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"Fluffy" Pembroke Corgi - who also has a blue eye! (another no-no that crops up occasionally)

A "whitley" Pembroke Corgi

Yep you're right! And if someone brings them in I want one too!

Well I havent won a guess... but as it appears there are no photos up... What breed are we? (not recognized in Aus)

Some more BOB's (98% sure these are correct!) Rough Collie Gr CH YAMBARI SWEET REVENGE Smooth Collie ADARSTERN TANGLED UP IN A TUTU Sheltie SUNLAND SECRET LIASON Cardigan Corgi CH CARDIWEST HUMDINGER Pembroke Corgi CH LLAMCORG THE GILT DRAGON

Well, seems like we are done and dusted so thought I'd update... 8 more babies arrived which makes 9 including the one who couldn't wait. Sadly one girl couldn't be revived but the other 7 born today are doing well. Interestingly all are bigger than the one who was born early. The biggest being 100g heavier and the smallest is only a couple of grams heavier (and has almost mirror image markings). - ETA - I am speaking of her weight as it is today... not her birthweight which was much less. Looking at them their registered birthdate will be today and not 30/6. As the paperwork states "date litter born" and as far as I am concerned today is the day she whelped the litter - the other little girl was just a late term abortion IMO and a total miracle she is still with us :D - she definitely needs a special name tho To answer one of the earlier questions the bitch was mated only twice - on Thursday night and then Saturday morning (~36hrs between). Normally I let them mate once a day for as long as the bitch will accept the dog (and the dog is interested) but I had limited access to the sire as he has recently moved to a pet home and I didn't want to upset him too much.

Still here and still holding tight. Lone pup continues to do well and is gaining weight, tho more slowly than her adopted littermates. Mum's temperature finally dropped early this morning to 36.9 so I am hoping things will progress normally now. Wasn't going to bother with the ultrasound this morning after seeing the temp drop but thought if something ended up going wrong I would regret it so we went in... others still appear ok - good heartrates and movement (usually turning just as the vet zooms in to check the heartrate!) - I think they are sick of being looked at! :D We also took blood for another prog test but results wont be in until this evening - depending on the result we might be looking at a ceasar tonight or definitely tomorrow morning if she doesn't go into labour by then. ok so in the time it took to get home from the vet, organise the other dogs, make a cuppa and sit down to type the above... - she has popped out a puppy... closely followed by a second! Both are strong and healthy and looking good - and she is definitely in labour this time

No she doesn't look that big really. Certainly not big enough to kick one off the island She normally has 7 - and I would think that would be about right for this time too... with 6 (or maybe 5) still in there.

Yep - I have been breeding for the past 13yrs but am a "dog person" almost by birth as my parents have bred/shown dogs since I was about 2 and this has me totally stumped! I don't think the earlier mating scenario is possible - and even if it was it would be pretty amazing odds that that pup also just happened to also be the one at the end of the horn... ? I should add that the bitch is just turned 6 yrs and this is her 4th and final litter. She does tend to have her pups a few days early (2-3 days - not 8!) but has always been a very good "by the book" whelper otherwise and is an excellent mother.

ok... so I know its school hols but I'm not a troll I promise! One of my bitches who is due on 8/7 produced a surprise pup last Wednesday (30/6) - As she was more than a week away from being due she hadn't been moved to the "birthing suite" and was still up the kennel - I found the pup still wet but almost frozen solid (it was 9pm and Perth is cold ATM!!) I was sure she would be dead but shocked when she moved slightly! Went into panic mode and shifted mum into the whelping box and pup into the oven to reheat. Mum was showing no signs of being in labour, kept an eye on her for the night and whilst initially a little distressed she soon settled and seemed totally normal. Pup thawed out after about an hour and a half. I didn't want to give her to mum as I didn't believe she was looking like having any more and I didn't want the pups suckling to release more hormones and perhaps bring on labour if she wasn't ready. One pup born 8 days early was bad enough! Luckily one of my other bitches had also whelped that morning (by the book and on time) so I introduced the pup to that litter and luckily the bitch was happy to accept her (bitch is an older daughter of mum in question). Amazingly pup is still with us and though very small has gained weight the last two days so I am hopeful she will make it. We have been to the vet Thursday and again today for ultrasound and progesterone test. The ultrasound showed that the rest of the pups appear fine, moving and with good heartrates. Prog on Thursday was 19 which means she was not in labour. Have yet to get todays results but expect them soon. The bitch is also totally normal, eating well and doing everything you would expect of a bitch in her last week of pregnancy. She had a bit of brownish (old blood) discharge Thursday and Friday but today is back to just the clear viscous mucus they usually have when pregnant. So I am wondering if anyone has had something similar happen?? Is it possible for the bitch to abort a puppy who is alive and then continue the pregnancy as normal? The vet said that late abortions like that are usually because the pup is already dead and starting to decompose - well this pup was not only alive but obviously very strong to survive not only the birth but being almost frozen to death as well. And before anyone asks (as the vet did!) - no it is absolutely not possible that the lone pup actually belongs to the other bitch! ETA - todays prog was 12 so dropping but still in the normal range to maintain pregnancy. We have an appt for another ultrasound tomorrow....

Very sorry to hear about your dog Lymphoma can often be very quick in progression - without any treatment perhaps only a few weeks to month or so - would depend how advanced it was before it was noticed. It is quite a shock as initially the dog can seem very well except for the enlarged nodes. Base treatment is usually just cortisone and can extend time for a little longer. A vet friend has had a patient survive around 7 months on cortisone alone but I believe that length of time is unusual. Don't wait too long to visit and make sure you take some special tasty treats to spoil him with

A couple of DOLer and honourary DOLer dogs at the State Agility Trial :D More photos here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/westozagilityfotos

Looks like a pale red/white to me too.... do you know the breeding of the parents? Red is recessive to black and can be hidden for many generations. I bred a known red carrier (dam was red) to a potential red carrier (dam was carrier) and got 7 black puppies. Repeated the mating and got 3 reds of 6 - so there is some luck involved as well. Unless DNA tested to be certain then just because none of the direct ancestors produced red doesn't mean they didn't carry it... just means they either werent bred to a carrier... or that the colour lottery decided to give them all black/white. ;) ETA - pic of one of my red whites as a newborn (and I have had them paler than that -but that was pre digital camera days!)

Hey CnR... Wouldn't be this Poodle?? ;) Congrats! More pics from General Specials on Monday here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/dogshowphotos...57623780967612/ Feel free to share and use wherever. If you click on the image then "all sizes" you can download the large version.

oops double post

Photos from last night... crappy lighting for pics but still.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/dogshowphotos

squeee... I am planning to go and watch this (on one of the days anyway) Have been suffering horsey wanna-have-one-again and need a fix of beautiful Arabs and horsey smalls - why is it horsey smells are soo much nicer than doggy smells?! If we end up going on Sunday I will have to hunt you down Mirawee

oooh I have that one on video!! - you're just lucky I dont have the technology to get it onto the pooter!! Also on video I have me showing a dog circa 1985 in too small yellow t-shirt and too big "bubblegum" jeans - Fortunately no photos but it is quite the look But then I was a dorky 11yo and showing was a lot more relaxed in those days!! Wearing a suit would have made you look out of place

I did this for years... we managed with one crated (or locked inside) and one out. If you are well aware of your bitch and know her behaviour you really only need to keep them separated like this for a week to 10 days. Not such a big ask really. I do think it would be mean to crate them next to each other tho... very frustrating for both to be so near and yet so far

Hi, I believe the Toodyay vet also stores semen? Tho have never checked to find out for sure. I received a letter today too but can't seem to see an amount listed on it? Where does it say on yours? The semen was only collected late last year so I will be annoyed if I have to pay another storage fee - as as far as I was aware 12mths storage was included in the original collection fee... but of course I can't find the bill to check! $650pa does seem awfully expensive!!

aww spanks but it was Winpara with a Tullacrest puppy Tullacrest Back To The Future aka Reilly ( or Mr Reilly Coyote to his friends) Pembroke Corgi BOB was Siancof Xtra Ultra both days - Go Ceri! (the only "complete" Pemmy there )

I did this with a bitch I bred (but dont own) recently. She went home as soon as the pups were doing well on solid food (~4 weeks). Her owner was keen to have her home and she was stoked to go!! As she hadn't tapered off feeding she had full boobs for a few days but didn't seem bothered by it. Actually I dont think she missed the pups at all until about a week later when she traveled with them to the vet for eye testing. They started to whinge in the car and she was like "hey! I just remembered something!!" :D But it she got out of the car when she got home and didn't look back Once they were older one of the pups returned to live with mum and now when you see them she is like... :D "ugh... did you have to let this one know where I lived??"

Haven't had the 50mm on the camera for ages... not sure why as I had a heap of fun today. One of my visiting dogs... such a character and quite the poser for the camera