Sunday 29th December 2013 – One day old – 8am
It is no wonder that Shadow was looking pregnant by four weeks and looking quite big towards the end, this was her highest total weight […]
Puppies
Saturday 28th 6pm – All is quiet
Shadow is looking a little more refreshed after an afternoon of snoozing and feeding her pups. She is grateful that we have helped them to […]
Saturday 28th December 2013 – The Story so far
Shadow had a long and at times difficult labour. She started at 10.30pm last night and it took 11 hours for all seven of her […]
Friday 11.30pm – Shadow’s waters have broken
The chance of sleep was short lived. Shadow’s waters broke at about 10.45 and she has moved into stage 2 labour. She is having stronger […]
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 […]
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 […]