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by oso on 20 March 2010 - 14:23 |
| That Is totally amazing!! , and great that the birth of so many happened with so little trouble, she did very well. I have never had big litters (and even so I have occasionally lost puppies that took too long to be born), but I have been told that if there are more than 8 its best to separate the puppies into two batches for feeding, at least some of the time, to make sure no one gets left out. I can just imagine what it will be like for you and the mum when they are all about 5- weeks old!!! Good luck with the litter. |
by ShadyLady on 20 March 2010 - 14:42 |
Congratulations!! Just goes to show you how off ultrasounds can be -- she had over double the number! |
ShadyLady by 4pack on 20 March 2010 - 15:13 |
| OMG! When you told me 5 and I teased about an even dozen at trainin, I WAS ONLY KIDDING! Sheesh. That's too bad about the little black ones. Well...get some rest this weekend. I'm getting ready to head out to the field. |
4pack by VomRuiz on 20 March 2010 - 15:50 |
| Holy Cow!!! The email I got said seven then I went to bed LOL Congratulations! LOL @ Deb seeing in negative when she closes her eyes Stacy |
VomRuiz by VomMarischal on 20 March 2010 - 19:09 |
| Final tally: Sable females 5 Sable males 2 B&T female 1 B&T male 1 Bi female 1 Bi male 1 Maybe the bi-colors will turn into black and tans. That would make more sense. Or maybe Bella isn't really genetically a bi but a dark black and tan like her own father.  |
by Kalibeck on 20 March 2010 - 22:41 |
Holy Guacamole! 13! I'm sorry about the 2 little blackies....! Good Heavens, 11! Get some rest, & as you've been advised, lots of fluid, a little extra Vitamin C. Take 10 really deep breaths each hour & exhale each breath slowly as long as you can, that's a good pulmonary exercise that helps the crud in your chest get moving...Mucinex helps too, with LOTS of fluids. There's a really nasty chest bug going around, landed me in the hospital last month....& you need to stay strong....get someone to make you some chicken noodle soup & throw some ginger in it, it really helps! .....11.....that's going to be a B-I-I-I-I-I-G rowdy mess of dogs! |
Kalibeck
jackie harris by malshep on 21 March 2010 - 00:56 |
| Very nice litter :) I am also sorry for the last two, that is alot of puppies to deliver. My friend's Dutchie also had twelve puppies in California. You are going to have your hands full, good working dogs know no mercy ! Always, Cee |
by dogud shepherd on 21 March 2010 - 01:39 |
| hi congrats on da puppies,i've been watching your post all week,good to see you(she) got there in the end!all hands aboard now!!i have a few suggestions for some celtic names(as gaeilge) for your puppies to add to your growing list,(although i have to disagree with the person who said CAELAN means" strong warrior" it actually means "slender lad") but nevermind, here goes, for the boys: cano(pronounced kon-a) young warrior cathair(pronounced ka-her)battle lord cu dubh(pronounced ku duv)black hound cathan(pronounced ka hann)warrior cu roi(ku ree)hound of red conri(kun ree)king of wolves cael(kale)slender caelchu(kale koo)slender hound cuchulainn(koo kullen)hound of cullen casey vigilant in war cerbhall(kerr wall)brave in battle conmhaol(kun veil)wolf warrior and for the girls: caoilinn(kaylinn)slender,fair lady caomhog(kave ogh)beautiful beloved girl ciar(kere)dark(black) cara(kara)friend cobhlaith(cove la)victorious caoimhe(keeva)graceful cassair(kos ere)curly haired ceibhionn(kaveeen)lady of fair locks clothra(klow ra)famous cochrann(kuk ran)red lady credh(kree)heart,love hope there's some you find suitable! dia duit! |
dogud shepherd by dogud shepherd on 21 March 2010 - 01:45 |
| hi congrats on da puppies,i've been watching your post all week,good to see you(she) got there in the end!all hands aboard now!!i have a few suggestions for some celtic names(as gaeilge) for your puppies to add to your growing list,(although i have to disagree with the person who said CAELAN means" strong warrior" it actually means "slender lad") but nevermind, here goes, for the boys: cano(pronounced kon-a) young warrior cathair(pronounced ka-her)battle lord cu dubh(pronounced ku duv)black hound cathan(pronounced ka hann)warrior cu roi(ku ree)hound of red conri(kun ree)king of wolves cael(kale)slender caelchu(kale koo)slender hound cuchulainn(koo kullen)hound of cullen casey vigilant in war cerbhall(kerr wall)brave in battle conmhaol(kun veil)wolf warrior and for the girls: caoilinn(kaylinn)slender,fair lady caomhog(kave ogh)beautiful beloved girl ciar(kere)dark(black) cara(kara)friend cobhlaith(cove la)victorious caoimhe(keeva)graceful cassair(kos ere)curly haired ceibhionn(kaveeen)lady of fair locks clothra(klow ra)famous cochrann(kuk ran)red lady credh(kree)heart,love these are the best i could come up with and as accurate as i could be,but needless to say i am not an authority on the irish language,so there maybe some dodgy ones!!! hope there's some you find suitable! dia duit! |
by 4pack on 21 March 2010 - 02:09 |
| Jackie, Lance got your order of 5. He had a 2/3 litter. |
by VomMarischal on 21 March 2010 - 02:37 |
| Thanks for the name lists, everyone! Here are the ones I have decided to let the buyers pick from...excuse the last one on the boys' list, goofy boyfriend wanted to name one. Boys: Cuán (hound) Conn (wisdom, chief) Conlaodh (kunlee) Prudent fire Cahir (battle lord) Cearúl (valorous in battle) Conall (strong as a wolf) Cain (warlike) Cormic (charioteer) Casey Jones
Girls: Ciar (black) (ke-er) Catham (KaHAWN) battler Cliodhna (klee oh na) or Cliona Ciara (dark hair and eyes) KEE rah Cavana (scottish surname) Caley (brave warrior) Carlen (champion) Caden (little battles) Cay (warrior) Cillian (little warrior) Caoimhe (Keeva) (gentle, beautiful, precious) Clodagh (Clo-da) (female deity) Claire (clear, bright, famous) Cailin (KAYlin) (girl)
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by dadams1 on 21 March 2010 - 03:43 |
| Congratulations again! That's a beautiful litter, and sorry about the last 2. Great name choices also! |
dadams1 by VomMarischal on 22 March 2010 - 20:03 |
| How are your puppies, dadams1? Here is a new photo. I had to lighten it up a lot so you could see individual puppies instead of just one big blur. Bella isn't really that light, just tan, not red either. Anyway, she seems to be liking it. The other photo is HER mother, who is constantly on guard outside the dog room. Not to worry, there's a puppy pen blocking Ally from getting too close.  Ally:  |
by Rugers Guru on 23 March 2010 - 16:30 |
| AWWWWW Grandma wants to go see her grand babies, She looks like she is trying to get her nose inside to smell the baby breath better. |
Rugers Guru by VomMarischal on 23 March 2010 - 18:13 |
| I have one weird puppy, always whining 24/7. I have a feeling she was too dumb to figure out the nursing thing...on her second day of life, I put her on a nipple, noticing that she weighed about as much as a Kleenex even though she is a good size. She went crazy. First peace I'd had since they were born. She is much quieter and heavier now, but occasionally I have to re-explain it to her. I know I shouldn't be helping a deficient puppy to survive, but I saw something starve to death once and I have to say, THAT will never happen around me again. Horrifying. Well, we'll see what happens. Even my little teeny one is doing well--all are, except this one big sable female dingbat. Going to a pet home on a spay contract for sure. |
by dadams1 on 23 March 2010 - 18:23 |
| Your litter looks great, and that is one happy momma! I'm having the same issue taking photos, they're all so dark it's hard to distinguish them from Carmen when she's nursing! All of the pups are doing great, growing by leaps and bounds. They're 9 days old today, and weighed in just around 3 lbs each last night. I can't wait to see some eyes opening soon! Here are a couple recent pictures: I did want to get your opinion on the coloring of them. They're all showing a little brown, so I assume they'll have similar coloring to the sire since none are bi-colors like Carmen (I've just been calling them sables). I've had several people ask if they'll be "dark sables" or "black sables", etc., and to be honest I've not raised pups with this coloring before (just bi-colors or black & tans) so I wanted to get some outside opinions on what color you think they'll turn out to have. Any thoughts?   |
by VomMarischal on 23 March 2010 - 18:36 |
| Your puppies look HUGE already! They look like dark sables to me. Don't tell anybody they are black sables so nobody buys them just for color! |
by dadams1 on 23 March 2010 - 19:14 |
| Yep they are getting huge! Since there are only four pups they practically have a 24x7 buffet of teats to choose from and they take advantage of it. They tend to average between 60 & 100 grams of weight gain per day, though one porky male actually gained 124g in a day once! |
by Kalibeck on 24 March 2010 - 04:08 |
| Ding-bat!!! OMG! Too funny....couldn't you let that one pup have a "D" name???? They look wonderful! And Dadams1....oh that little smooched up face! Adorable! Yeah, sorry if the translation got botched on that one....I had about 6 different sources for names & translations...I remember 1 of them was 'slender'.....I probably screwed up! My Irish grandmother(who was married to the Welsh grandfather) is rolling in her grave, I'm sure!! SORRY! No disrespect intended! I think the names you picked are awesome! jackie harris |
by malshep on 24 March 2010 - 10:12 |
| My they are growing fast, good healthy litter, do you have them on a rotation schedule :) too funny about dingbat. I am glad all is going well. Always, Cee |
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