**Post from August 9, 2009.
We brought all of the puppies and Millie to the August 8 shows in Glencoe.
We got there around 11 am; it was very windy, wet, and cold. All the puppies traveled in Millie's wire crate in the back seat of the car. They stayed in the car for awhile, since it was so cold out. I brought one of the puppies out to visit (Izzy) and everyone loved her. Millie was also out with us.
We found a dry spot on the ground and set up the puppies' pen. After a few trips from the car the puppies were in the pen (although many were in people's arms). As the day went on it slowly got more muggy and hot. The sun came out. Linda and Rebecca were so kind to let us use their blanket from their car to put over the pen to give the puppies some shade! Thanks!
Around 2:30 pm it was so hot and everyone was getting baked (after they had been poured on a few hours earlier). The puppies and Millie were hot too. We decided it was time to go home. We packed up the puppies, the pen, our chairs, and Millie and hit the road. It was about an hour drive from there to home.
It was a lot of fun! The puppies had a great time and got a lot of attention. Can't wait until the shows in September. Millie will get back into the ring after taking a break to have her puppies and Halle (Liza) will make her debut, hopefully along with a couple of her littermates!
**Post from July 2, 2009.
The puppies eyes are just starting to open. Bella is the first one to have her eyes open all the way and the only one so far.
Everyone is starting to get up on their feet and try to wobble their way around - so cute!
The puppies had their first trip out to the kitchen today while we cleaned the whelping box up. We put them out on a sheet but of course that was boring so they all made their way to the wood floor. They were all slipping trying to walk across the floor. All the puppies were "talking" and that made momma Millie get worried but she went to everyone to make sure that they were okay. What a good mom!
Candids are up! Individuals will be up tomorrow!
**Post from June 27, 2009.
We took 1 week old pictures today. Lesson learned: Make sure puppies eat before trying to take pictures!
We woke them up from sleeping to take the pictures. Of course 1 week old puppies sleep and only wake up to eat! Good pictures were hard to get with the puppies moving all over! Note to self: Next week wake puppies up to eat and THEN take pictures!
**Post from June 24, 2009.
The puppies are 3 days old already and they are already getting big! The last one born, Izzy, was very long and skinny but is now flourishing and is just as big as the others! Yay! Our runt, Paris (now Pepper), is still small but she continues to gain weight everyday just like everybody else :) Right now everybody is sleeping.
**Posts from June 20th, 2009.
Puppy #10 arrived at 7:05 AM. Unfortunately this sable girl was born stillborn. That was very hard.
Puppy #11 arrived at 10:45 AM. Millie surprised us with this one - we thought she was done : ) The puppy is a black/tan female. She had trouble breathing, but now seems to be doing a lot better.
~Final Count~
4 black/tans (3 female, 1 male)
3 sables (1 female, 2 male)
3 whites (2 female, 1 male)
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Puppy #9 arrived at 6:10 AM. He is a sable boy. His coloring is beautiful!
Thinking there might be one more..
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Puppy #8 arrived at 5:16 AM. Another sable! Yay! This one is a boy :)
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Puppy #7 arrived very shortly after #6 at 4:29 AM. Another white girl!
All seven pups are curled up next to Millie. They are very content :)
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We got a sable!!! Woohoo! She arrived at 4:03. She is the runt of the litter now. She is about .2 pounds smaller than the little black/tan boy. All are doing well including Millie!
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Puppy #5 was born at 2:24 AM. He is a black/tan boy - runt of the litter so far : )
Still looking for those sables!
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Puppy #4 arrived at 2:02 AM. First boy - a white! Millie started to feel overwhelmed because the last three came so close to each other. Now they are all nursing and Millie finally gets a little rest.
Hoping for a sable next!
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Puppy #3 arrived at 1:47 AM! A white girl! Yay - first white! She is bigger than the colored girls are!
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Puppy #2 arrived at 1:12 AM. Another black/tan girl :)
Two colored puppies so far!
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Still waiting for pup #2. It's 11:22 now. Millie is taking very good care of her first puppy :)
**Posts from June 19, 2009.
Puppy #1 arrived at 9:24. A little black/tan girl weighing in at 2 lbs! Millie is being a great mom!
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No puppies yet, but Millie is in labor. The saga continues...
I will update on the hour (or as close as I can get)!
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No puppies yet.. Still panting. Still waiting.
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No puppies yet, but we are getting closer. Millie's temp dropped even more over night - it was 97.3 F when we took it this morning. She was restless last night and has been very restless this morning - she finally was able to fall asleep. She's panting and breathing very hard, even in her sleep. All signs that puppies are on their way : )
I will keep the blog updated!
**Post from June 18, 2009.
Just took Millie's temp. about 10 minutes ago. It was 97.9 F which should mean that puppies are on the way! We may have some new arrivals tonight : )
I will update here with any news!
