Then there were 9

Della has now produced 9 beautiful, healthy puppies, 5 black and 4 yellow. I will try to get some pictures posted this evening.

It's Puppy Day!

Della went into labor today and her water broke around 8:20. Her first puppy was born at 9:03, a black boy. As of right now she has had 4 puppies: black boy, black girl, black girl, yellow boy. CCI has informed us that this will be an "R" litter.

Della is indeed pregnant. She is due around May 21st. We will be going back to CCI on May 14th for her x-ray.

In related news, we just got word that Gaylor has been chosen as a breeder!! Don't know who here B/C is yet, but if I find out I will post.

We're Pregnant!!

CCI Tomorrow

We will be headed up to CCI tomorrow for Della's ultrasound and I will post the news in the afternoon. I'm pretty sure she is pregnant as she's off her food, but it will be nice to get official confirmation.

Good News for the C's

When I took Della up to CCI to be bred, I asked if they knew how her first litter was doing. I am proud to report that a full 50% of Della's first litter have now graduated. Cecil, Cressie and Cinnamon are assistance dogs and Cyrano and Clifford are both hearing dogs. Congratulations to all their puppy raisers for their hard work and a job well done!!!

I am not dead yet..........................!(actually written 3/13/09)

Hi everyone!!

Well, I realize it has been quite some time since I last posted (last September for gosh sake!). I can only say that it has been crazy busy around here, starting with my youngest, Duncan, being hospitalized in October for pneumonia and continuing with my daughter's 15 1/2 yo dog dying unpleasantly in November. Then came the holidays and a new puppy between X-mas and New Year's. Then I got busy with rehearsals for a musical I was cast in with a slight interruption for a nasty kidney infection.

Rev (14 pounds)
Well, the show is over, the puppy is mostly housebroken, and I finally get a chance to catch my breathe,................and Della goes into heat a month early!!

That's right, Ms. Della went up Tuesday, 3/10, for her 3 weeks at the "spa". I will be posting when she comes back with details on who she was matched with. I wish it was Baumann again. A full 50% of the pups from that litter made it to graduation. At this time, Cecil, Cinnamon, and Cressida have graduated as companion dogs and Cyrano and Clifford have graduated as hearing dogs. Yay Della!