All puppies now have homes, thank you for all your interest.
22nd March 2019
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7th February 2019
Just a quick update to say Vera has had a few problems so is currently on antibiotics, but pleased to say she is pregnant, so fingers crossed all continues to go well.
This is a small litter and with the problems she's had, we won't be starting a waiting list until the litter has arrived safely.
If you are interested in a possible pup from this litter, please feel free to contact me via email and I will get back in touch once the litter has been born.
Thank you for understanding.
All puppies now have homes, thank you for all your interest.
22nd March 2019
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7th February 2019
Just a quick update to say Vera has had a few problems so is currently on antibiotics, but pleased to say she is pregnant, so fingers crossed all continues to go well.
This is a small litter and with the problems she's had, we won't be starting a waiting list until the litter has arrived safely.
If you are interested in a possible pup from this litter, please feel free to contact me via email and I will get back in touch once the litter has been born.
Thank you for understanding.
Vera enjoying a break from the other dogs, at night she sleeps in a sectioned off part of our kitchen/dining room, just to give her some peace and quiet on her own.
12th February 2019......one very short video taken today, I zoomed in on the puppy just to show how wriggly they are now, 5 weeks and 3 days gestation, video above!
Please note as Vera had a few complications at the start we don't think it will be a very big litter, my main concern is for Vera and her unborn babies.
Please note as Vera had a few complications at the start we don't think it will be a very big litter, my main concern is for Vera and her unborn babies.
13th February 2019 - another short video taken today, pups have uncurled and you can now see them looking more like puppies wriggling around!
13th February 2019 - another short video taken today, pups have uncurled and you can now see them looking more like puppies wriggling around!
20th February 2019
With just 3 weeks to go, pups are looking good, because it's a small litter I don't think Vera has even realised she's pregnant, she's just carrying on as normal
20th February 2019
With just 3 weeks to go, pups are looking good, because it's a small litter I don't think Vera has even realised she's pregnant, she's just carrying on as normal
23rd February 2019 - Another short video of the pups, hard to get them in on one picture now as they are filling out nicely, they are now easy to make out including little hearts beating away!
23rd February 2019 - Another short video of the pups, hard to get them in on one picture now as they are filling out nicely, they are now easy to make out including little hearts beating away!
25th February 2019
Two weeks to go, Vera has been enjoying chicken & tripe, and tripe, she's eating well today building up her energy.
This time next week I'll start the 7 day countdown.
25th February 2019
Two weeks to go, Vera has been enjoying chicken & tripe, and tripe, she's eating well today building up her energy.
This time next week I'll start the 7 day countdown.
27th February 2019
I know I only posted a couple of days ago, but couldn't resist, just look at this little pup kicking its leg out
27th February 2019
I know I only posted a couple of days ago, but couldn't resist, just look at this little pup kicking its leg out
5th March 2019
- 7 weeks and 6 days, confirmed via head and abdomen measurements on scan, sorry no pictures as they fill the screen now so impossible to make out what is what. Will start my 7 day countdown tomorrow, but in the meantime, I've posted a few pictures below of Vera checking out the whelping box and checking out Dexter the cat who has found a comfy bed in the box of puppy pads. Vera isn't too keen on sleeping in there yet, so the door is open for her to come and go as she pleases, but spends most of her time in the dining room in her bed, close to my other dogs, this will change once labour starts.
If you click on the pictures they open up.
5th March 2019
- 7 weeks and 6 days, confirmed via head and abdomen measurements on scan, sorry no pictures as they fill the screen now so impossible to make out what is what. Will start my 7 day countdown tomorrow, but in the meantime, I've posted a few pictures below of Vera checking out the whelping box and checking out Dexter the cat who has found a comfy bed in the box of puppy pads. Vera isn't too keen on sleeping in there yet, so the door is open for her to come and go as she pleases, but spends most of her time in the dining room in her bed, close to my other dogs, this will change once labour starts.
If you click on the pictures they open up.
7 day countdown!
6th March 2019 - 7 days to go give or take a day or two, no change, not really expecting to see any changes just yet.
7th March 2019 - 6 days to go, no change this morning.
8th March 2019 - 5 days to go, no change this morning. Vera is getting very fussy with her eating now, so this morning I've made her cheese, tuna cake, she did eat a couple so at least something has gone in, this will hopefully change once the pups arrive.
9th March 2019 - 4 days, apologies for lack of update today, been busy grooming my dogs before I'm tied down with Vera and her pups, all good no change.
10th March 2019 - 3 days to go, no change this morning!
11th March 2019 - 2 days to go - No change overnight, Vera is too calm and relaxed for anything to happen today, but should things change I'll update during the day.
12th March 2019 - 1 day to go - No change overnight, will update if anything changes during the day
7 day countdown!
6th March 2019 - 7 days to go give or take a day or two, no change, not really expecting to see any changes just yet.
7th March 2019 - 6 days to go, no change this morning.
8th March 2019 - 5 days to go, no change this morning. Vera is getting very fussy with her eating now, so this morning I've made her cheese, tuna cake, she did eat a couple so at least something has gone in, this will hopefully change once the pups arrive.
9th March 2019 - 4 days, apologies for lack of update today, been busy grooming my dogs before I'm tied down with Vera and her pups, all good no change.
10th March 2019 - 3 days to go, no change this morning!
11th March 2019 - 2 days to go - No change overnight, Vera is too calm and relaxed for anything to happen today, but should things change I'll update during the day.
12th March 2019 - 1 day to go - No change overnight, will update if anything changes during the day
PUPPIES ARE ARRIVING!! WELL DONE VERA, 2 SO FAR MORE TO COME
Midday orange little girl 10.9oz - Belinda
12.35pm bw/t boy 12.7oz - Shelley
1.20pm orange boy 11.7oz - Laura
1.40pm orange boy 12.8oz - Jill
2.30pm dark blue girl 11.4oz - Staying here.
I'm pretty sure we are all done, well done Vera, I'm surprised at 5 but she did so well 5 in 2.1/2 hours.
At the moment I'm not 100% if two of the oranges are roan or & white, only time will tell, one orange boy is definitely roan though as he has a brown nose.
More pictures tomorrow, this will give Vera time to settle with her new family.
Although my waiting list isn't officially open yet, some of the pups are already reserved, these are for people that had been waiting on Esmes litter back in December.
PUPPIES ARE ARRIVING!! WELL DONE VERA, 2 SO FAR MORE TO COME
Midday orange little girl 10.9oz - Belinda
12.35pm bw/t boy 12.7oz - Shelley
1.20pm orange boy 11.7oz - Laura
1.40pm orange boy 12.8oz - Jill
2.30pm dark blue girl 11.4oz - Staying here.
I'm pretty sure we are all done, well done Vera, I'm surprised at 5 but she did so well 5 in 2.1/2 hours.
At the moment I'm not 100% if two of the oranges are roan or & white, only time will tell, one orange boy is definitely roan though as he has a brown nose.
More pictures tomorrow, this will give Vera time to settle with her new family.
Although my waiting list isn't officially open yet, some of the pups are already reserved, these are for people that had been waiting on Esmes litter back in December.
Day 1
First night over, Vera has settled into motherhood like a pro. All pups have gained 30+ grams each, which is amazing, as it's not unusual for them to lose over the first couple of days. Vera is eating well, pups moving around the whelping box.
Well done Vera, you're doing an excellent job for a first time mummy
Vera looking more relaxed today
14th March 2019 - Day 2
Day 2 weigh in, all doing well Vera is doing a fantastic job with them, just need her to sort out the cleaning of the pups now
Orange & white girl 384g 13.5oz total gain 75g
BW/T boy 438g 15.4oz total gain 80g
Orange boy 410g 14.5oz total gain 78g
Orange boy 426g 15oz total gain 64g
Blue girl 386g 13.6oz total gain 64g
No losses which is wonderful!
14th March 2019 - Day 2
Day 2 weigh in, all doing well Vera is doing a fantastic job with them, just need her to sort out the cleaning of the pups now
Orange & white girl 384g 13.5oz total gain 75g
BW/T boy 438g 15.4oz total gain 80g
Orange boy 410g 14.5oz total gain 78g
Orange boy 426g 15oz total gain 64g
Blue girl 386g 13.6oz total gain 64g
No losses which is wonderful!
18th March 2019
Apologies for lack of updates but busy looking after Vera and her babies, they are all doing amazingly well, all gaining weight nicely. Vera is being a fantastic first time mum, caring and feeding her babies. They will be a week old tomorrow and the majority of them will have doubled their birth weights.
Listed below are their weights now, and total weight gains in 6 days!
Orange & white girl 570g 1lb 4.1oz total gain: 261g
Black & white boy 634g 1lb 6.3oz total gain: 278g
Orange & white boy 656g 1lb 7.1oz total gain: 324g
Orange roan boy 642g 1lb 6.6oz total gain: 280g
Blue roan girl 604g 1lb 5.3oz total gain: 282g
Picture below just taken sorry about the lighting this was taken on the cctv camera, but you can see how lovely and chunky these babies are
18th March 2019
Apologies for lack of updates but busy looking after Vera and her babies, they are all doing amazingly well, all gaining weight nicely. Vera is being a fantastic first time mum, caring and feeding her babies. They will be a week old tomorrow and the majority of them will have doubled their birth weights.
Listed below are their weights now, and total weight gains in 6 days!
Orange & white girl 570g 1lb 4.1oz total gain: 261g
Black & white boy 634g 1lb 6.3oz total gain: 278g
Orange & white boy 656g 1lb 7.1oz total gain: 324g
Orange roan boy 642g 1lb 6.6oz total gain: 280g
Blue roan girl 604g 1lb 5.3oz total gain: 282g
Picture below just taken sorry about the lighting this was taken on the cctv camera, but you can see how lovely and chunky these babies are
19th March 2019
23rd March, 2019
Just a quick update, so far so good, pups are now 11 days old and gaining weight nicely, Vera is being an excellent first time mummy, feeding and cleaning her pups. She's eating well and getting liquid calcium a few times per day, purely because the pups are taking so much from her. I've never had a litter gain weight so quickly as these, which is wonderful.
Orange & white girl 966g 2lb 2.2oz total weight gain 657g
Black & white boy 1000g 2lb 3.5oz total weight gain 644g
Orange & white boy 1050g 2lb 5oz total weight gain 718g
Orange roan boy 1050g 2lb 5oz total weight gain 688g
Blue roan girl 940g 2lb 1.2oz total weight gain 618g
Pictures to follow in a couple of days time, puppies eyes should be opening any day now.
23rd March, 2019
Just a quick update, so far so good, pups are now 11 days old and gaining weight nicely, Vera is being an excellent first time mummy, feeding and cleaning her pups. She's eating well and getting liquid calcium a few times per day, purely because the pups are taking so much from her. I've never had a litter gain weight so quickly as these, which is wonderful.
Orange & white girl 966g 2lb 2.2oz total weight gain 657g
Black & white boy 1000g 2lb 3.5oz total weight gain 644g
Orange & white boy 1050g 2lb 5oz total weight gain 718g
Orange roan boy 1050g 2lb 5oz total weight gain 688g
Blue roan girl 940g 2lb 1.2oz total weight gain 618g
Pictures to follow in a couple of days time, puppies eyes should be opening any day now.
24th March 2019 - One short video of the puppies today, definitely more lively and eyes are starting to open
24th March 2019 - One short video of the puppies today, definitely more lively and eyes are starting to open
30th March 2018 - Day 18
Apologies for the lack of updates, but as you can see the pups are doing amazingly well, so not much to report. They had their first worming on day 14 without any problems, all their eyes are open and they're up on all 4's now, today we've opened up the whelping box for them to come out if they prefer, next step will be meeting their new owners then the weaning will start.
I've posted a video below taken today, and todays weights.
Orange girl 1440g 3lb 2.5oz
Black & white boy 1470g 3lb 3.5oz
Orange & white boy 1560g 3lb 7oz
Orange roan boy 1540g 3lb 6oz
Blue roan girl 1450g 3lb 3.5oz
30th March 2018 - Day 18
Apologies for the lack of updates, but as you can see the pups are doing amazingly well, so not much to report. They had their first worming on day 14 without any problems, all their eyes are open and they're up on all 4's now, today we've opened up the whelping box for them to come out if they prefer, next step will be meeting their new owners then the weaning will start.
I've posted a video below taken today, and todays weights.
Orange girl 1440g 3lb 2.5oz
Black & white boy 1470g 3lb 3.5oz
Orange & white boy 1560g 3lb 7oz
Orange roan boy 1540g 3lb 6oz
Blue roan girl 1450g 3lb 3.5oz
1st April 2019 - As the pups are up and about now, thought I'd do another short video this morning
1st April 2019 - As the pups are up and about now, thought I'd do another short video this morning
As the pups will be 3 weeks tomorrow and taking a lot from Vera, decided to try them on a little solid food, this is Natural Instrict weaning paste, which is finely ground chicken meat and bone, I think we can safely say it was a hit, they only ate a little then mum went in to clean up and finish what the pups had left, this was just a saucer with a couple of spoonfuls of meat mixed with warm water. There is sound with this video and you can hear them squeaking with excitement
As the pups will be 3 weeks tomorrow and taking a lot from Vera, decided to try them on a little solid food, this is Natural Instrict weaning paste, which is finely ground chicken meat and bone, I think we can safely say it was a hit, they only ate a little then mum went in to clean up and finish what the pups had left, this was just a saucer with a couple of spoonfuls of meat mixed with warm water. There is sound with this video and you can hear them squeaking with excitement
Our beautiful babies at 24 days!
Our beautiful babies at 24 days!
Orange & white boy
Blue roan girl
Orange & white girl
Orange roan boy
Black & white boy
Another short video of the pups on walk about today 11th April 2019. They are all doing so well
Another short video of the pups on walk about today 11th April 2019. They are all doing so well
This weekend the puppies will be getting visits from their potential new families, we're looking forward to meeting them all and the new families are excited about meeting Vera and her babies
This weekend the puppies will be getting visits from their potential new families, we're looking forward to meeting them all and the new families are excited about meeting Vera and her babies
Another video taken tonight, it seems that as soon as I say it's bedtime they think that means PLAYTIME!
Another video taken tonight, it seems that as soon as I say it's bedtime they think that means PLAYTIME!
Pictures below of pups first time in the garden 19/4/2019
Pictures below of pups first time in the garden 19/4/2019
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27th April 2019
Supper time!!
Can't believe how quickly time is flying by just over a week and our babies start flying the nest, they have their final vets appointment next Friday so I will be microchipping them middle of next week. I then have the puppy packs to prepare ready for them to be leaving for their new homes.
This has been a lovely litter, just what I needed after our upset back in December, thank you Vera for being an excellent first time mummy and restoring my faith in breeding which I was ready to give up, so glad I didn't.
1st May 2019
Today all 5 pups were microchipped without as much as a flinch, the joys of having lovely chubby pups. Final vet check on Friday then Ziggy is first to leave us on Saturday and the other 3 over the week next week. Little Elsie will then be on her own until we pick up our new boy in a months time
1st May 2019
Today all 5 pups were microchipped without as much as a flinch, the joys of having lovely chubby pups. Final vet check on Friday then Ziggy is first to leave us on Saturday and the other 3 over the week next week. Little Elsie will then be on her own until we pick up our new boy in a months time
6th May 2019
So the week has arrived that our babies start leaving the nest, good luck to you all in your new homes, we wish you all long, happy and healthy lives.
6th May 2019
So the week has arrived that our babies start leaving the nest, good luck to you all in your new homes, we wish you all long, happy and healthy lives.
8th May 2019 - Last video of the 4 pups and mum together, Ziggy had already left for his new home.
8th May 2019 - Last video of the 4 pups and mum together, Ziggy had already left for his new home.
9th May 2019
Joey and Bessie are now in their new homes which just leaves Duke who leaves us tomorrow, we wish you all a long, happy and healthy life with your new families and look forward to updates .
This page will be closed and added as a subpage to Veras now.
9th May 2019
Joey and Bessie are now in their new homes which just leaves Duke who leaves us tomorrow, we wish you all a long, happy and healthy life with your new families and look forward to updates .
This page will be closed and added as a subpage to Veras now.