Puppies arrived on OCTOBER 11, 2023!
Thank you for following my puppy blog. I hope you will find it entertaining as well as educational. This will follow the saga of selecting a stud dog, the breeding process as well as the steps in placement of the puppies.
December 10, 2023
They are so much fun, but also so much work. They love to “Help” Momma J with everything she is doing. Their intent is appreciated but […]
December 10, 2023
November 25, 2023
Thanksgiving is over and we had fun “helping” mom in the kitchen. Recap: We ran around, got a bunch of toys out of the toy baskets […]
November 25, 2023
This is the week that I really like to get a good idea of my “picks” for the litter. I confirm my picks when I stack […]
November 15, 2023
We are FIVE weeks old and looking great! It is unusual to get such fantastic stack photos at 5 weeks of age and without using any […]
November 8, 2023
We are 4 weeks old today, hooray! We ate our first gruel yesterday, we thought that was really yummy and we ate until our tummies were […]
November 1, 2023
Eyes are all open. Color reveal will be with the head shot a bit later today. Spotting coming in more and more. They are adorable. I […]
October 31, 2023
October 30, 2023
Oh we are SO ADORBS! We are still sleeping the majority of the time, but are toddling around. Spotting is getting more prominent. Here are a […]
October 26, 2023
Our eyes are all open, Girl 6 was the last one and almost all the way open. Ears are still opening. We are toddling, and barking […]
October 24, 2023
Eyes are cracking open and ears are too! I love holding them up and saying “Hello Baby, I love you!” I’m your human momma! Spotting is […]
October 19, 2023
Yesterday we were one week old. Although a landmark day,, Momma J took a break from photos and posting. Last night we did not let Momma […]
October 18, 2023
Momma J is exhausted. I can’t wait until I can go back to sleeping in my own bed. This couch is just not that comfortable to […]
October 17, 2023
I won’t be posting every day, all the time, I just need to make sure I keep up on the headshot photos so I keep track […]
October 15, 2023
Carmen L Battaglia PhD, of Breeding Better Dogs has the following article on “Super Puppy” Early Neurological and Stimulation Exercises that breeders should perform on their […]
October 14, 2023
Today we visited our vet and had our dew claws removed. We barely cried and no fusing afterwards! Good job Doc! We also had our first […]
October 13, 2023
Things went so well the first night and I actually got a few hours of sleep, not all consecutive, but sleep none-the-less. So of course last […]
October 12, 2023
All are doing well, are very vigorous, nursing, and are big squirmers when trying to get their weights. Some have gained and a couple have dropped […]
October 12, 2023
Judgment call made to have a C-Section the morning of her due date. I just had a gut feeling she was not going to progress into […]
October 12, 2023
I am so far behind on my posts. So let me go back to a few days ago. I was on puppy watch, she had milk […]
October 7, 2023
We took a trip to the reproduction vet for an x-ray to try to get a count. Dr Kent saw 7 for sure, maybe 8. It […]
October 3, 2023
September 26, 2023
Peony is starting to show in a big way. Pregnant bitches usually start showing or “ballooning” out between week 5 and 6 of their pregnancy. Peony […]
September 25, 2023
I missed doing an ultrasound since I had gotten sick, but she just started Week 6 of her pregnancy and she definitely looks and acts pregnant. […]
September 3, 2023
August 14, 2023
August 12, 2023
August 7, 2023
This is what my Mom used to say… “A watched pot never boils” and isn’t that the truth. Peony went in for another progesterone test and […]
August 6, 2023
We went for her 2nd progesterone and cytology on Saturday, August 5, 2023. on Day 12 of her season. Nope sill not even close… she was […]
August 3, 2023
August 1, 2023
Litter Arrived on OCTOBER 11, 2023! 6 Puppies! 2 Black Boys, 4 Girls (3 Liver, maybe 1 Black – not enough pigment to tell for sure […]