Jun 19
The Amarillo Drover puppies are growing! They toddle all over their area. I took the puppy pillows and bedding out. They still have blankets but they are on the rug with a few scattered pillows. They line up and nurse Amarillo and sometimes she manages to slip away from them when they have finished …
Jun 04
The stork came in for his landing round 7:15 AM today! He took off round 11:30AM! A very short visit! But left behind 7 beautiful puppies! Some are tri colored and the rest are black and tans. All are beautiful! Photos and video tomorrow I promise! Momma and babies are fine! Tired for sure! As …
Jun 01
Amarillo is very near delivery by the stork! Today she went for a swim and enjoyed the cool after noon. She is safely tucked away in the basement. This is day 61 … normal delivery can occur between day 55 and day 65.
May 27
Amarillo is moving much slower…She is happy to be still…Spends a lot of her time sitting instead of lying down. She looks like a ship sitting very low in the water. I have not allowed her to do much. She still goes here and there but no extra effort on her part. It is interesting …
May 17
Week Six (Days 36-42) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES Development of skin pigment Fetuses should weigh around 6 grams and be 45 mm long Fetal heartbeats can be heard with stethoscope CHANGES IN AMARILLO Nipples darken and enlarge Abdomen continues to enlarge CARE OF AMARILLO Add cottage cheese or hard boiled egg to food daily Increase …
May 06
Here is What is going on!!! Keep in mind Amarillo was bred to Drover on April 1 and 2… Week Four (Days 22-28) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES Development of eyes and spinal cords Faces take shape Fetuses grow from 5-10 mm to 14-15 mm Organogenesis begins– Embryos are at their most susceptible to defects Days …
Apr 05
Drover did the job twice! So Ms Amarillo should be in the ‘Puppy Way” 🙂 Due end of May! Pregnancy Timeline Week One DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES Fertilization occurs 2 cell embryos are in the oviduct The embryo is fairly resistant to external interference in development No flea or tick treatments… sigh just as the …
Apr 04
Ah Yes ! Puppies….End of May!!!! Amarillo after much courting said yes! Twice! 🙂 These puppies should be good all round dogs. I expect them to be nice and even tempered like Amarillo and Drover. Out going and smart …They should work as needed.:) Both parents do work…Puppies should be tri colored and black and …
Jan 13
We had a wonderful visit this weekend from two of our puppy homes…. And Yes! Two puppies went to their forever homes! I had a ewe Thursday miscarry a lamb. She did not pass the placenta so today with my cousin Beverly’s help I went in and helped her. Not the most pleasant job but …
Jan 05
These puppies are dreaming of their future! Of Girls and Boys to love and play with…Sheep and cows and such to herd…Of swimming in creeks and ponds….Mousing in big fields… chasing vermin of all kinds… of keeping birds of prey away from chickens … of horse back rides in the woods… and of having their …
