February 26, 2012
It was another warm day for February in New England so all the puppies got some outside play today. I couldn't be happier with the puppy picks yesterday. I will miss them all so much but the fact that they are going to such wonderful homes makes it much easier!
February 25, 2012
Puppy picking day is here! New photos and scores are posted. I will talk to you all this afternoon! Thank you again for being such wonderful puppy famlies.
February 18, 2012
We sure can't complain about the winter in New England this year! At six weeks old, each of the puppies were able to go outside today. It was a beautiful day and they loved exploring the grass and yard. All of them were confident and curious in the big outdoors!
February 12, 2011
The puppies had a very busy weekend! They were all microchipped on Saturday. They spent some time with us in the kitchen both days, running and playing and meeting lots of new people! I had a special helper assisting me with pictures today. All new photos are posted.
February 11, 2012
The puppies are 5 weeks old today! This week, they will start listening to the "sound socialization CD" at ever increasing volumes. This CD exposes them to a variety of sounds which a puppy is likely to encounter in his lifetime (babies crying, dogs barking, door bells, lawn mowers, fire works, thunder storms etc). There will be new pictures posted by tomorrow. I hope you are all enjoying watching them play and interact with each other. Their unique personalities are really starting to come out.
February 3, 2012
Puppies will be four weeks old tomorrow and in four more weeks they will be going home with each of you! I sent out a very detailed e-mail this week and I still need to hear from people who need their puppies shipped or who will be flying in to pick up their puppy. We have adjusted the webcam so that you can see more of the puppy pen. Puppies will have their first meal tomorrow and we will try to get it on video. New pictures this weekend.
January 28, 2012
It is hard to believe the puppies are three weeks old! The are really moving around and playing with each other and I can start to see their little personalities coming out. They love to give kisses when you hold them close to your face. Enjoy all the new pictures!
January 21, 2012
Puppies are two weeks old today! All of them have their eyes open at this point. They are all doing wonderful and growing fast. Their weights as of today range from 16.5 to 21.5 ounces. New individual photos will be posted this weekend.
January 18, 2012
Quin opened his eyes today! The rest of the puppies are all starting to open their eyes as well. Tonight we cut everyone's tiny little nails. Pups and D'Arcy are doing great.
January 14, 2012
The puppies are one week old today! They have almost all doubled their birth weight and they are doing great. I have posted more candid photos tonight and the new indivisual photos will be posted tomorrow.
January 9, 2012
Today we started with the bio-sensor exercises which will continue until the pups are sixteen days of age. I posted some new candid and litter photos tonight and I will have new individual photos posted on Saturday. Puppies are all doing well and gaining weight.
January 8, 2012
The puppies and D'arcy had a great night. Over the next couple of weeks we will be weighing the puppies two to three times a day to make sure everyone is gaining weight. Their birth weights ranged from 6.2 ounces to 8.2 ounces and although 2 ounces doen't seem like a lot, we have to make sure the little ones are able to get enough nursing time. D'Arcy will also be consuimg a lot of food to keep up with the demands of nursing 9 puppies. Right now she is so attentive to her puppies that she doesn't want to leave them to eat so we bring the food to her.
January 7, 2012 - We have puppies!
D'Arcy delivered 9 puppies starting at 5:39 AM today and ending at 7:56 AM. There are 5 males and 4 females. It was a long night but D'Arcy and puppies are doing great. They are resting quietly now. I will have names and photos posted this afternoon.
January 1, 2012
Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that the temperature was almost 60 degrees in New England today! D'Arcy and the other dogs enjoyed being out in the sunshine this afternoon. D'Arcy is getting really uncomfortable and she is spending more time resting. You can actually see and feel the puppies moving! We will begin monitoring her temperature as we prepare for the arrival of the puppies. Her temperature will start to fall the closer she is to going into labor.
December 27, 2011
I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday! We are busy getting ready for the arrival of the puppies. This week will will be setting up the whelping pen and getting all of our supplies ready. D'Arcy is starting to slow down but continues to take a short walk each day. She really enjoyed playing with her squeak toys on Christmas. As you can see from the photos, D'Arcy's belly is very big with puppies!
December 11th, 2011
The first four weeks of D'Arcy's pregnancy have been fairly uneventful. She continued to go to agility class and enjoy long walks in the woods. Right before the sonogram she really started to show a growing belly! She is starting to rest a bit more and will no longer attend agility class. While exercise is still very good for pregnant mothers, we are keeping our walks a bit shorter and closer to home. We have increased her food intake by about 30% to help support the growing puppies.
Nine puppies whelped on January 7th, 2012 listed in birth order.
1. Fionnuala (F)
2. Kinnitty (F)
3. Killian (M)
4. Talulla (F)
5. Quin (M)
6. Jake (M)
7. Seamus (M)
8. Ennis (M)
9. Orlagh (F)
1. Jimmy & Darla in CA - FIONNUALA!
2. Traci & Bruce in IL - ORLAGH!
3. Antoinette in AZ - SEAMUS!
4. Paul & Karen in NY - TALULLA!
5. Magaly in PR - KILLIAN!
6. Lori & Rick in CT - JAKE!
7. Danielle & Mike in WA - ENNIS!
8. Jay & Valerie in FL - QUIN!
9. Paula & Alan in NH - KINNITTY!