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 […]
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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 […]
Monday 23rd December 2013 – The Naming of Pups
As yesterday was a quiet day with no exciting activity we looked again at the list of prospective names. You know what it’s like, one […]
Sunday 22nd December 2013 – The Home Straight
We are very much into the final straight approaching the birth. As of yesterday Shadow’s temperature has started to be taken 3 times a day. […]
Saturday 21st December 2013 – A downside to my new basket
Shadow has reached the stage of her pregnancy where she does not want to sleep alone. She always gets very clingy when her due date […]
Friday 20th December 2013 – Always something
Shadow is chilled out. My Mistress is stressed. Shadow knows there is nothing much to be done except to wait for things to begin. She […]
Thursday 19th December 2013 – Stormy weather
Why is it that when the weather gets stormy animals become hyperactive? I’m not sure if it’s something to do with the barometric pressure. It’s […]