16.00 Sunday
Some dogs want a darkened room and no company to give birth. Shadow wants the reassurance of one of her humans with her at all […]
Dog Breeding
12.20 Sunday
Well she won’t eat and she has started ever so slightly digging and nesting. I’ve been watching her from my desk with the camera, when […]
Sunday 18th September 2011 – all quiet on the whelping front
It’s a lazy Sunday morning and Shadow and my Mistress stayed in bed rather longer than usual. Shadow when she did get up has declined […]
20.50 Saturday
Shadow’s temperature has dropped yet further. It is now 36.6C. There are no other signs that proceedings are imminent and my Mistress is already so […]
13.45 Saturday
You’re all wondering, I can see that. Shadow is doing everything in her power to keep you guessing. She is struggling to get comfortable and […]
9.45am Saturday
I am driving everyone nuts, pacing up and down like an expectant father outside the delivery room. I told my Mistress that from the smell […]
Saturday 17th September 2011 7.20am – and still we wait
At this rate, I am going to give birth to puppies before Shadow is. She certainly slept better than my Mistress did! If nothing is […]
20.30 Friday
Shadow’s temperature is now down to 36.9C. We could be in for a long night. The book says the range for giving birth is 36.8 […]
13.18pm Friday
Shadow is lying waiting and looking like a beached whale. We are betting on how many there will be. It’s either more than the 4 […]
7.35am Friday – We are counting down
Shadow’s temperature is falling and she is showing early signs of being ready for the pups to arrive. Last recorded temperature last night 37.2C