Hi friends, i mostly lurk but with my recent experience with breeding my girl Belle I felt the need to share. I have been doing my research on breeding, purchased books etc. My girl tied twice and whelped 4 puppies at 57 days on June 4th. Very healthy pregnancy, uneventful etcc. then come the puppies.
OMG its like i gave birth myself. Sleepless nights, worrying all the time. I have the vet on speed dial and talk to him practically everyday with something new. The puppies were 3oz-3.5oz. One started to fall behind and while his 2 brothers and sister doubled their weight at 10 days, he stayed the same. He died yesterday and i did not realize it would affect me so much emotionally. I did everything i could yet i have this on going thought that i could have done more. I almost lost another one yesterday that got tangled in Belle's leg hair (she has a full coat) i wrapped her coat but thought the hair on her legs wouldnt hurt a puppy. Well this puppy must to have rolled i dont know how many times cause it was so tight around his neck, i noticed cause i opened the door to her crate (big one) and she was dragging the puppy
My intention is not to discourage anyone who comes to this section to learn about breeding and doing it right. God knows it was so helpful to me but just know that it is very difficult and time consuming. Today still i cant get over the little guy that passed away, i was going to keep him!
Picture attached from yesterday
little guy.jpg puppy.jpg
I will post one of Belle Marie next when she was still a mommy of 4!!
Thanks for letting me share