Posted By: Chet
Birth anouncement - 12/14/12 01:40 PM
Ace helped deliver 4 fine looking pups yesterday and if I ever mention raising a litter again I hope someone slaps me up the side of the head. She was 4 days over due and Dr. Beach counted the heartbeats with the ultrasound machine and they were starting to labor so we had to take them. All well, strong and noisy. Pups born at noon and home with me at 4:00, technology is amazing.
Ace thought the whole thing was more than she wanted to deal with so she stood at the edge of the whelping box and watched me use the tissue/diapper method to stimulate the pups into doing their business. I was told I'd need to do this every 2 hours, I always thought this was the mothers job, I was not excited. Two rounds of me playing mother dog and she started to sniff the pups when I put them back down she took over. Now she won't leave them. Mother nature has built a pretty neat system. Beau's in Kansas getting ready to run in the Gyp Hills trial at Ted Turners ZBar ranch and has no idea. The dads have it easy in this deal.
Only problem now is 5 pups spoken for and only 4 pups. I've had worse problems. So here are the next generation of Ace and Beau's family....
And we got one of each, 1 b/w male 2 L/w females and an o/w female. The black and white on bottom of the pile. They are all having quail dreams....
Ace thought the whole thing was more than she wanted to deal with so she stood at the edge of the whelping box and watched me use the tissue/diapper method to stimulate the pups into doing their business. I was told I'd need to do this every 2 hours, I always thought this was the mothers job, I was not excited. Two rounds of me playing mother dog and she started to sniff the pups when I put them back down she took over. Now she won't leave them. Mother nature has built a pretty neat system. Beau's in Kansas getting ready to run in the Gyp Hills trial at Ted Turners ZBar ranch and has no idea. The dads have it easy in this deal.
Only problem now is 5 pups spoken for and only 4 pups. I've had worse problems. So here are the next generation of Ace and Beau's family....
And we got one of each, 1 b/w male 2 L/w females and an o/w female. The black and white on bottom of the pile. They are all having quail dreams....