Day Five...

All is well. Pups continue to gain. They get a bit fussy at night. Not sure what that is all about except maybe they really do fit the Three Dog Night theme... aren't most 'gigs' at night? LOL All three are vocalists, but with the big guy being the lead singer.

Two pups sleeping... love the pink paw. :)

Figgy Temperature - 101.6


Puppy Weights:
1) Patch Boy - 1' 1 7/8 oz.
2) Liver Boy 1 - 1' 5 1/8 oz.
3) Liver Boy 2 - 1' 1 3/4 oz.

Day Four...

Isn't it amazing how they really aren't doing too much yet, but I could just sit there and watch their ears twitch and bodies jerk as they sleep. A healthy newborn puppy, will not lie motionless but body parts move while they sleep. It is fun to see the ears all of sudden flutter or a leg jerk. Are they dreaming of chasing rabbit already? They don't even know what a rabbit is... yet! :)

Figgy's temperature was 101.1 at 12:30 p.m. today. All is well with her. If a dam's temperature stays high or spikes up it could mean retained placenta (but I accounted for all three), an infection, mastitis... etc.
so I am pleased that her temperature returned to normal so quickly.

Momma Figgy and Boy 3... a precious moment.

Puppy Weights Day 4:
1) Black Patch  - 1' 1/4 oz.
2) Big Liver Boy - 1' 3 1/2 oz.
3) Liver Boy - 15 5/8 oz.

Another little pink paw... cracks me up. Precious!

Day Three...

Three days old. I took Figgy's temperature at 12:09 p.m. and it was 101.3. Good deal!

Puppy weights:
1) Black Patch Boy - 13 3/4 oz.
2) Big Liver Boy - 1' 1/2 oz.
3) Liver Boy - 14 1/8 oz.

Well now #3 Boy caught back up and passed the Patch Boy and Patch Boy lost a few from yesterday.

Puppies had vet check and dew claws removed today. They are healthy and have good lungs or vocal capabilities.. maybe another reason to go with "Three Dog Night" names... LOL.

Day Two....

I took a little video today on Day 2 but it was too large to upload here.
I had to convert the video into a different format and not as hi-res, but here it is...

Pups are chow hounds. Not much going on except eat, sleep and potty and poo with the help of momma dog. Newborns are unable to urinate and defecate on their own. The mother dog stimulates elimination by licking. In some cases, new mothers do not like to lick them and the breeder must use a cottonball soaked in warm water to help the puppies relieve themselves. Puppies can cry when they are hungry, but they can also cry when they have to go! Figgy is a great momma and keeps all flowing. Thank goodness!


Figgy's temperature was 101.9 this evening. That is just fine.

Puppy Weights:
1) Black Patch Boy - 14 1/2 oz
2) Boy 2 - 15 1/4 oz
3) Boy 3 - 12 7/8 oz

The smallest boy (#3) lost a little bit since yesterday. He has good suction. I will make sure he is getting one of the best teats so he can catch back up.

Day One...

Momma Figgy and puppies one day old.

Just now getting caught up on blog... my apologies. I intend to make a post or update each day if I can. I am fighting off a head cold, flu and bad
cough... cough is better, but head feels worse today. I did get some sleep last night so hopefully will be getting over this soon. No time to be sick and it has been going on... and on... 

This post is for Day One, which was yesterday...
Pups are gaining weight, nursing readily. I am afraid at this rate they will be the three little pigs... Figgy's temperature was 102.1 the evening after whelping and was 101.4 on day one. That is good! That is in normal range for a dog.

Puppy Weights day 1...
1) Black Patch Boy 13 7/8 oz
2) Boy 13 1/4 oz
3) Liver Boy 13 1/8 oz

More color coming in on #2 boys nose... may be a liver after all... will check again today when weighing them. I try not to take them too far away from mom or mess with them too much while momma is getting settled in with her new babies. You don't want momma to be stressed at all or may stop the milk coming in.

Figgy and the Three Musketeers? or the Three Amigos?

Figgy waiting while I weigh her 1st born pup.

1st born, Black Patch Boy 11 1/4 oz at birth.

Two more boys... 12 3/4 oz and 10 5/8 oz. See brown nose on last pup, he is a Liver.

Figgy with her three strong boys.

Puppies were born on March 25, 2014 as expected. We have three boys. 1 is a Black Patch boy. So are they the Three Musketeers? Three Amigos? Three Dog Night? all good suggestions... :)

Figgy had a long, drawn out delivery, but no complications and all are healthy and strong. Figgy has plenty of milk, and her temperature is back to normal already. It can run a tad high the first few days after whelping and with the whelping box needing to be kept at a pretty warm temperature. I have a space heater going in my room, plus a trouble light and a heating pad. I am almost ready to put on some shorts, and break out some Pina Coladas (feeling a bit tropical) but when I go into the other parts of my house... brrr... c'mon Spring!

Boys are nursing well and standing up on rears when nursing. Strong little buggars. :)

1st Pup Born...

4:58 a.m. the first pup was whelped! Black Patch boy 11 1/4 oz, strong, healthy and nursing. Now 7:00 a.m. and we wait...