Friday 27th 8.30pm – Shadow is relaxing
Shadow is more comfortable now than she has been all day. She is putting her paws up and showing no sign that the pups are […]
Month: December 2013
Friday 27th 6pm – I’ve been growled at
Shadow has asked for the room to be cleared and seems to be moving towards being ready at last. Her milk has started to flow […]
Friday 27th December midday
Shadow is still panting and digging, but there is no more progress yet. She wants to be stroked constantly and needs to know where her […]
Friday 27th December 7am – a disturbed night
None of us has had much sleep. Shadow could not get comfortable. She was in her own bed next to her whelping box, but when […]
Thursday 26th December 10pm – All quiet
Shadow is begging in her beautiful little way of lifting a paw, but we have no idea what she is asking for. I’m guessing it […]
Thursday 26th 7.30pm – Early Stage 1 labour
Shadow is showing the early stages of stage one labour with some very light contractions starting. There’s nothing much and no real sign of moving […]
Thursday 26th December 2013 – The temperature drop
Shadow has entered the temperature drop zone. As at this morning it was 37.8 and at midday it is 37.1C. From now it will be […]
Thursday 26th December 2013 – Happy Birthday Master
We got through yesterday without incident but let’s see what happens today. The turkey was cooked, and turned out to be the only thing Shadow […]
Wednesday 25th December 2013 – Happy Christmas
A very merry Christmas to all our readers. At this stage it doesn’t look very likely that I will be bringing you puppy news today […]
Tuesday 24th December 2013 – Temperature Stable
Shadow does not like to be the same as every other dog. Her temperature is stable but it is lower than that of most dogs […]