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Pat
Mar 21, 20111 min read
Day 18: Kassey's 2011 Puppies
We are slowly introducing the puppies to puppy food. It is mostly water at this stage as they have no teeth yet. We started on...
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Pat
Mar 20, 20112 min read
Why chose an American sire?
In an effort to improve our line of chocolate labradors, I was looking for two things: intelligence and health. I figured good...
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Pat
Mar 17, 20111 min read
Day 14: Kassey's 2011 Puppies
How the world has changed? Never would have dreamed seven years ago that I would be blogging about puppies, let alone have set up a...
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Pat
Mar 15, 20111 min read
Day 12: Kassey's 2011 Litter
So the humans in our household took Day 11 evening off to go buy the puppies some collars and blankets. We tried to match up the...
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Pat
Mar 13, 20111 min read
Day 10: Kassey's 2011 Litter
Long time breeders say every litter is different. And Kassey's litter is much different than the litter she came from. Perhaps it is...
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Pat
Mar 11, 20111 min read
Day 8: Kassey's 2011 Puppies are One Week Old
Here are the vital statistics on our little clan. They are all gaining weight nicely (my scale is plus or minus 10 g, and with a moving...
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Pat
Mar 10, 20111 min read
Week 1: Kassey's 2011 Litter
My week in review seems to have evaporated so I'll post it again. It is amazing how fast the first week with these puppies has gone by. ...
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Pat
Mar 8, 20111 min read
Day 5, Kassey's 2011 Puppies
Of all the things that stays with me about today, I think it is Kassey. She is no longer fretting over her puppies and can even leave...
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Pat
Mar 7, 20111 min read
Day 4, 2011
The day started much like days 2 and 3, with Kassey fussing all night over her puppies and feeding them every hour or less. But...
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Pat
Mar 7, 20111 min read
Day 4, 2011: Puppies Big Adventure
Off to the vet the puppies and Kassey went today. Of course everyone wanted to have a look, because newborns are so cute. Kassey seems...
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Pat
Mar 6, 20111 min read
Day 3, 2011: Update
All is well. The puppies did manage to take their first car ride yesterday. Kassey's temperature was up to 102.5 F, just on the edge of...
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Pat
Mar 5, 20111 min read
Day 2, 2011: Kassey's Litter
Hard to believe Kassey's puppies are already one day old. Our challenge now is to get enough food into Kassey to feed all those...
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Pat
Mar 4, 20111 min read
Kassey's Puppies 2011 Have Arrived
Kassey had seven puppies! They arrived this morning from about 4:50 to 9:15. They came in bursts: first came Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl. ...
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Pat
Mar 3, 20111 min read
Two days and waiting?
Kassey's temperature dropped slightly late last evening and has remained low this morning. Lots of nesting activity last night....but no...
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Pat
Mar 2, 20111 min read
Three days and waiting
All is still here, but one of these girls is not like the other! Temperature is still in the 100 range and we can feel the puppies...
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Pat
Feb 28, 20111 min read
Kassey's Pre-Natal Check-up
Well, what do you do when the x-ray machine breaks down? You visit your local vet and get her advice on whether to take an x-ray or...
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Pat
Feb 24, 20111 min read
In the last warm-up lap
I go away for a few days, and Kassey manages to get even bigger. If the ultra-sound had not shown us the puppy numbers, I would swear...
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Pat
Feb 15, 20111 min read
Getting Ready
The puppy room is getting ready for the whelping. Kassey has a new pool (no water though). She has tried it out already and looks...
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Pat
Feb 13, 20111 min read
Enjoying Winter Sunshine
So while we wait, we are enjoying that winter sunshine.....finally warm enough for Kassey's bare belly!
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Pat
Feb 10, 20111 min read
We wait, Kassey exploids!
Hard to believe that Kassey's puppies are due in just over three weeks! Those nipples are huge....maybe seem so because they shaved off...
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