Or maybe 10.............

Well, Della managed to pull a fast one on us. After having her 9th puppy over 2 hours after her 8th and then only after a shot of oxytocin, we were sure she was done. Ashley and I took her out for potty time, washed her in the tub, dried her and installed her in the Della cave with clean bedding and some food. We checked on the pups from time to time until it was time for dinner. After dinner Duncan wanted to pet the pups so we told him to sanitize his hands and count them while he waited for an adult to supervise his visit. So he goes, "1, 2, 3, 4 yellow puppies, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 black puppies". At first we thought he was joking or having trouble counting them as they were all piled together and the light is dimmer under the sheet. When he insisted that there were 6, we went and checked and by darn, there was number 10! Ms. Della had done the whole job quietly by herself while we were having dinner!! :0)

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!!!