All of the puppies are doing well. Mocha's puppies are very content and don't do very much! They mostly just sit there and look pretty! Lola's puppies look like such a huge bunch! There are so many of them. Everyone is growing well. Lola just likes to stay with them which is really great.

We are still waiting for Mackenzie! She is really big and doesn't retrieve the ball as quickly as she used to! Missy is also getting larger. She had an ultrasound on tuesday and we saw puppies!

what an interesting Easter!

I guess in this line of 'work' you can never be surprised by anything. Due dates mean nothing! Yesterday was Easter Sunday...Happy Easter to all! We were having dinner at my mom's house at 4pm. Jake and I went for 1:00 so that we could finish painting our eggs there with everyone else. We decided to take Maggie (of course...she never misses an outing to my mom's house), Mowgley because he is going to have a date with one of my mom's dogs, and as an afterthought yesterday morning, we brought Lola. Lola is due on the 29th, but we figured that it's better to be safe than sorry.

An hour after we got to my mom's house Lola goes into a crate (door open...her decision) and starts panting. Really??!! The puppies started coming at 3:00! So throughout dinner we had a dog having puppies a few feet away. Everyone got to witness the 'miracle of life' yet again! My extended family was all there and very excited to see new puppies. Lola was a pro by the 4th puppy. She had settled down nicely and just kept doing her job. She had 8 puppies already when I took her outside to go to the washroom. It was 9:00 by now so I needed a flashlight just in case. Low and behold, she pees one out on the lawn. I quickly pick the little guy up and rush inside with him. He sticks out in the group too because he is sooo light! At 10:30 the last puppy came out. In total we have 10 puppies - 7 boys and 3 girls. Two of the puppies (male and female) have curlier coats, and the rest are very fleecey.

I ended up staying the night at my mom's house and came home this morning with the puppies. Jake went home last night to stay with the other doggies.

long post...lots of pictures!

Ok so for some reason I can't use internet explorer to update the blog...I am on firefox right now and it seems to be publishing what I type. There have been a lot of changes here! This will be a long post with tons of NEW pictures!

Mocha had 6 puppies - 3 boys and 3 girls on April 7th. They spent the first week and a half with Mocha's guardian family, and came here last tuesday. Mocha is a great first time mom. She is very doting. Her puppies all have amazing straight fleece coats. The chocolate puppies are soooo dark too! Yesterday none of their eyes were open, and today they are fully opened! It is amazing how things can change so quickly. Here are some new pictures that I took today.

Lola and Mackenzie are getting really big. Lola looks like she has swallowed a beach ball her belly is so large. Today Lola got a bath and full grooming, Mackenzie got her pre-baby body shaving, Mona got a facial trim and ear clean, Maggie got a full brush out, face trim, ear cleaning...it was a busy grooming day! Sometimes when you are in the zone you just want to sit there and say "Next victim!" Here are some pictures of the girls today. We were sitting on the patio with them all. Please ignore the landscaping! We are tilling up the front and laying sod down shortly.

Mackenzie.

Lola.

Maggie.

Mona.

Mocha has puppies! 5 chocolates, 1 apricot....blog isn't letting me post more information other than this title

so much for keeping up!

I've fallen behind in my postings this past month. Time flies by so fast! Already Choco and Licorice's puppies are going home (this weekend and next). It has been fun raising them...and at the same time, we are happy to see them go to their new families! They have been very easy puppies for us. They have the crate training down and because of the nicer weather, they know where the door is and just run outside when we call them all!

Miley had her hips and elbows tested and she came back OFA good and normal elbows! We also redid all of our dogs thyroid with OFA and they all passed! Every year we re-certify their eyes and every 18 months we recheck thyroids just as a precaution. With this developing breed and always trying to improve our own program, it is better to be safe than sorry. I also don't want any of my own dogs to have any issues!

Now for the doggie pregnancy updates! There are a few!

Mocha is due on April 11th. She has a big belly!

Lola is due on April 29th. She is starting to get a bit of a belly now.

Mackenzie is due on May 3rd. She is also starting to show.

JuJu is due on May 16th. Her attitude change is a sure sign of pregnancy! All she does is sleep now!

Missy is due on May 28th.

Minnie bred with Mickey last night so she is due on June 3rd.

Jersey is in heat and will breed to Mickey next week!

Ok after writing that I think that we are crazy. At least JuJu and Minnie's litters will be at my mom's house. Not that JuJu even takes up any space she is so tiny!