Monday, August 31, 2009
I can't believe I ate the whole thing!
The "D"s are packing it on these days! Here's what happens after a particularly wonderful dinner!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Wee Wags for One Week!
The D pups have reached their "first" birthday. They're one week old today. In honor of the occasion, we noticed that they're beginning to work on wagging tails. Happy tails, week old pups!!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Pooped!
The pups have "exercises" to try each week. Each one is tailored to their age and developmental level. The first one is about crawling. Each of the puppies had a chance to play. It is a very short crawl for these small pups. And now they're all pooped!!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
D Dog Days
Ah... the life of a puppy.
To the tune of "Pick a Little, Talk a Little" from the Music Man (Meredith Willson)
Eat a little, poop a little
Eat a little, poop a little
Squeek, squeek, squeek
Sleep a lot, eat a little more...
Eat a little, poop a little
Eat a little, poop a little
Squeek, squeek, squeek
Sleep a lot, eat a little more...
Squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek,
Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
Eat a little, poop a little
Eat a little, poop a little
Squeek, squeek, squeek
Sleep a lot, eat a little more...
Squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek,
Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
Eat!
Reprise, at least 20 times a day!!
To the tune of "Pick a Little, Talk a Little" from the Music Man (Meredith Willson)
Eat a little, poop a little
Eat a little, poop a little
Squeek, squeek, squeek
Sleep a lot, eat a little more...
Eat a little, poop a little
Eat a little, poop a little
Squeek, squeek, squeek
Sleep a lot, eat a little more...
Squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek,
Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
Eat a little, poop a little
Eat a little, poop a little
Squeek, squeek, squeek
Sleep a lot, eat a little more...
Squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek, squeek,
Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
Eat!
Reprise, at least 20 times a day!!
Monday, August 24, 2009
The D Pup Diet and Exercise Program
The arrival of the D’s has created a whole new approach to weight loss for Tam’s B/Cs. Here are a few of the highlights:
Day 0
Exercise:
SQUAT near pool to catch arriving puppy, hold while cleaning off pup, hold more while umbilical cord is clamped and cut. Release, squat and give pup to mom. Release, bend to clean out and replace newspapers. Repeat for next pup until finished.
KNEEL next to pool to help mom lie down relaxed so that she exposes all nipples for hungry puppies. Hold until mom is convinced she needs to stay put and relax. Release. Repeat 2 min later when mom moves. (She does the DOWN part of the process easily and quickly, of course. It's the "lay on your side and relax right now" part that she's still getting used to...)
STRETCH into pool to move puppy who is hungry and can’t find mom. Repeat 8x. Repeat sequence several times when pups move.
SUN SALUTATION to stretch sore back muscles. Repeat multiple times as it hardly seems to be working.
Diet:
DO eat breakfast while waiting for mom to go into stage 2 labor.
DON’T eat lunch (busy delivering pups) .
DO cheer when Vicki and Robert offer to bring dinner. (Yummy lasagna!)
Day 1
SQUAT’s modified from Day 0 to move puppies and attach them to mom.
KNEEL multiple x .
BEND to rearrange bedding as mom moves it when cleaning pups or nesting.
STRETCH after pups move, mom gets out to get a drink etc.
DO eat a high protein breakfast to compensate for sleep deprivation.
DO order groceries focusing on healthy, quickly prepared foods
DON’T panic when you realize you’re running out of caffeinated soda or milk for coffee.
DO send the rested person off to get the caffeine.
Day 2
Repeat SQUAT, KNEEL, BEND and STRETCH from Day 1.
Add BEND while cleaning up bedding and multiple loads of laundry.
Add LEG STRETCHES due to sitting cross-legged for extended periods.
Add (gentle) HAND CLENCHES to help with holding pups who wiggle during nail cutting.
Repeat SUN SALUTATION from Day 0.
DO repeat high protein breakfast.
DO pick up those healthy groceries.
DON’T spend too much time in the kitchen making dinner when needed with the puppies.
DO eat in shifts so someone can move the pup who’s crawling behind mom’s back.
Day 3
SQUAT to get pups in the right general direction to nurse.
SQUAT to pick pups up for weighing.
Repeat KNEEL, BEND and STRETCH from Day 1.
And so on……. So the pups gain weight and thrive and if we’re lucky the B/Cs lose weight. :-)
Day 0
Exercise:
SQUAT near pool to catch arriving puppy, hold while cleaning off pup, hold more while umbilical cord is clamped and cut. Release, squat and give pup to mom. Release, bend to clean out and replace newspapers. Repeat for next pup until finished.
KNEEL next to pool to help mom lie down relaxed so that she exposes all nipples for hungry puppies. Hold until mom is convinced she needs to stay put and relax. Release. Repeat 2 min later when mom moves. (She does the DOWN part of the process easily and quickly, of course. It's the "lay on your side and relax right now" part that she's still getting used to...)
STRETCH into pool to move puppy who is hungry and can’t find mom. Repeat 8x. Repeat sequence several times when pups move.
SUN SALUTATION to stretch sore back muscles. Repeat multiple times as it hardly seems to be working.
Diet:
DO eat breakfast while waiting for mom to go into stage 2 labor.
DON’T eat lunch (busy delivering pups) .
DO cheer when Vicki and Robert offer to bring dinner. (Yummy lasagna!)
Day 1
SQUAT’s modified from Day 0 to move puppies and attach them to mom.
KNEEL multiple x .
BEND to rearrange bedding as mom moves it when cleaning pups or nesting.
STRETCH after pups move, mom gets out to get a drink etc.
DO eat a high protein breakfast to compensate for sleep deprivation.
DO order groceries focusing on healthy, quickly prepared foods
DON’T panic when you realize you’re running out of caffeinated soda or milk for coffee.
DO send the rested person off to get the caffeine.
Day 2
Repeat SQUAT, KNEEL, BEND and STRETCH from Day 1.
Add BEND while cleaning up bedding and multiple loads of laundry.
Add LEG STRETCHES due to sitting cross-legged for extended periods.
Add (gentle) HAND CLENCHES to help with holding pups who wiggle during nail cutting.
Repeat SUN SALUTATION from Day 0.
DO repeat high protein breakfast.
DO pick up those healthy groceries.
DON’T spend too much time in the kitchen making dinner when needed with the puppies.
DO eat in shifts so someone can move the pup who’s crawling behind mom’s back.
Day 3
SQUAT to get pups in the right general direction to nurse.
SQUAT to pick pups up for weighing.
Repeat KNEEL, BEND and STRETCH from Day 1.
And so on……. So the pups gain weight and thrive and if we’re lucky the B/Cs lose weight. :-)
Sunday, August 23, 2009
D Duties
Tam has been busy practicing her new job since the pups arrived two days ago. She took to the cleaning task with her usual enthusuasm and is now an expert poop cleaner.
It's taken a little more work to teach her that laying still in the right position for the pups to nurse is part of the mom job too, but she's starting to get the idea. Eight of nine pups are slurping happily in the picture--Brown is not pictured because he is happily slurping underneath his sisters and brothers.
Most evident is how happy Tamlyn is, delighted with her little D's. When she's not sleeping, feeding or cleaning pups, she's smiling!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
D Day - 8/21/09
We are delighted to announce that the "D" s were delivered on Friday 8/21 beginning about 11:07 AM. Tamlyn lived up to her athletic nature and popped out her first 4 of 9 pups in about an hour. The remaining five followed at a slightly more leisurely pace, ending about 3:20. There were 4 boys and 5 girls, 6 yellow and 3 black.
Tam and her B/Cs want to thank Pam Flanagan for phone coaching and hands on assistance with the whelp, especially as the number went a little past the predicted "6-8".
Mom and pups can be seen resting after their hard work. Stay tuned for future adventures.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Waiting for puppies
and waiting and waiting......
Tam has been restless and nesting for several days now. She seems huge to us and it looks like today will be the day. Of course we thought that yesterday and the day before too. :-)
But her physical signs (temperature, panting and more restlessness) do seem to indicate we'll see those pups today. Both Tam and her people would really appreciate that, as the pups have been kicking vigorously for a while now.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
All is Ready
The whelping room is ready and Tam thinks the pool is a great place. Today she got to get some exercise and see a bunch of her (human) friends, who are all rooting for her to have strong healthy pups.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Tam is AWESOME!!
We just got back from getting her "pre-whelp" x-ray. This is used to get a pretty good count of the litter size. All along, ever since Tamlyn became a breeder, we've looked her in her very intense eyes and said "Six to eight, Tam, six to eight". It's our understanding that Tam's mom Tiffi had pretty large litters, and being first time breeder caretakers, it was pretty daunting to think about caring for 11 to 14 or so puppies... So, Tam, six to eight...
After her xray, the vet returned to review them with us. To quote her "I can count six but there may be as many as eight." What an AWESOME dog!! Of course, only the whelp will tell for sure but the vet was certain that this was not a really large litter.
Tamlyn hanging out in her whelping pool
After her xray, the vet returned to review them with us. To quote her "I can count six but there may be as many as eight." What an AWESOME dog!! Of course, only the whelp will tell for sure but the vet was certain that this was not a really large litter.
Tamlyn hanging out in her whelping pool
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