The Adele Connection

Adele in Heat

August 17-September 07, 2017

First Breeding August 20, 2017 5:43pm to 5:53pm 10 minute tie 

Second Breeding August 25, 2017  10:42am to 10:56am 14 minutes
-4 day between.

Third Breeding August 26, 2017 10:12am to 10:29am 17 minutes

Fourth Breeding August 27, 2017  10:07am to to 10:23am 16 minute tie

One More LONG Time

This may be the one that is saying it's peak - 17 minutes from 10:12am to 10:29am

Another Connection

14 minute tie ended at 1056am. Does this mean her first connection was early? Perhaps. Stay tuned till tomorrow. 

If I had known I would have brushed Stone but at lease Adele was nicely groomed. I was busy washing Kat while this was going on. See the broken hair on his back. That is from Adele jumping on him. Going to take awhile for that hair to come back. :-)

Two Connections

Is she done? We will find out tonight. :-) Waiting for Nathan to come home so they can go upstairs and give it a try. Kat's not going crazy so perhaps she is done. She did not connect.

Adele First Connection

First Breeding August 20, 2017 5:43pm to 5:53pm 10 minute tie. Below is her calendar if she took today. It appears Saffron's pusp will be about 8 weeks when these pups arrive.

Pregnancy Calendar for Dogs
Date:	Sun 20 Aug 2017
Sire:	Stone
Dam:	Adele
Breeder:	Talemaker
Sun 20 Aug 2017	Day 1 First day of mating. Sperm travel searching for a mature ripened eggs.
Mon 21 Aug 2017 - Sun 27 Aug 2017	Week 1 Fertilization occurs. 2 cell embryos are in the oviduct.
Mon 28 Aug 2017 - Sun 3 Sep 2017	Week 2 Embryo will be 4 cell at start of week and 64 cell by end of week. Embryo enters the uterus. Feeding small amounts of high protein supplements, such as eggs, lean muscle meats is a good practice.
Mon 4 Sep 2017 - Sun 10 Sep 2017	Week 3 Embryos implants along uterus wall. During the next two weeks the important organs will develop. Her nipples begin to turn pink and enlarge. May loose appetite during this week. Morning sickness may occur. She also stretched a lot due to her movement in her abdomen.
Mon 11 Sep 2017 - Sat 16 Sep 2017	Week 4 Morning sickness should go away and appetite return. One of the early signs of pregnancy is for the dam to 'adopt' a toy. Development of eyes and spinal cord and faces take shape. The fur on the belly and around the nipples thins.
Sun 17 Sep 2017 - Sat 23 Sep 2017	Week 5 The doctor may be able to detect pregnancy (85% accuracy) by feeling the abdomen. Diagnosis by x-rays is usually possible after 45 days (95% accuracy for determining the number of puppies). You may be able to feel the little puppies - they whould be the small bumps in the abdomen. Develpment of toes, whisker buds, and claws. Eyes now close and gender can be determined. The puppies are now considered fully developed miniature dogs. She may be showing. She may also gain a little weight particularly if she is going to birth more than 1-2 puppies..
Sun 24 Sep 2017 - Sat 30 Sep 2017	Week 6 During the last several weeks, your dog’s nutritional needs nearly double. Feed small meals several times a day. Increase water. Enlargment of mammary glands as nipples darken and enlarge.
Sun 1 Oct 2017 - Sat 7 Oct 2017	Week 7 She may shred papers, blankets or bedding in an attempt at “nest building” in the last weeks. During the last 2 weeks, your dog may become irritable. Moderate exercise is the proper approach. Neither forced rest nor strenuous exercise is a good idea. Short periods of gentle play and short walks are good. You may feel the puppies now but counting them may be a bit more difficult. Definate abdominal enlargement. Abdomen hair will start shedding.
Sun 8 Oct 2017 - Sat 14 Oct 2017	Week 8 Dam begins to spend a lot more time grooming herself. Her breasts become swollen as her milk forms. Nesting begins as she looks for a place to have her puppies... Make sure you have her box or spot ready.. The dam may not have as big of an appetite during this period. Her abdomen can be crowded with puppies. You can feel the puppies move now. See if you can get her used to her whelping box
Sun 15 Oct 2017 - Sun 22 Oct 2017	Week 9 Nipples and vulva should be gently cleaned with warm water, you might want to trim the hairs surrounding the nipples, to allow easier access for the puppies to suck. She may express milk from her nipples. Watch for her temperature to drop. You may take it rectally if you want but she's just plain old cool to the touch compared to what she has been the last 8 weeks. She may also become restless, seek seclusion and in the last few days, soil the house. She will be 'nesting' 12-24 hours before the birth
Mon 23 Oct 2017	Expected Date of Whelp. Expected date of whelp. Average is 62 days but may take place from the 58th to the 68th day. Keep watching for that cool to the touch. If you're actually taking the temp, it does drop from 101 to 98 degrees. Appetite will disappear as whelping approaches. May see a clear discharge from the vulva. At onset of labor may pace, dig, shiver, pant and/or vomit. First fetus will be delivered within 12 hours of the onset of labor.

Adele is in Heat

Adele will be coming here Sunday and will be bred to Stone. Stone makes nice pups. :-) 

Marco Update

Someone has lots of energy after waking up at 5:30 this morning! LOL good thing he's so damn cute.

Marco and the Stormy and Raven

Here is a video of Marco eating his food. 

No photos other than this blurry one as we are both on lead. I tried to get the grandkids coming but no go. 

How did it go? They both upchucked a little on the way - nothing on the way back. This sometimes happens and by class 3 it should be gone. Some do, some do not. It also can be the way Nathan was driving. Shhh I didn't say that. I get car sick at times. 

Raven was cautious and didn't want to play with anyone. Everyone is big but 1 other and its a very large class.

Stormy was after everyone to play. Neither had been on a lead or had a collar on. This is Nathan's job. With me being tired it made more work for me. 

I was on Raven and she is not food motivated so couple this with what are all these big dogs doing in my class, I didn't think any of this was doable but I got her walking on lead though slowly and looking at me (easy peasy). She vastly improved by midway through the class.

Stormy was doing everything with ease. Of course Nathan took Stormy as she is the easy one. She did try to bit his fingers off getting to the food. 

Again, nothing wrong with Raven. She assesses the situation first. That tells me she is mighty intelligent. It may take some work at first but we will get her there. I will also practice with her and I bet you Nathan will practice with Stormy less. We shall see how week 2 goes.

Raven had everyone ooohing and ahhing about her cuteness. She is so very cute. I am going to work through some treats and if I have to make a chicken before class and take chicken with me. My challenge is to get her food motivated enough to want to do what I am asking. 

I call the first class a success. I just wish I wasn't so very tired. Maybe that was good as I was punch drunk relaxed.

Zoey and Marco

Zoey got a new house. Doesn't she look great in it and I hear she loves it!

We have never seen a dog love snow more than Marco.  He didn't want to stop playing and snorting....so much fun!

Rocky and Stormy

Nothing like Siblings playing. See the gallery.  Rocky was only here for a bath and trim so he was here for a couple of hours. He did get to play with his mom and his sister. As you will see he had a great time. Here is the video.

Both Stormy and Rocky was so happy. They play growled and rolled around all over each other. It was grand to watch.