Well, it has been a VERY busy weekend! Juliet gave birth to 9 healthy puppies Friday evening. There were 4 girls and 5 boys, 5 are white and 4 are black. Here are a few of the early shots we took of them, they are eating and growing very well.
Our vet came out on Sunday and examined all of them and they are in great shape. We plan to have genetic testing done on them with the results hopefully available by week 6. Their parents have their testing done already and the results are available for those prospective buyer to examine if needed.
All our puppies are identified with a ribbon, as they get older, a colored Velcro band will replace the ribbon so it can be easily adjusted. We like using the ribbon for the first few weeks because the silk is very soft and doesn’t restrict their movement while they are still so small.
They are currently living is a basket with a heating pad to help them regulate their temperature, in another week or so, they will get to migrate out to the whelping pen so they have the ability to roam around as they get ready for their eyes to open. They will still have a heating pad available to them if they feel the need to get warm but it becomes more of their choice at that point.
We expect our puppies to be available to go to their forever homes around the last week of November.
