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Heather O'Connor
Maryland
(410) 590-7765
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 Thursday
8/10/06 - Sequoia is doing the Whelping Dance! She is looking
for a nest to dig under the deck and through my sofa. She
has rearranged the cushions (all over the place) at least 10 times. Reminds
me of arranging deck chairs on the Titanic.... |
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| Friday
8/11/06 - Sequoia "breaks her water" so to speak around 1:00pm. The
whelping is at hand. From 1:00pm - 11:30pm Sequoia is busy
producing her gorgeous puppies. Being a new mom is hard - the
first one was a doozy. She managed through it like a champ. The
rest she did on her side while the puppies nursed. She didn't
even bother to get up! She really did a splendid job
whelping. The first 5 puppies were male, the last two were
female. Know anyone looking for a male? We catnapped
from 11:30pm to 6:30am. Then started our first day of motherhood. |
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| Monday
8/14/06 - The puppies are starting to take on color and patterns. It
is so neat to see them develop. They have all gained a couple
ounces - hurray. Working hard to keep the place clean and neat. Cleaning
up the mess we made during the whelping. Thank God for all
my fellow breeders - I could not have done it without them! |
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| Saturday
8/18/06 - Its
now official - our one week anniversary! All puppies are thriving
and growing stronger day by day. Sequoia is back up to her normal
standards. She is very gentle and loving of the puppies but boy she
loves to run and play with the older dogs. I am finally sleeping
at night - first time grandma jitters! Every squeal or sound would
have me running to the whelping box. Now I just say "Sequoia,
take care of your kids!" and roll over (with one eye open of
course!). Now I know how my Grandmother felt with all of us grandchildren
visiting her and sleeping in the same room! |
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| Friday
8/25/06 - I can't believe they are 2 weeks old. They are growing
up into fat little sausages with legs. Yesterday they started to
open their eyes. First little slits and now huge round eyes. They
have a sort of surprised expression. We started cutting their nails
this week. Talk about a challenge - their nails are soooo tiny!
They are also starting to climb up on all fours and wobble. Some
even take a step before they fall over. Walking is just around
the corner.... |
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| Friday
9/01/06 - Can we say wow! What a week of changes. They are up and
walking a few steps (then tumbling over). Their fur is really starting
to grow - it is s soft an fuzzy! Their eyes are open and I think
they are hearing now. I am bringing them up right on Country music!
They are working on breaking out of the whelping box and it will
be any day now.... I have given them their first baby toys to play
with. This is a big day of changes for all of them. We are moving
to "Big Dog Room." They need more space to play in so
my big dogs are getting moved to other parts of the house. Lots of
work to do to get the "Big Dog Room" ready. |
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| Saturday,
9/10/06 - Can't believe all the changes. Everyday you see something
new. They are playing with the toys now. They are scampering across
the floor and landing in piles of puppies! I am starting to see
different personalities emerging - so exciting. The are eating
mushy dog food and drinking water. They love to lay in the feeding
pan after gobbling up the food! Puppies are very messy at this
stage and have no manners! Their teeth are now out and very sharp.
I sympathize totally with Sequoia not wanting to feed as often
- ouch 7 sets of sharp teeth! They are now teething on anything
they can get on including my toes and ankles - all exposed skin
is fair game. Overall it has been an exciting week of changes. |
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| Saturday,
9/16/06 - We are beginning week 5. Mr. Yellow ears have come up
early. He looks so handsome. The pups got to travel the house this
week and explore new places. Boy did they have fun. They really enjoyed
all the new "educational" toys they received. They have
more toys then most human babies! They also got to meet Uncle Aspen,
Aunt Lady and Uncle Turner (the pack). All introductions went beautifully.
The pups are eating their mush very well. During the upcoming week
they will start on semi-soft kibble - Chewing will be involved -
good for those extra sharp baby teeth! My feet have been used as
teething rings for the pups. Love every minute of it! |
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| Friday,
9/22/06 - This has been a really fun week. We have played for hours.
Now I understand why everyone loves this period. The puppies are
so cuddly and fuzzy. They love the extra attention and come running
when called. They are eating enough food for 2 of my adults each
meal! They are chewing everything in sight including tearing up the
newspaper into tiny pieces for me to pick up. Poopy puppy cleanup
is a full time job but they are getting the hang of using newspaper.
They also voice there opinions very loudly at this stage. It is so
much fun. Can't wait for next weeks changes. |
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| Saturday,
9/30/06 - These puppies do a couple things really well. They eat
like horses, wrestle like gladiators and poop like there is no tomorrow!
They are having a grand time together. They enjoyed their first experiences
with being outside on grass this week. They loved the playschool
jungle gym I got them. They also enjoyed digging in the dirt and
chewing up the grass! Time is flying by...It makes me misty-eyed
to think of separating them but the time is coming very soon. I hope
I don't make a fool of myself and cry during our goodbyes next week.... |
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| Raid the Wind's Sweet Sequoia, CGC, TDI | bCH Hilltop's Storm of Barnegat Bay, CGC TDI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
b. January 23, 2003 Hips: PennHIP (L) 0.35 (R) 0.31 |
b. May 23, 2003 Hips: PennHIP (L) 0.28 (R) 0.24 -No DJD |
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Ultra Sound & X-Ray of Sequoia's Confirmation for Puppies
