Keep us updated on the birth of the puppies! I hope everything goes smoothly!

oh man...
 

How's it going? Are there puppies yet?? Now I am on pins and needles too!

I think today would be a greay day for a new litter on YT!! Come on momma! Good luck! :thumbup:

Ok guys, here goes....

we had to induce labor yesterday morning. x-ray at 8:30 am showed 4 pups so pitocin was used at 9:00 am. i ran some quik errands, came back by, brought her lunch, took her for a little walk, went back home, went back again, checked on her, still nothing. at 3:30 i got a call saying we had one healthy little 3 oz boy! I rushed back and we were in a private room for about an hour and she wasnt showing any signs of having another anytime soon, so i had her checked one last time to make sure there wasn't a pup in the birth canal waiting to come out in my car, all was clear so i brought her home to finish in a more peaceful environment. (keep in mind that 3 seperate injections of .10 cc pitocin had to be used throughout the day to bring on contractions hard enough to be in full blown labor)

this was the hardest, toughest labor and delivery i have ever seen in 10 years. She has had 2 previous litters with absolutely no problems what so ever, pups came about every hour and all went smooth. not this time. i was in tears many times throughout the day and night. never have I been so scared and worried for one of my girls. she had another pup, a 4.1 oz boy at 7:40 pm. another 4 oz boy arrived at 11:27 pm. and our last wonderful surprise was a beautiful little 3 oz girl at 1:58 am. (so she has a different birthday technically, LOL) Courtney was exhausted and so was I. I really thought we were in for a C-Sec, but kept my vet on the phone constantly and we waited it out...Luckily she didnt have to go through all that, but with the way she had such a hard time even going into labor, then the hard time when she did, I have decided she will be spayed as soon as she is back in good shape, probably around March of 06'.
I feel very blessed with these 4 little luv bugs and I'm extremely proud of my girl for being such a little trooper and doing this for me. This is the part of being a breeder that tends to give me feelings of guilt at times. I know I gave her the best care that I possibly could, but if something had happened to her, I think I would have just lost it. I'm very thankful that she is ok and so are her babies. I had to pray alot on this one, for strength and to be able to let the guilt I was feeling go. I'm looking forward to raising these little cuties and I know that Courtney will be fine, but no more babies for her! I really learned alot from this litter and as I've said before, I have learned that no two litters are alike and problems can arise in the blink of an eye.

Well, here's the beautiful outcome!!!! :)

Oh my God, that is so precious. What an adorable little bunch! Congrats on the babies finally being born. You are such an excellent mommy for making sure Courtney had all that she needed. CONGRATS!

Awesome news and congrats to you and your littly mommy!!! So glad to hear!!!

wow!!! how cute :D im glad mommy and babies are doing fine :)

OMG! I've got puppy fever SO bad now! Thank goodness everything turned out okay and you didn't have to have the c-section! God bless that little momma and her beautiful pups!

Congrats what a trying day and night for you both! So thrilled, you had a beautiful outcome.

Your both deserve applauds!!! This just proves that a novice would have been way over their heads, you did great both moms!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!! They are beautiful...

Congratulations!!
 

What a trying couple of days you have had. I am so glad puppies and Mama are ok. So many times it seems so easy, but then this happens and you are really scared for your precious Mama dog! I suspect you are doing the right thing. I'm sure I would feel the same.

Congratulations to you all.. I'm happy all turned out well. They are an adorable little family. Happy Birthday Babies! :)

Congrats on your wee ones !!!! I am so glad everything worked out.. I would have been just as worried and upset. They are so cute. :) :) :)

They are all so cute and tiny !! Good job and congratualtions to you both! :thumbup:

thank you all for your kind words and the congrats! i'm feeling like a banny rooster here...ha ha...if i had plumage, it would be straight up! these pups are really tiny, which worries me a bit...the last litter she had, her pups averaged 5 1/2 oz at birth, i dont know why these are smaller, i used the same 4 lb stud with her each breeding because the two of them produced real beauties, coat and stucture... and temperaments of their babies has been excellent in the past. thanksgiving is going to be short and sweet for me...lol... i will not be gone very long.

there was some rejection of the pups for the first 8 hours after the last babe arrived. that scared me to death. now, she has settled in with them and is nursing, pooping/peeing with little assistance from me. she would not stimulate them for a while after they arrived so my daughter and I did that for her. tonight, however, she seems to be very interested in them. i am assuming that with her labor having to be induced and the hard time she had, that she didnt have the strength or desire to even mess with them at first. this was really a hard labor. i can't express that enough to you guys. it really had me in shambles. she has an appt on monday with the babies to have a "going over". judi, "baili's mom" has dibs on the little girl and i have grown to love judi to death...she is a special lady. a very sweet lady i met named rose has dibs on a boy. i have one more litter due on dec 2nd from my truly beautiful girl, rio. she is so huge now and that worries me. gosh, it's seems all i'm ever doing is worrying over my babies...but i guess it goes along with the territory if you are passionate about this as i am. thank you all for your support and a BIG THANKS goes to all the wonderful breeders here (kim txshopper, kim feminivstr, pat yorkierose, kathy wnalegria and i can't leave you out "topknot" for your truly sweet emails and helping me research my pedigrees better!):number1ri you've all been so kind and sweet to answer my ~silly~ questions in the past and to just respond when i was feeling confused about something. you guys are great and i wish you all the best!