Here it is: Update

Click on Photo for Larger ViewShe has 4 beauties coming around April 20/21. I sent this to my old vet and she will comment on timing but this place thought 6 days perhaps. Stay tumed to the 2nd input.

The vet came out to meet us - masked of course to introduce herself. Told us as long as the dogs were coming here for xrays and the rest that we had access to emergency services. It took us 50 minutes to get there. Not bad. We really liked her. More costly but worth the peace of mind and the safety of the pups and mom.

A friend said to me now that you have this in place, you will not have issues. It's Murphy's law. I agree as its rare we do have issues but I feel that what we had was not working for us or our dogs but our old vet will still check the pups - non emergency things so photos for this crew.

It feels good to have a solution.

Update on Friday, April 16, 2021 at 8:01AM by Darlah

Our vet that is the longterm vet thinks the due date is the 20th or 21st. We shall see.

XRay Time

Sage's xray is tomorrow at a new vet an hour away. I have no clue if they can send us the xray in email but we will at the very least know if there are any potential issues and how many. It is covid times so we can't go in. All the breeder's in the area use this practice. When we first looked into it they were no longer taking new clients. I had Nathan try again today and they said yes. 

Our long time vet sold her practice and she comes to the house usually but she doesn't have an ultrasound nor does our local vet that instead deals with a visiting ultrasound guy. Our longterm vet is not available for emergencies. She needs time off and I get that but that means 9.5 weeks old for shots for Misty and Raven's pups. That doesn't work for the me, pups nor for the families so they will do this too. So, solutions is required. It also means no vet photos till after covid. Maybe Sage and Sprit's litter she can come again. I do not know. It will depend if she is available or not. My preference is a more relaxed surroundings visiting with a vet we love in our yard. But we need emergency possibilities in place too even if we lose out on convenience, photos etc. 

With Raven, we realized we need an emergency vet that is a breeder's vet and experienced in reproduction as our longterm vet is. We need solutions so we are never in that position again. I could have bought a car and then some between the local vet and the emerg vet. It doesn't work. It's also not about the money or the puppy loss though that killed me but I also do not want to have a touch and go situation with a normally healthy gal and it was that. So... we have been looking for solutions and we hope this one works.

I am so sorry that you miss out on vet puppy shots - maybe not for this litter but certainly for the Misty and Raven's crew. I will still do puppy bath photos. I hope we get an xray photo but we will know after Sage's xrays. It is a 2pm appt tomorrow and its an hourish away. Then there is the visit itself. We will be looking to see when she is due and how many. Stay tune to tomorrow night. Check out Spirits blog for when she will go. 

After Scheduled Bath Belly Shots

Yes, I need to shave up her belly but crazy busy day. Have an extra geooming to do today so later or tomorrow I will clean it up but no more belly shots tomorrow. LOL

Here is the gallery after bath today.

She is eating well.

Belly Shot

Here is Sage. She is due for a bath too but I took this before she was playing.

Update

Sage was caught playing her heart out today.

Update

Sage was caught playing her heart out today. When she had her grooming today, I put a pretty bow on her. I actually put one on most of the gals. I so wish Pacific Mall was open as they have the most cute hair clips that you can use for the dogs. Oh the covid challenge but her pups will get to swim this year. How cool is that?

Is sHE PREGNANT? yEP

Tummy is growing. She is eating well.

Sage Update

Sage needs a good brushing but her morning sickness is starting to subside.

When Do We Expect?

We will start expecting around April 21st. This will be about 5 weeks after Misty and Raven. It means when we are normally watching via ipad and cameras when they head upstairs near our room, the next two will be born. The 1st will have to still go upstairs as we start the process of independence and a journey into sleeping all night. We will see how it all unfolds.

Sage is Done

This is Sage when her hair is not broken from the boy and the girls.

She will have  her 2nd litter with Spirit who will have her 2nd litter.  I have NO DOUBT she is pregnant. She is already eating like she is - everyone's food. LOL