1 Week Old

Can it be that these little sweeties are already a week old?!  They are growing steadily, eating well, and becoming more active and vocal.  Everyone had their tails docked and dew claws removed this week and were given a clean bill of health.  Mama is taking great care of them and is very watchful and protective of her little ones.  We sure love these little sweeties.

Puppies are here!!!!

Starting Sunday night and going through Monday afternoon, our sweet little Mama dog Ana blessed our lives with her beautiful puppies.  It was a long and exhausting experience for everyone, but Ana was such a trooper!  We are so proud of her!  As a first-time mom she has really taken to it and is so very gentle, loving, attentive, and concerned about her babies.  It is a joy to watch her with them.  Ana delivered 13 puppies.  Sadly, 2 were stillborn and 2 had small but fatal birth defects (underdeveloped lungs & abdominal).  But, we still have 9 healthy puppies who, so far, are doing very well.  There are 3 girls (1 blue, 2 black) and 6 boys (1 blue, 5 black).  They are eating well and are very vigorous.  Prepare for puppy picture overload!!!  :o)  Ana is such a happy, proud little mama!  She loves her babies and it shows on her face!

X-ray Results

This morning we took Ana to the vet to get an x-ray to determine a puppy count.  We were absolutely blown away with what we discovered!!!  Our little mama is expecting 13-14 puppies!!!  Wowza!  We've really got our work cut out for us over the next couple of months!  We are still in a state of shock but we are also so very excited.  The vet thinks her puppies will come on Wednesday, September 24th.  So, not too many more days until we meet all these little sweeties!

Babies are growing bigger!

Puppies are growing and growing!  We have an x-ray scheduled for this coming week (Sept 19th) to find out how many babies Ana is expecting.  We can hardly wait!!!  She's such a cute little mama.

Puppies are Moving!

We started feeling puppies move yesterday morning! We are so excited to meet the babies in 2 weeks! This picture does NOT do justice to how big Ana is getting!  She grows visibly from morning to night everyday!!!  Basically, all she does now are rest and eat.  Poor little mama!

Happy Birthday, Boys!

All the boys from our "Brothers Litter" celebrated their 1st birthday this week.  Happy birthday, boys!!!  It is amazing that a year has passed already.  They have all grown into such handsome guys and we receive glowing reports from their families.  Here are some updated pics from 5 of the 7 brothers.  We are sure proud of all our boys!