Here are some pictures from the first day after whelping. I just love it when their noses and pads are still pink. Too bad it doesn't last very long!! Everyone is growing well and Della is being a great mom as usual.

PUPPY PILE!


LITTLE PINK NOSES


LITTLE PUPS ALL IN A ROW...

Puppy pictures

Here are some pictures we managed to take amongst the whelping. I will be posting more soon. Everyone is healthy and happy. Della looks so streamlined after whelping. The only way you can tell she was even pregnant is by looking under her belly. She is such a great mom! We have to be very insistent to get her to come out of the whelping pool for meals and potty time!! :o)



First born, Red, a little girl



Second born, Blue, one of 3 little boys we had, all black.




Here is the entire gang waiting while we clean out the pool following the whelping.






And here is Della's opinion of the whole thing!! :P
(not really, she seems to enjoy being a mom, but she would probably prefer to skip the actual whelp)

Puppies!! Episode II: Arrival of the G's

Well, so much for my promise to blog as soon as something started to happen! :P Sorry about that. Della went into labor yesterday, Oct 24th. Because she is such a good girl she again had a daytime birth. The first puppy popped out around 1:45 PM. They were coming about every hour until after puppy number 3 (purple). At a whopping 1 pound 3 ounces, he was the cork that was slowing us down, as the next 3 puppies were born within the next hour!! This litter was a big one with weights ranging from 14 3/4 ounces to our 1# 3 oz bruiser. Della's last litter were all under a pound each. Labor went very smoothly and Della finished up at 8:19, in time for us to kick back and watch the new episode of Pushing Daisies (greatest show on TV today!!!). All together we had 10 puppies again, 5 black and 5 yellow. There are 3 boys and 7 girls and all 3 boys are black. I will try to post some pics this evening.

And the results are...

Well, yesterday Ashley and I took Della up to CCI for her x-ray. I was really hoping that Dr. Ruth would say 6 or maybe 8. No such luck. Instead we once again came home with "10 for sure, maybe 11, it's hard to say she's so full". Sigh. Much as I love puppies, it is hard to give them all individual attention when there are so many. Her due date is still the 25th, with the caveat that with that many she could easily deliver early, so we are on puppy watch starting now. I will post as soon as anything starts to happen. Wish us luck! :0)

Puppy Confirmation

Here are Della's ultrasound pics. The middle pic shows 4 puppies, so we know we have at least that many buns in the oven. Ms. D is finally over her morning sickness and eating fine, as well as beginning to really show. Either it's the result of having a large previous litter, or we are in for another wild ride!! X-rays are set for October 20th, and her due date is currently October 25th. I will post x-ray results as soon as they are available.

Della seems to have adjusted well to Ashley's absence for college and having to share our room with a 2nd dog (Ashley's 14 yo Brittany, Beans). She is very clingy, but that is probably due to her pregnancy as she was that way even before Ashley left. I can't move 2 inches without her following me and leaning on or against me. Thank god the weather has cooled down!! :-)

Kirsch is a cutey!

Kirsch and Angie his PR (and Cecil's PR too!!)



Ashley and I went up to CCI last Saturday for graduation. It was lots of fun. We got to meet Kirsch and his B/C. Then we got to meet Angie for the first time face to face and see our boy Cecil. At 8 months he is already as heavy as his mom (60lbs)! Angie's vet thinks he will top out at between 80 and 90 when he's done growing. Oof!! :o) It was loads of fun playing with Cecil and seeing how much like his mom he looks and acts. To make the day even more fun, we finally got to meet Gayle, B/C for Della's mom, Keeley. Definitely a fun day and worth the drive.


Cecil sitting patiently during graduation. He looks so much like Della!


Ashley and Cecil catching up on lovin'

Home again, home again jiggity jig

Well, Ashley and I cruised up to CCI today to pick up Ms. Della. She was so happy to see us she kept collapsing from wiggling so much! We go back on the 20th of Sept. for her ultrasound at which time we will know whether she is pregnant or not. I'll be sure to keep everyone posted.