Sunday January 11th, four puppies were born in the middle of the night, two boys and two girls. Both Aoide and the babies are doing great. Mirtillo is very interested, but stays at a respectful distance from the whelping box.
As a litter theme we choose the American TV series 'Shameless'. The pedigree names of the puppies will all refer to a character from this TV series.
Below you will find the first pictures of the puppies. Please stay tuned for regular updates!
As a litter theme we choose the American TV series 'Shameless'. The pedigree names of the puppies will all refer to a character from this TV series.
Below you will find the first pictures of the puppies. Please stay tuned for regular updates!
The first-born: a boy born in breech position. Aoide woke us at 1:30 am and he was born at 2 am. Birth weight: 230 gram.
The second puppy was born at 2:55 am. She came 'head-first' and raced right to the milk bar. An extremely quick and strong puppy, weighing 192 gram at birth. In this picture you can also see puppy 3 on his way out. Another boy, who came in breech position just like his brother.
The three babies at the milk bar. Puppy 3 shows us how you get the milk out. He was a quick drinker as well. He was born at 3:12 am and his birth weight was 240 gram.
The last puppy was born at 3:23 am, not even ten minutes after her brother. We weren't able to take pics of her right away, because as soon as she was out, she found a nipple under her brothers and sister. Here you see her as third from the left (fltr: puppy 2, puppy 1, puppy 4, puppy 3). Her birth weight was 185 gram.
Tired and proud Aoide with her four babies
Mirtillo during the whelping. Very interested in all the sounds coming out of the whelping box. We gave him a chair, so he could oversee it all.
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