Producer of multiple Group Placing & Best of Breed winners, futurity & maturity winning and/or placing, specialty major winning offspring as well as Champion, Senior Hunter & Versatile Excellent get. Show, agility, obedience, tracking, field & therapy work, our dogs do it all.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Savi Preggers Day 61
Only a few days until Savi is due to whelp her litter of puppies. Canine pregnancy is 63 days from ovulation and based on the progesterone testing, we are able to pinpoint the optimal time for breeding and the bitches due date. Savi is feeling great and it is amazing to see and feel the little pups inside her. We've been taking her temperature and once it drops to 98 degress (normal dog temp ranges from 99 to 101), labor will begin in 24 hours. There will also be other signs of labor including panting, nesting and an urge to go potty. Although there is no doggy Lamaze, we do monitor her closely, and help keep things moving along with supervised walks and ice cream for Calcium to improve contractions. Now, the waiting game begins...
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Doggy Doula ready for duty!
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