Monday, October 31, 2011

Verdae Turns 2 Weeks Old!

Is it true? Could it be? Is this little bundle of fur a long coat? Time will tell! 


Friday, October 14, 2011

Happy Birthday, Verdae!


The first two are out!

And then there were three...
And the final count is 6! 5 hansom boys & one lovely girl.
First born, "blue-collar boy", now known as Verdae.

First puppy was a tight fit and required a little help coming into this world clearing the way for his littermates (thanks, Verdae!). All the rest were delivered very easily with only a few contractions. Her quickest time was 1 hour between pups and the longest 5 hours. The norm was every 3 hours. She wasn’t stressed and slept in between each puppy. Maybe she had such easy labor because she took long breaks between each pup?

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Vedae's First Picture.

Radiograph of the soon-to-be born V-litter,  VA Rocco vom Mittelwest SchH3 KKL1 "Rocco" x V U-CH Alta-Tollhaus Cadence SchH1 KKL1 "Cadence".

6 or 7 babies!
After 15 hours of panting and general pre-birthing drama, finally, Cadence got down to business, although very slowly... The puppies should be coming very soon!

Cadence just prior to whelping.