Stamford Dallys

Browsing Archive: August, 2011

11 days old

Posted by Michael Adshead on Saturday, August 20, 2011,
Spots are really starting to show on some. Some of the pups are trying to walk a little as well. A couple of them have started to open their eyes as well, they look so cute! Weight gain is good and we are seeing who the chubby ones might be and the runt as well. The interest is very good with a few on a reserve list now, so alot will depend on who sticks to their guns and says a girl only, or will they fold? I'll be contacting the first few on the list soon so we can book a viewing time so al...
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9 days old

Posted by Michael Adshead on Thursday, August 18, 2011,
    Not alot to say apart from the weight gain is going very well. Spots are showing well on some more than others. Could be a few heartbreakers in there! The waiting list has gone mad and we are now in the reserve stage, so we do know the girls will find a home pretty quickly as we have more suitors than girls available, shame as we cannot please you all! However the hard bit is telling people further down the list if they have a chance of a boy. Not easy when some prefer a girl due to other...
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7 days old

Posted by Michael Adshead on Tuesday, August 16, 2011,
All doing very well. Pups are gaining weight nicely now with only the runt to watch but he's doing well. If anything the wife is falling for the runt, seeing that our Oreo was the runt in his litter she has a liking for them! Daisy is back to her old self, always hungry and enjoying her marmite on toast and weetabix with goats milk for brekkie! She's having her daily calcium supplement every feedtime. Getting a few more calls and emails regarding interested parties. It is now getting close to...
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4 days old

Posted by Michael Adshead on Saturday, August 13, 2011,
All the pups are doing well and all gaining weight. We keep a daily log of all weights for all pups so we can see how they develop and if any require a top up. Good news is those that had minimal or no weight gain have shown a much improved increase today. It also shows who are thre greedy ones! We know who you are! We also had to remark them all as the original marks were disappearing. Seeing some changes already in their appearance, spots showing up on some more than others.
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2 days old

Posted by Michael Adshead on Thursday, August 11, 2011,
Puppies and Daisy settling down nicely, feeding patterns getting known, what they want and when they want it. Daisy is feeding them well and stimulating them when it comes to toileting etc. Daisy seems to be back to her old self a little, tail wagged today! However her only focus is the pups and it's a game to peel her away for a toilet break! We took Oreo's collar off today so he can sneak up to the whelping pen to peak over the top, before Daisy would hear his disc and start growling at him...
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Day 63

Posted by Michael Adshead on Wednesday, August 10, 2011,
Okay alot has happened since that last blog update, from 1810 yesterday (9th August) Daisy started delivering her puppies. This carried on until 0330 this morning. On total she delivered 13 puppies, however the last one was stillborn as the placenta had become detached, this we found very hard to take, very upsetting. However we are still reeling from the fact that our little Daisy has produced 9 healthy boys and and 3 healthy girls. We took them all to the vet this morning to get them checke...
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Day 62

Posted by Michael Adshead on Tuesday, August 9, 2011,
Up all night with Daisy, got little sleep. She's been scratching at bedding, vomitting etc. We've been helping her settle in her whelping box as she keeps going to her bed under the stairs, not ideal as not alot of room for us to get in and help! At 11:20 this morning her waters have broke so she is into her 2nd stage, strange as I wouldn't say she was making a racket as one would expect if having contractions. Oreo has been superb so far, not been left out and has been asleep with Daisy duri...
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Day 61

Posted by Michael Adshead on Monday, August 8, 2011,
    Just when you think she must be ready, the pups are like teenagers, not wanting to get out of bed! We have been taking regular temperature checks and seen a little drop but not enought to say it's in the first stage until this afternoon. My daughter has noticed a change in her mood which indicates she may well be starting, so we are keeping an eye on her behaviour. I will say this, Daisy has been excellent throughout, not once has she complained with an anal probe three times a day! Oreo ...
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Day 59

Posted by Michael Adshead on Saturday, August 6, 2011,
Daisy is getting close. The pups are moving around, perhaps getting ready for their grand entrance! We are really feeling for her now as she is struggling to get around. We can't help but think of the donkeys on Weston-Super-Mare beach as she looks like one what with the huge lumps either side of her! The waiting list is growing and my youngest girl, who would like to keep one of the pups, is getting worried as there might not be any left! As much as I love them I think two is enough.
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Getting bigger!

Posted by Michael Adshead on Monday, August 1, 2011,
Well our Daisy is not far off now, alot of movement in there and plenty of rippling and licking going on. Daisy is quite an apt name for her as she looks like a cow from behind, what with her udders!
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