
Cory, last puppy born weighing at 13.4oz, he has lots of white on the pads of his feet, today weighs 15.3, growls and screams when we turn him over onto his back. His personality test will be interesting. He has white hairs on the pads of his feet, see my color coming through?
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Poodle Colors
The conversation has come up to qualify what the puppies will look like grown. Following are examples to get more of an idea of what the colors of this litter will grow to look like. For conversation sake, we will continue to call Grace a silver and samples of Hilde and her Mom, blues. The blues are faded blacks, the silvers can be seen as silver before they are 8 wks old as Darlin can be our example, the blacks should show no other color than black.
Creams are almost white to a champagne color. The Cream Poodles also have black stains or points with lightly tinted apricot ears. Between these poodles, you can find combination of cream and white and they look very beautiful. Above is Everad's sire, Zivan.
The Black poodle color should be a beautiful deep jet black. No hint of blue or silver in it. The face when shaved should be almost, if not as dark, in color as the main coat. A true black should never fade and they should never have white or silver guard hairs. Blacks must have black points and dark brown eyes. Pictured here is Everad's uncle, Zachary, Everad is exactly that color, same colored eyes. Zachary is 20" tall.
The picture on the left is Darlin at 6 wks old, she has a silvery face and feet and a mahogony coat showing she is a silver puppy. By 12 wks her coat is turning a metal gray color with very light silver feet and face with light silver coming up through as new hair. The picture on the right is her grandsire, Aery's Preditorian, a silver adult male. Grace, centered, is a combination of silver/blue, she has a silver face, feet and legs, brown and black running through her coat makes her darker than silver on the core of her body.
Creams are almost white to a champagne color. The Cream Poodles also have black stains or points with lightly tinted apricot ears. Between these poodles, you can find combination of cream and white and they look very beautiful. Above is Everad's sire, Zivan.
Black Poodles
The Black poodle color should be a beautiful deep jet black. No hint of blue or silver in it. The face when shaved should be almost, if not as dark, in color as the main coat. A true black should never fade and they should never have white or silver guard hairs. Blacks must have black points and dark brown eyes. Pictured here is Everad's uncle, Zachary, Everad is exactly that color, same colored eyes. Zachary is 20" tall.
The blue poodle is a dilute of black. It carries the fading gene. Blue poodle puppies are born black and turn blue by two years of age. This poodle color takes the longest time to clear. Puppies at a young age will have brown highlights showing they are a blue or silver puppy but not a black puppy. By 2 years of age the dog will usually have it's adult color. Blue poodles should have black points and dark brown eyes.
Pictured here is Hilde's dam, she is a blue. Eventhough the puppies are not related to Hilde, Grace's previous litter have puppies that didn't show any silver traits before they were 8 wks old, which makes them this blue instead of silver that Grace is. The puppies with very few white hairs on the pads of their feet --at this point-- we will say they are "blues". About 3-6 wks they should show quite a bit of change in color with the brownish/mahongy hue to their black coats.
Silver PoodlesPictured here is Hilde's dam, she is a blue. Eventhough the puppies are not related to Hilde, Grace's previous litter have puppies that didn't show any silver traits before they were 8 wks old, which makes them this blue instead of silver that Grace is. The puppies with very few white hairs on the pads of their feet --at this point-- we will say they are "blues". About 3-6 wks they should show quite a bit of change in color with the brownish/mahongy hue to their black coats.
This color is also a dilute of black and carries the fading gene. Silvers are born black and clear over time. Silvers should have a silver face and feet by the age of 6 weeks to be a real silver poodle. As the blues, there are varying shades from silver to sparkling platinum that is almost white to a beautiful pewter colo. (That's where Grace's color can get confusing, her grandmother is the pewter color and is called blue.)
The picture on the left is Darlin at 6 wks old, she has a silvery face and feet and a mahogony coat showing she is a silver puppy. By 12 wks her coat is turning a metal gray color with very light silver feet and face with light silver coming up through as new hair. The picture on the right is her grandsire, Aery's Preditorian, a silver adult male. Grace, centered, is a combination of silver/blue, she has a silver face, feet and legs, brown and black running through her coat makes her darker than silver on the core of her body.
The puppies with lots of white on the pads of their feet we will say are "silvers" however they should show silvery faces and feet before they are 8 wks old to register them as silvers. If they still look black with the mahogony hued coat and no silver feet and face, we will say they are blues.
Ready for Technical Talk about Poodle Colors?
Article from VetGen, the laboratory that tests for color
http://www.vetgen.com/chromagene-coat-color2.html
ChromaGene™Coat Color
Coat Color in Poodles
DNA research has identified the genotype associated with the brown (b allele) and cream- white-red-apricot (e allele) coloring.
What does this mean to breeders of Poodles?
VetGen has discovered that Poodles who are brown have the 'bb' genotype and Poodles who are cream, white, apricot or red have the 'ee' genotype.
The DNA Test for coat color in Poodles will allow breeders to test dogs who are NOT brown, to identify whether the b allele is present, as well as to test those dogs who are NOT cream, white, apricot or red, to identify whether the e allele is present.
The DNA test for b and e allows breeders the choice of producing dogs with brown coat color, as well as the opportunity of breeding away from the cream, white, apricot or red coat color.
The ChromaGene™ test will determine which one of the genotypes listed below your Poodle is:
If your dog is black the possible genotypes are: BBEE, BBEe, BbEE, BbEe.
If your dog is brown, the possible genotypes are: bbEE, bbEe.
If your dog is cream, white, apricot or red with a black nose, possible genotypes are: BBee, Bbee.
If your dog is cream, white, apricot or red with a brown nose, your dog's genotype is bbee.
ChromaGene™ testing is valuable for determining if a breeding pair is carrying e, b or both and would therefore be capable of producing the brown or cream-white-red-apricot coat color.
Table of Statistical Outcomes of Mating Pairs
(please click the link above to view the actual table)
please note we have not tested our poodles for color but will like to in the future.
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http://www.vetgen.com/chromagene-coat-color2.html
ChromaGene™Coat Color
Coat Color in Poodles
DNA research has identified the genotype associated with the brown (b allele) and cream- white-red-apricot (e allele) coloring.
What does this mean to breeders of Poodles?
VetGen has discovered that Poodles who are brown have the 'bb' genotype and Poodles who are cream, white, apricot or red have the 'ee' genotype.
The DNA Test for coat color in Poodles will allow breeders to test dogs who are NOT brown, to identify whether the b allele is present, as well as to test those dogs who are NOT cream, white, apricot or red, to identify whether the e allele is present.
The DNA test for b and e allows breeders the choice of producing dogs with brown coat color, as well as the opportunity of breeding away from the cream, white, apricot or red coat color.
The ChromaGene™ test will determine which one of the genotypes listed below your Poodle is:
If your dog is black the possible genotypes are: BBEE, BBEe, BbEE, BbEe.
If your dog is brown, the possible genotypes are: bbEE, bbEe.
If your dog is cream, white, apricot or red with a black nose, possible genotypes are: BBee, Bbee.
If your dog is cream, white, apricot or red with a brown nose, your dog's genotype is bbee.
ChromaGene™ testing is valuable for determining if a breeding pair is carrying e, b or both and would therefore be capable of producing the brown or cream-white-red-apricot coat color.
Table of Statistical Outcomes of Mating Pairs
(please click the link above to view the actual table)
please note we have not tested our poodles for color but will like to in the future.
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Colors and Personality Traits
Pigment and Personality
Poodle, by Bruce Fogle, DVM
Results of a survey completed by poodle breeders report on the link between coat color and temperament. This link is probably the color pigment melanin, which is similar to chemicals that act as trasmitters in the brain. The Poodle's personality is also influenced by size, breedling line, and early learning experiences.
Blue Poodle is similar to black in personality and temperament.
(According to this book/article, Hilde is a blue [a light black] and Grace is a silver and I do agree with that)
Playfullness with Other Dogs
The survey shows that black poodles are most willing to play with other dogs. Whites are also more playful than average. Apricots and browns are less likely to initiate play.
Wariness of Unknown People
Black and brown standard poodles are most at ease when meeting unknown people. Whites are typical of the Poodle average, while apricots are little less sure of themselves.
Destructiveness at Home
Poodles are less destructive at home than almost any other breed. Within the breed, blacks are least likely to chew furniture; browns and apricots are the most likely.
Trainablity/Obedience
Black Standards are better than average at responding to obedience training. Browns and whites are average for the breed, while apricots require a little more patience.
Black poodles were reported to be more obedient and easier to house train than poodles with other coat colors, while apricots were found to be more likely to be disobedient and more difficult to house train than average. (Be careful not to let the house training scare you off with your preferred color. Our puppies are raised with the Potty Park that we encourage you to continue when you bring your puppy home. Please consider ordering your Potty Park now for your puppy.)
Whining for Attention
Poodles seldom whine for attention, but, within the breed, blacks are least likely to moan. Apricots are most likely to make noise to gain attention.
(now this one makes me giggle with Joaquin and his sister Mitzi, they demand attention and whining is only one way to get it. Comparitively, Hilde never whins for attention and Eveard always whins for attention but less than Joaquin.)
Need for Physical Activity
All Poodles thrive on physical activity. However, apricot and white standards demand slightly less activity than average, while blacks require more physical exercise.
A note about blue and silver puppies: See our website http://www.barefootpudels.com/ with "Hilde" on the Klein Pudel page. You can see that she has a mahogony hue to her black coat. When puppies are about three weeks, they will change to the mahogony hue which will tell us for sure which are blacks and which are blue or silver.
We can make an observation with our guys on this subject: Everad, Hilde and Darlin, they all need to run full out a couple times a day, they smile their faces off when they can just hall out and run. Comparitively, Tigre' as a small puppy really didn't want to run much, but to keep up with Hilde, her friend, she has sped up and now has a stronger, quicker body due to Hilde's influence. If Hilde didn't encouage her to run fast and play, Tigre' would be much different in her level of physical activity and how she know carries herself. Joaquin and Tigre' will lay and just rassle with a toy and roll around on the floor, where Hilde will just look at them and wonder why they are not up on their feet running.
Ages have a lot to do with the above too:
Momma Grace will be three October 14th
Everad will be two November 24th
Tigre' will be one January 20th
Joaquin will be one May 14th
Darlin will be one June 5th
Hilde will be two August 4th
Poodle, by Bruce Fogle, DVM
Results of a survey completed by poodle breeders report on the link between coat color and temperament. This link is probably the color pigment melanin, which is similar to chemicals that act as trasmitters in the brain. The Poodle's personality is also influenced by size, breedling line, and early learning experiences.
Blue Poodle is similar to black in personality and temperament.
(According to this book/article, Hilde is a blue [a light black] and Grace is a silver and I do agree with that)
Playfullness with Other Dogs
The survey shows that black poodles are most willing to play with other dogs. Whites are also more playful than average. Apricots and browns are less likely to initiate play.
Wariness of Unknown People
Black and brown standard poodles are most at ease when meeting unknown people. Whites are typical of the Poodle average, while apricots are little less sure of themselves.
Destructiveness at Home
Poodles are less destructive at home than almost any other breed. Within the breed, blacks are least likely to chew furniture; browns and apricots are the most likely.
Trainablity/Obedience
Black Standards are better than average at responding to obedience training. Browns and whites are average for the breed, while apricots require a little more patience.
Black poodles were reported to be more obedient and easier to house train than poodles with other coat colors, while apricots were found to be more likely to be disobedient and more difficult to house train than average. (Be careful not to let the house training scare you off with your preferred color. Our puppies are raised with the Potty Park that we encourage you to continue when you bring your puppy home. Please consider ordering your Potty Park now for your puppy.)
Whining for Attention
Poodles seldom whine for attention, but, within the breed, blacks are least likely to moan. Apricots are most likely to make noise to gain attention.
(now this one makes me giggle with Joaquin and his sister Mitzi, they demand attention and whining is only one way to get it. Comparitively, Hilde never whins for attention and Eveard always whins for attention but less than Joaquin.)
Need for Physical Activity
All Poodles thrive on physical activity. However, apricot and white standards demand slightly less activity than average, while blacks require more physical exercise.
A note about blue and silver puppies: See our website http://www.barefootpudels.com/ with "Hilde" on the Klein Pudel page. You can see that she has a mahogony hue to her black coat. When puppies are about three weeks, they will change to the mahogony hue which will tell us for sure which are blacks and which are blue or silver.
We can make an observation with our guys on this subject: Everad, Hilde and Darlin, they all need to run full out a couple times a day, they smile their faces off when they can just hall out and run. Comparitively, Tigre' as a small puppy really didn't want to run much, but to keep up with Hilde, her friend, she has sped up and now has a stronger, quicker body due to Hilde's influence. If Hilde didn't encouage her to run fast and play, Tigre' would be much different in her level of physical activity and how she know carries herself. Joaquin and Tigre' will lay and just rassle with a toy and roll around on the floor, where Hilde will just look at them and wonder why they are not up on their feet running.
Ages have a lot to do with the above too:
Momma Grace will be three October 14th
Everad will be two November 24th
Tigre' will be one January 20th
Joaquin will be one May 14th
Darlin will be one June 5th
Hilde will be two August 4th
Puppies are Two Days
Grace's milk came in last night, they are all gaining weight. They are such gorgeous little gals and guys, still look small. Conner is the largest this morning, at 15oz. Colby and Cory are 14oz, Claudia is 14.3. Carly starting to gain this morning is 13.7oz, Claire is 12.3, Collette is 12.6, two smaller is Cova 11.5 and Cara 11.6, Courtney weighs in at almost 1/2 the size of Conner at 9.1oz. We had to compare to make sure she was Courtney so she really is growing rapidly.
Of course the puppies will change immensely before they go to their aptitude testing and turn 8 wks old, we just keep watching their growth and take note of their personalities.
Last litter (Grace bred to a 21" male) our largest girl was one of the last puppies to go, at 12 wks old she ended up weighing a little more but was an inch shorter. Big boy Blake (now Oliver) is still large, Roxy is a small refined standard poodle and changing color first that we know of. The 2nd largest cream boy is larger than we thought, the smallest cream boy is about 40#. Out of five puppies only three people keep in touch.
I hope everyone will keep in touch from this litter, it helps us know that they are loved and well cared for and we can track their size and how they change colors and grow. It helps with subsequent litters for size, color and health. It's interesting to know what they like to do and how much training their owners are interesting in doing.
This is Everad's first litter. We consider Grace one of our big girls being a small standard at 50#. We are so happy with the size and quality of this litter (maybe I've already said that?, but we really are). The super refined puppies might grow and be long legged, the heavy puppies might be of average size, most of the puppies will change once they leave the litter.
We got Everad at 10 months old. He was raised by Julie Reed of Tiara Standard Poodles in La Jolla. She's an amazing women and loves her dogs. She's a professional groomer, expert advisor for AKC for 20 years, vet assistant, has shown dogs since she was very young for her grandmother. It's in her blood and it's amazing what she knows, we feel honored to know her so well and consider her a friend.
Everad came from having lots of intact male dogs around and him being the puppy at 10 months old. He got here and he was the only male, I guess his hormones kicked in, he grew an inch in six months. Julie was surprised he grew to 18".
Poodles are very adaptable animals. They will change from us and our home to you and your home. They say, the first two weeks is our influence, after two weeks, you and your environment is what the puppy will become.
Our very first kleinpudel was our Mitzi (2007, she's on the photo gallery). We put a deposit on the litter before the parents were bred, it was their first litter. There was one girl (Mitzi) and four boys. There was one very large boy and a tiny boy, Mitzi was the darkest apricot and the next smallest puppy from the litter. We brought her home at 8wks, we loved and adored her, she was small (much like Courtney), very talkative, spoiled from day one. We geneticas and health screened her at two years old, she got an A++ with her health and genetic testing. We were thrilled and eager to have her first litter. We took her to the breeder wth the male and she thought breeding her to a miniature due to her size would be better. She was a fertile myrtle and conceived seven puppies. Unfortunate things happened due to her size and one puppy died 1/2 way into the pregnancy. We didn't know for weeks later and we had to have an emergency c-section and lost the litter and lost Mitzti's reproductive abilities.
Since then, we got Joaquin, Mitzi's brother. We went back to the breeder and asked her for a male puppy, one that would be larger than Mitzi. From her knowledge and being Joaquin from their fourth litter, she gave us Joaquin as a daddy look alike puppy that will be about 17-1/2" and 25#. His personality is much different from Mitzi's. He's more like their sire's and Mitzi's was more like their dam. We do recognize a lot the same with the two of them though. They both are talkers. Joaquin is the noisiest of the household as in wanting to be with us and will make some racket when he feels to far away, however, don't confuse that with anxiety, he doesn't have problems with that. His body is much different than Mitzi's. He lives to eat, he's more rough and tough but a character like his sister.
In their parent's 2nd litter after Mitzi, the puppies were all small standards. We had the opportunity seeing them. They were huge next to Mitzi's litter. The 3rd litter had five boys that were also the mid size kleins like Joaquin's litter. Isn't it interesting that their parents had one litter of small standards rather than kleins?
With each litter we learn more about what our poodles will throw. I expected only a few small Everad type puppies, today? I see most Everad size puppies. I am also a litle surprised we got three creams and only two blacks, the rest silver/blues.
From the color spectrum of this litter, black poodles and white poodles are the basic color.
The blues and silvers and creams are diluted from black and white. How much they will turn color is still a guess, but it looks like we have five puppies of varying color of silver/blue. One black male, one black female and three creams. The creams are a diluted brown that is dominant enough to pop up every litter with Everad's family. Breeding Everad with that gene to a silver/blue we got more of the diluted color than more blacks.
Hilde and Everad should have as many blues over blacks, however, her momma has a rainbow of color and we are hoping for a white as well as a brown and several creams from their litter next year.
Of course the puppies will change immensely before they go to their aptitude testing and turn 8 wks old, we just keep watching their growth and take note of their personalities.
Last litter (Grace bred to a 21" male) our largest girl was one of the last puppies to go, at 12 wks old she ended up weighing a little more but was an inch shorter. Big boy Blake (now Oliver) is still large, Roxy is a small refined standard poodle and changing color first that we know of. The 2nd largest cream boy is larger than we thought, the smallest cream boy is about 40#. Out of five puppies only three people keep in touch.
I hope everyone will keep in touch from this litter, it helps us know that they are loved and well cared for and we can track their size and how they change colors and grow. It helps with subsequent litters for size, color and health. It's interesting to know what they like to do and how much training their owners are interesting in doing.
This is Everad's first litter. We consider Grace one of our big girls being a small standard at 50#. We are so happy with the size and quality of this litter (maybe I've already said that?, but we really are). The super refined puppies might grow and be long legged, the heavy puppies might be of average size, most of the puppies will change once they leave the litter.
We got Everad at 10 months old. He was raised by Julie Reed of Tiara Standard Poodles in La Jolla. She's an amazing women and loves her dogs. She's a professional groomer, expert advisor for AKC for 20 years, vet assistant, has shown dogs since she was very young for her grandmother. It's in her blood and it's amazing what she knows, we feel honored to know her so well and consider her a friend.
Everad came from having lots of intact male dogs around and him being the puppy at 10 months old. He got here and he was the only male, I guess his hormones kicked in, he grew an inch in six months. Julie was surprised he grew to 18".
Poodles are very adaptable animals. They will change from us and our home to you and your home. They say, the first two weeks is our influence, after two weeks, you and your environment is what the puppy will become.
Our very first kleinpudel was our Mitzi (2007, she's on the photo gallery). We put a deposit on the litter before the parents were bred, it was their first litter. There was one girl (Mitzi) and four boys. There was one very large boy and a tiny boy, Mitzi was the darkest apricot and the next smallest puppy from the litter. We brought her home at 8wks, we loved and adored her, she was small (much like Courtney), very talkative, spoiled from day one. We geneticas and health screened her at two years old, she got an A++ with her health and genetic testing. We were thrilled and eager to have her first litter. We took her to the breeder wth the male and she thought breeding her to a miniature due to her size would be better. She was a fertile myrtle and conceived seven puppies. Unfortunate things happened due to her size and one puppy died 1/2 way into the pregnancy. We didn't know for weeks later and we had to have an emergency c-section and lost the litter and lost Mitzti's reproductive abilities.
Since then, we got Joaquin, Mitzi's brother. We went back to the breeder and asked her for a male puppy, one that would be larger than Mitzi. From her knowledge and being Joaquin from their fourth litter, she gave us Joaquin as a daddy look alike puppy that will be about 17-1/2" and 25#. His personality is much different from Mitzi's. He's more like their sire's and Mitzi's was more like their dam. We do recognize a lot the same with the two of them though. They both are talkers. Joaquin is the noisiest of the household as in wanting to be with us and will make some racket when he feels to far away, however, don't confuse that with anxiety, he doesn't have problems with that. His body is much different than Mitzi's. He lives to eat, he's more rough and tough but a character like his sister.
In their parent's 2nd litter after Mitzi, the puppies were all small standards. We had the opportunity seeing them. They were huge next to Mitzi's litter. The 3rd litter had five boys that were also the mid size kleins like Joaquin's litter. Isn't it interesting that their parents had one litter of small standards rather than kleins?
With each litter we learn more about what our poodles will throw. I expected only a few small Everad type puppies, today? I see most Everad size puppies. I am also a litle surprised we got three creams and only two blacks, the rest silver/blues.
From the color spectrum of this litter, black poodles and white poodles are the basic color.
The blues and silvers and creams are diluted from black and white. How much they will turn color is still a guess, but it looks like we have five puppies of varying color of silver/blue. One black male, one black female and three creams. The creams are a diluted brown that is dominant enough to pop up every litter with Everad's family. Breeding Everad with that gene to a silver/blue we got more of the diluted color than more blacks.
Hilde and Everad should have as many blues over blacks, however, her momma has a rainbow of color and we are hoping for a white as well as a brown and several creams from their litter next year.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Development of the Puppies
Raising Puppies Timeline
90% of time spent sleeping
10% eating
Susceptible to heat/cold
Instinctive reflexes: crawl, seek warmth, nurse
They can right themselves if placed upside down
Needs stimulation of urination/defecation
Rapid development of central nervous system
Need constant care from momma
Pups may lose 10% of weight after birth, but should start gaining again
Weight should double by end of the week
Puppies are still eating colostrum for about three days before Grace's milk comes in. They are constantly eating and will fall asleep where they are. We have them in a padded and toweled kiddie pool 4'x4' which gives them and momma Grace lots of room. Much less squishing puppies when momma Grace lays down or needs to stretch. Puppies will take a hike across the pool with no problem to get to momma, or get to the heating pad or go towards commotion when we sit and watch them.
Grace is doing well, she's really thin comparatively and thirsty. Still sleeping as much as the puppies, we are feeding her a high caloric diet about 3-4 times per day and of course her NuVet vitamins every day, adding milk product in her diet to encourage her milk to come in. The puppies are just as sweet as ever, they crawl and scoot and make noise and slurp. Still letting momma potty them. When we tagged them with their colors and weighed them she watched every move we made, eventually getting up and checking on her babies.
The creams are easy to tell apart.
The boys are little more difficult, two have white pads and one doesn't. The black boy we call Lil' Ev, but his nickname is Colby. We sat down to watch them and he high tailed it over to say hi, he will be as friendly and gregarious as his dad.
The four black girls are tough to decifer. One has a bunch of white on her pads, but only the back feet. One is what we call black, the pads are shiny, the other two have relatively the same amount of white hairs on their pads.
Already, today just the 2nd day, the hairs on the pads and their toe nails are rapidly changing color, we are keeping good notes to see how these few hairs influence their colors by the time they are 8 weeks old. The two thin babies out of the litter are gaining weight. We spend most of our day making the temp of their environment about 85 degrees, it fluctuates at night and with the weather.
When they are about one week old we will start taking individual pictures of the puppies. Right now they look like hairy fetuses, the hair is starting to ripple and they constantly make little jumping movements, eating or sleeping and they do make noise for a couple of seconds at a time. Yesterday, I saw three tails wagging as they were piled up and eating.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
on this day and always,
90% of time spent sleeping
10% eating
Susceptible to heat/cold
Instinctive reflexes: crawl, seek warmth, nurse
They can right themselves if placed upside down
Needs stimulation of urination/defecation
Rapid development of central nervous system
Need constant care from momma
Pups may lose 10% of weight after birth, but should start gaining again
Weight should double by end of the week
Puppies are still eating colostrum for about three days before Grace's milk comes in. They are constantly eating and will fall asleep where they are. We have them in a padded and toweled kiddie pool 4'x4' which gives them and momma Grace lots of room. Much less squishing puppies when momma Grace lays down or needs to stretch. Puppies will take a hike across the pool with no problem to get to momma, or get to the heating pad or go towards commotion when we sit and watch them.
Grace is doing well, she's really thin comparatively and thirsty. Still sleeping as much as the puppies, we are feeding her a high caloric diet about 3-4 times per day and of course her NuVet vitamins every day, adding milk product in her diet to encourage her milk to come in. The puppies are just as sweet as ever, they crawl and scoot and make noise and slurp. Still letting momma potty them. When we tagged them with their colors and weighed them she watched every move we made, eventually getting up and checking on her babies.
The creams are easy to tell apart.
The boys are little more difficult, two have white pads and one doesn't. The black boy we call Lil' Ev, but his nickname is Colby. We sat down to watch them and he high tailed it over to say hi, he will be as friendly and gregarious as his dad.
The four black girls are tough to decifer. One has a bunch of white on her pads, but only the back feet. One is what we call black, the pads are shiny, the other two have relatively the same amount of white hairs on their pads.
Already, today just the 2nd day, the hairs on the pads and their toe nails are rapidly changing color, we are keeping good notes to see how these few hairs influence their colors by the time they are 8 weeks old. The two thin babies out of the litter are gaining weight. We spend most of our day making the temp of their environment about 85 degrees, it fluctuates at night and with the weather.
When they are about one week old we will start taking individual pictures of the puppies. Right now they look like hairy fetuses, the hair is starting to ripple and they constantly make little jumping movements, eating or sleeping and they do make noise for a couple of seconds at a time. Yesterday, I saw three tails wagging as they were piled up and eating.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
on this day and always,
Friday, September 10, 2010
Puppy Birth Day Pictures
Momma on potty break, the following pictures the puppies are all about 6-12 hours old
Grace is tired, she pushed out 3-4 puppies to have these puppies natural, she did AWESOME!
a few up close pictures, puppies' body temp can drop pretty quick, it's important to keep them right with mom or on the heating pad, I promise individual pictures when they are about 5-7 days old.
Too precious not to post, these are brand new little puppies, just learning how to eat. by 6pm on their Birth Day, they can get to momma, find the heating pad to warm up, start to play with their siblings (nose to nose, one black puppy with his mouth in another black puppy's mouth, I saw one little black puppy practically walk on their wobbly little legs --- well it looked like he/she did). No matter what, these puppies are really cute kleins, we are starting to see determination and they will kind of growl when they are uncomfortable or being squished. Today the cream puppies seem to be on top, never on the bottom. Why do the cream puppies like to be on top? That's so funny. Small black boy likes it under everyone, he seems to feel secure.
a few up close pictures, puppies' body temp can drop pretty quick, it's important to keep them right with mom or on the heating pad, I promise individual pictures when they are about 5-7 days old.
Too precious not to post, these are brand new little puppies, just learning how to eat. by 6pm on their Birth Day, they can get to momma, find the heating pad to warm up, start to play with their siblings (nose to nose, one black puppy with his mouth in another black puppy's mouth, I saw one little black puppy practically walk on their wobbly little legs --- well it looked like he/she did). No matter what, these puppies are really cute kleins, we are starting to see determination and they will kind of growl when they are uncomfortable or being squished. Today the cream puppies seem to be on top, never on the bottom. Why do the cream puppies like to be on top? That's so funny. Small black boy likes it under everyone, he seems to feel secure.
Thursday night
I went to put in the blog last night that we were rubbing Grace's tummy from 2pm on and we could actually see the puppies moving up and towards her tail. It might sound funny but we could see the journey starting.
12:30am she was pacing, came into the whelping room and everything was dug up, definitely nesting
next post are the puppies, she's doing great, started 1:30am, we are waiting for the next two, see below, several surprises ... nice surprises
12:30am she was pacing, came into the whelping room and everything was dug up, definitely nesting
next post are the puppies, she's doing great, started 1:30am, we are waiting for the next two, see below, several surprises ... nice surprises
Puppies whelping
yeah!! Grace is pushing to get these babies out, she's the women!
1st puppy is a female, black with bright white nails and pads, 11.1 oz, nicknamed Cova
2nd puppy is a cream female, weight 12.6 oz, nicknamed Collette
3rd puppy is a female, white nails and slightly whitish pads, 15.7oz, Claudia, yellow
(I'm adding onto this page as the puppies whelp),
Grace had all three girls in one hour --- fast and furious
3:05 came Claire a 12.2oz cream female. light green, very hungry
3:38 was little Courtney, 10.8, cream long and thin, and hungry
and then Grace's mini-me, Carli, black light white nails and a tiny bit of white on her pads, 13.7, she was a push, Grace almost threw up but didn't had to run through the house to get it down and ready, took an hour for this puppy to come out.
another girl!! thanks Grace I just lost the bet!! no problem baby, they are beautiful
7th puppy 5:19am is a black girl, 11.2, purple, quiet and strong, Cara
Everad, are there any boys?
yes! #8 a boy, Conner, black white toe nails, 15.0, 6:30am
2nd boy, Colby, black with white toe nails, will be blue, 13.5oz 7:45am, was a dickens to get out! Momma Grace had to push for quite a while, she did great.
hopefully just one more, Momma Grace is tired and it's really a push to get these last out.
Did I say what a momma muffin Grace is? wow, what a gal!
2.5 hours later, a boy, 10:15am, black, maybe white-ish nails, 13.4, Cory, another boy, another klein
whew, last couple where some work, I think we got everybody! yeah Grace
AWESOME JOB GRACE
10 puppies
7 girls
3 boys
3 creams the rest silver, blues and maybe one black
out for now,
blessings,
Paula and Jim
1st puppy is a female, black with bright white nails and pads, 11.1 oz, nicknamed Cova
2nd puppy is a cream female, weight 12.6 oz, nicknamed Collette
3rd puppy is a female, white nails and slightly whitish pads, 15.7oz, Claudia, yellow
(I'm adding onto this page as the puppies whelp),
Grace had all three girls in one hour --- fast and furious
3:05 came Claire a 12.2oz cream female. light green, very hungry
3:38 was little Courtney, 10.8, cream long and thin, and hungry
and then Grace's mini-me, Carli, black light white nails and a tiny bit of white on her pads, 13.7, she was a push, Grace almost threw up but didn't had to run through the house to get it down and ready, took an hour for this puppy to come out.
another girl!! thanks Grace I just lost the bet!! no problem baby, they are beautiful
7th puppy 5:19am is a black girl, 11.2, purple, quiet and strong, Cara
Everad, are there any boys?
yes! #8 a boy, Conner, black white toe nails, 15.0, 6:30am
2nd boy, Colby, black with white toe nails, will be blue, 13.5oz 7:45am, was a dickens to get out! Momma Grace had to push for quite a while, she did great.
hopefully just one more, Momma Grace is tired and it's really a push to get these last out.
Did I say what a momma muffin Grace is? wow, what a gal!
2.5 hours later, a boy, 10:15am, black, maybe white-ish nails, 13.4, Cory, another boy, another klein
whew, last couple where some work, I think we got everybody! yeah Grace
AWESOME JOB GRACE
10 puppies
7 girls
3 boys
3 creams the rest silver, blues and maybe one black
out for now,
blessings,
Paula and Jim
Thursday, September 9, 2010
only thing for sure right now, everything is fine
We are calculating and recalculating. Not knowing exactly when she ovulated is the mystery. Normally bitches (that's the technical term) have seasons that last 21 days. Grace's lasted 31 days.
today's theory -- and you've got to keep a sense of humor for us humans -- she bred on July 14th. According to askbreeder's dot com, bred on July14th her due date is September 11th-15th.
Grace is hungry, in good spirits, puppies have slowed down in movement but are rolling and kicking. There's no sign of anything wrong, today's theory, she ovulated a lot later than we thought. We will let nature take it's course and tell us when to do what.
the real mystery is how she got 10 puppies from one breeding, could Everad be that potent?
here's some pictures, the gal is a trouper man, her little buns in the oven are growing, and momma Grace is perfectly happy,
today's theory -- and you've got to keep a sense of humor for us humans -- she bred on July 14th. According to askbreeder's dot com, bred on July14th her due date is September 11th-15th.
Grace is hungry, in good spirits, puppies have slowed down in movement but are rolling and kicking. There's no sign of anything wrong, today's theory, she ovulated a lot later than we thought. We will let nature take it's course and tell us when to do what.
the real mystery is how she got 10 puppies from one breeding, could Everad be that potent?
here's some pictures, the gal is a trouper man, her little buns in the oven are growing, and momma Grace is perfectly happy,
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
not yet
Waiting ... anticipating ... let Grace tell us what's up
another breeder friend had some suggestions to help stimulate her. The puppies are active, she's resting, eating, getting her tummy rubbed and very affectionate. Grace says there's nothing to do right now and everything is fine,
Keep us in your prayers, you are also in ours,
Paula
another breeder friend had some suggestions to help stimulate her. The puppies are active, she's resting, eating, getting her tummy rubbed and very affectionate. Grace says there's nothing to do right now and everything is fine,
Keep us in your prayers, you are also in ours,
Paula
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
It's Tuesday
The vet did an ultrasound on her/them today. The puppies are so big they don't fit on the screen of the ultrasound so we don't get any pictures - darn! She very systemically looked at each heart beat, the best news, Grace and the puppies are fine. I forgot to count but her assistant said that was 9 or 10 puppies (hmm). We will give her more time, she will let us know if we need to intervene, best to just let her be. Keep your fingers crossed she will do it herself, soon we will have very beautiful healthy puppies, but right now they are kicking and rolling, and Grace is hungry.
p.s., we will get the x-rays as soon as their equipment is fixed, their printing server is still down.
Blessings,
Paula and Jim
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Day ?? We are recalculating and here's why
ok, so here's where we are at.
We are guessing when she was ovulating and got pregnant. Here's the advise of a veteriniarian/breeder friend. She was bred for sure on July 7th and accidentlly bred on July 14th. A female's season is usually 21 days and they usually breed on Day 11th and 13th. Grace bred on Day 18 and Day 25 was in season for 31 days. You can understand how we are not sure when she is due.
[paraphrased] I would not worry yet. Depending on when she was dropping eggs is hard to say and knowing that the breedings are 9 days spread, her due date may not be what you think it is. Figure from the July 7th breeding as her due date Sept. 8th and July 14th breeding her due date would be Sept. 15th. As long as she is not showing any discomfort and being normal, I would just let her be.
She is normal, the puppies are kicking up and are strong, her temperature does fluctuate. The x-ray showed 10 puppies. I will continue updating this blog with pictures, videos and finally the birth!
blessings,
Paula
We are guessing when she was ovulating and got pregnant. Here's the advise of a veteriniarian/breeder friend. She was bred for sure on July 7th and accidentlly bred on July 14th. A female's season is usually 21 days and they usually breed on Day 11th and 13th. Grace bred on Day 18 and Day 25 was in season for 31 days. You can understand how we are not sure when she is due.
[paraphrased] I would not worry yet. Depending on when she was dropping eggs is hard to say and knowing that the breedings are 9 days spread, her due date may not be what you think it is. Figure from the July 7th breeding as her due date Sept. 8th and July 14th breeding her due date would be Sept. 15th. As long as she is not showing any discomfort and being normal, I would just let her be.
She is normal, the puppies are kicking up and are strong, her temperature does fluctuate. The x-ray showed 10 puppies. I will continue updating this blog with pictures, videos and finally the birth!
blessings,
Paula
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Day 62
4am I woke up Grace to check her. She's laying on a white sheet so we can 'catch' anything going on.
Jim and I have made the executive decision at 5am this morning, that if she doesn't deliver by Tues, we will take her in and consider a c-section
then we did the Measurements and wow, it surprised us today!
Girth 32" (10 puppies, exact with the rule of thumb starting at 22")
Temperature 98 yooo-whhooo finally to 98!!!! It will be soon. She's doing fine, eating somewhat, sleeping well, doing her normal stuff. (slight discharge for the breeding talk)
She's doing the same she did last time just slower
I again will guess another 12-24 hours.
Jim and I have made the executive decision at 5am this morning, that if she doesn't deliver by Tues, we will take her in and consider a c-section
then we did the Measurements and wow, it surprised us today!
Girth 32" (10 puppies, exact with the rule of thumb starting at 22")
Temperature 98 yooo-whhooo finally to 98!!!! It will be soon. She's doing fine, eating somewhat, sleeping well, doing her normal stuff. (slight discharge for the breeding talk)
She's doing the same she did last time just slower
I again will guess another 12-24 hours.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Grace's X-RAY
the vet's computer was having problems ... but,
Grace's vet said anytime, we said, tomorrow? oh, anytime she said
DID I SAY 9 PUPPIES? At the ultrasound the vet says, hmm, there might be 10 but let's say 9 for now.
today? definitely 10 little skulls and associated spines connected to those skulls.
If you'd like to revise your guess of sexes, please feel welcome, right this second, Marcia is in first place with 6 boys and 4 girls. Funny, she sensed it was 10, must be a nurse thing, I was under counting for good measure, but it's official 10 PUPPIES.
their machinery was down, she will forward the X-Ray, they are closed until Tues, guess we have to wait til then to publish the actual X-Ray
yeah! anytime, all are the same size, no overly small or overly large, everything in there is well and no problems (no extra gas, etc,) , the puppies are in there like a bowling ball, the X-Ray looks like little bowling balls with spines connected inside a big bowling ball.
sssssooooonnnn!!!!!!
Grace's vet said anytime, we said, tomorrow? oh, anytime she said
DID I SAY 9 PUPPIES? At the ultrasound the vet says, hmm, there might be 10 but let's say 9 for now.
today? definitely 10 little skulls and associated spines connected to those skulls.
If you'd like to revise your guess of sexes, please feel welcome, right this second, Marcia is in first place with 6 boys and 4 girls. Funny, she sensed it was 10, must be a nurse thing, I was under counting for good measure, but it's official 10 PUPPIES.
their machinery was down, she will forward the X-Ray, they are closed until Tues, guess we have to wait til then to publish the actual X-Ray
yeah! anytime, all are the same size, no overly small or overly large, everything in there is well and no problems (no extra gas, etc,) , the puppies are in there like a bowling ball, the X-Ray looks like little bowling balls with spines connected inside a big bowling ball.
sssssooooonnnn!!!!!!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Still Waiting
Thursday morning at 3am Grace's temperature dropped to 97. So much for 12-24 hours, did I mention dog breeding and whelping is not a science, more like the moon and the tide possibly waiting for snow to melt? hmm, maybe I should be looking at the almanac.
this morning? well, first things first, she's hungry.
Today friday 6am there's a slight discharge, temperature is holding at 99 late morning, later monrning she stays in the whelping area, growls at Hilde for getting too close, then off to chew a bone.
it's starting, will we have puppies today? hmm, we might, maybe tomorrow, maybe sunday.
Day 63 is Sept 8th, her last/first litter she had them on Day 60, temp dropped 24+ hours ago though ... which will it be? temperature watching or exact Day 60 - Day 63?
anticipating ... waiting ... watching ... planning ... that's all we can do until Grace says it's time
Tomorrow is the scheduled X-Ray ... stay tuned
this morning? well, first things first, she's hungry.
Today friday 6am there's a slight discharge, temperature is holding at 99 late morning, later monrning she stays in the whelping area, growls at Hilde for getting too close, then off to chew a bone.
it's starting, will we have puppies today? hmm, we might, maybe tomorrow, maybe sunday.
Day 63 is Sept 8th, her last/first litter she had them on Day 60, temp dropped 24+ hours ago though ... which will it be? temperature watching or exact Day 60 - Day 63?
anticipating ... waiting ... watching ... planning ... that's all we can do until Grace says it's time
Tomorrow is the scheduled X-Ray ... stay tuned
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Pictures of Momma Grace and the gang
from left is Joaquin laying on Grace, Grace is touching Tigre's back feet, Hilde is laying over Tigre's neck, this is their regular laying around the house position.
Here's the new unexpected puppy for us, I was planning on breeding Grace to "Aedan" a german klein and a silver miniature lineage next year. His breeder called and said she had a pick of the litter puppy female available if I wanted to do a co-ownership. Since I was breeding Grace next year to keep a puppy for ourselves, I said yes. Look forward to her training and is tested and two years old, we will be breeding her to her sire's breeder's pick. She is 12 wks, will be 17" a very light silver in color. She and Joaquin are about the same size, they love playing together. To keep Momma Grace calm, they shared the same large crate last night. They were very content.
She was out of the "D" litter, so we were obligated to name her a "D" name (hint-hint for our "C" litter puppies), we named her "Darlin" a cute name for a darling puppy that started with a D.
Darlin and Grace are the same color, it's so funny when they lay next to each other, besides the softer puppy hair, can't tell if it's Grace or Darlin, there color is exact
As always, Joaquin and Tigre' playing
My granddaughters and Tigre', August 2010
Alyssa, my granddaughter, Joaquin's head and Tigre's butt and spots
(Hilde was in season, Everad was in our room in his crate so there's no accidents!)
planned breedings only please, Hilde just turned one, she is too young to breed.
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