We have a new litter!

Daisy had two super cute puppies in the middle of the night.....  Jack and Rose...
   

Puppy watch 2011

Well Daisy is really starting to get big, she should have the puppies by Sunday or Monday.  I've set up her whelping box and she is starting to nest and get ready for delivery.  I've gathered all the things I need for the whelp, so now we just sit and wait.


It will be interesting to see if litter #3 comes at the same time as the previous litters.  Both litters were born on day 61 and the deliveries started between 7 and 8 pm.  Since I used the same stud last year we are hoping for another 50/50 mix of boys and girls !  It will be interesting to see if they resemble the first litter or not. Right now I'm leaning towards using the names Jack and Rose, Rhett and Scarlet.  However I haven't really found the last couple of names.  I like Romeo but not Juliet.  Sonny and Cher just aren't meshing either.  However I do love the movie "The Notebook" and I like the thought of Noah and Allie.. but my new niece is named Allie.  Oh well I have a week to find the right fit!  LOL

Here is a pic of the dogs that seem to have taken over my couch!

Daisy's pregnancy haircut

I took Daisy to the groomers yesterday to get her haircut.  I've found it's best to go super short about three weeks before delivery.  There are a few reasons for this.  First whelping is a messy messy messy event.  The first litter Daisy had long hair and was a mess afterwards.  Of course she won't let me take her away from the puppies long enough for a bath for at least 5 days.  It was a long smelly 5 days!  So now I shave her down, it makes it easy for the puppies to get to her teats as well.  Then I can just use a large wet wipe to clean her up after the whelping is completed.  It's also easier to visualize the puppy coming out of the birth canal if there is not a lot of hair in the way.

I'm not too good at palpating the puppies at the 4 week mark but I'm getting better.  I definitely felt a few puppies on each side so she will have at least 4 puppies.  Since they are coming around Valentines day I've been playing around with a few famous couples names to use for the puppies.  I'm definitely going to use Romeo and Juliet, maybe Sonny and Cher too.  I'd love help from my readers, so please let me know of any cute couple names that come to mind!

New litter should be here by Valentines day :)

Daisy finally has gone into heat. I'm gong to breed her again with Dewey who is the stud I used for her last litter. This is a pic of Montana that I kept from that litter. She's so tiny weighing in at 4lbs but has a huge personality! I can't wait to see what the new litter looks like!

Mini Australian Shepherds

Here are some pics of my friends puppies... they are 7 weeks old and almost ready for adoption! The puppies have either green or blue eyes. The green is vary rare and so beautiful with their coloring. If you are looking for a puppy in this breed please contact me!

New Shorkies!

My good friend had a litter of shorkies yesterday. Super cute and really tiny!!


http://www.tinyshorkies.blogspot.com/

Shorkie haircut ... Montana's new do!

Montana and Daisy went to Petco to get their grooming done. The grooming went really well but I was quite upset about the bill. Petco is now nickle and diming you in the groom department. If you use them as a groomer make sure you find out up front what they are going to charge you for. I was charged $18 each for dematting (they weren't that matted!) and an additional $12 for brush outs! If you can make that much money brushing out a dog I might have to pick up a part time job. I'll be looking for a new groomer because spending $76 for a haircut is pure insanity to me.