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SIX girls! Wow! Way to go Jolie! Such gorgeous littl munchkins kirty... you must be exhausted, but so proud of your girl for delivering 6 stunning puppies... T.

Fingers crossed for a smooth delivery of all those precious little ones... So exciting!!! T.

I'd still go this combo at DCW... *grin* http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod10254.htm T.

Pups bounce back from surgery so much faster than older dogs... I never had any issues with any of the foster pups I had desexed... the biggest problem was keeping them from running around like mad things within hours of the surgery... grrr! It got to the point where the vet nurses would snigger when they handed out the sage advice to "keep them quiet for a couple of days"... knowing full well that was never going to happen! If your pup is done in the afternoon,she may still be a little dopey or quiet when you bring her home. Offer her a small amount of water, but don't let her guzzle it. Depending on how she seems, I'd offer her a small meal of something easy to swallow, she may have a bit of a sore throat from the tube they put down the throat during surgery. If she keeps that down for an hour, then offer her another small meal. All things going normally, she should be pretty much 100% her normal self by the next morning (at the latest) - and then you can have fun trying to make sure she doesn't do anything silly like jumping on and off the furniture... *grin* T.

You breed the most confident andbomb-proof Labradors Tapua... much kudos to you and your helpers... they are divine! T.

*waiting patiently* T.

Awww... puppy wigglies! T.

I'm going to try to build one that can withstand curious adult foxes (yes, real ones - rescues)... any suggestions? Adult foxes can be very destructive, and one in particular has been known to eat things he shouldn't... errr! When we have kits in care, I'll be amending the design to make some for them too... T.

OK Jolie... we know that you are due to have these babies imminently, but I advise that you make that happen during mummy's normal awake hours... *grin*... mummies aren't very good at allnighters, even when it's for precious puppies, OK? Fingers crossed for a smooth delivery in record time. T.

Way to go Maccles! the big One Six! Hope your mum spoiled you even more rotten than usual little man! T.

Could you try what you did today and include Roo in the exercise - as he doesn't seem to have issues with the car and will act his normal goofy self during the exercise. It may distract her from her fear issues to have him showing no fear - and maybe even a small play rumble between them in the back area... a tug toy or something as a distraction for her? T.

So when exactly is she due? Need to clear the calendar for baby watch... *grin* I'm still tipping 6 pups - 4 girls, 2 boys... T.

Some of my vommy fosters used to do a little better if I placed the crate right in the middle of the back seat - facing so they can see out the front windscreen from the crate door mesh. If it is fear, you are going to have to try desensitisation exercises like I outlined in a previous post... T.

My dogs would have seen his willy as a new type of tug toy... ouch! T.

She'll probably cope better than you will... lol! T.

It's been 9 years since mine was that cute... and she was a terror too... named her Trouble... lol! I can say that they DO grow out of most of the sillyness and cray-cray stuff by about... ummm... never! I had a vet tell me once that Labs grow a brain and settle down about 10 mins before they die... tongue in cheek, of course... I think... *grin* T.

That she does! 7 isn't really that many... she has 10 boobies, so they should all get a feed without having to supplement... easy peasy! *grin* I've had up to 14 here (2 litters of fosters) at one time... lots of poo... but also lots of puppy breath to go around... yay! T.

Does she start drooling even before you start moving? I had one that used to do that, so I kinda desensitised her by opening the car door, letting her in it, and just sitting there for a few minutes. We progressed to then having the car running but not moving for a few minutes, then up to backing down the drive and back again. Short trips up and down the road or around the block, etc... built it up to a point where I could drive for nearly an hour before she vommed... lol! T.

Look at all those swelling boobies... even the top ones are popped... I'm tipping at least 6... maybe even 7! T.

Awesome! You did great! T.

OMG! What a load she has going on there! Anyone taking bets on mix of sexes? I'm going to start with 4 girls and 2 boys... *grin* T.

Scrolling down from the first post, I kept saying to all the guesses... Bulldog... and then finally someone got it... lol! Bulldog puppies are the cutest thing ever... we will need LOTS of photos! T.

Love the explanation DeltaCharlie... spot on! T.

I had a Rotti pair who were very close. When Blossom passed, Rastus sat on her grave in the back yard for 3 whole weeks! Rain, hail, or shine, he sat there - we even had to take food and water out to him... we were starting to get really worried, but one day he just got up and came back to join the rest of us as though all was fine again. I rcently had to send my old girl to the Bridge... the other 3 were a bit unsettled for about 5 days as the routines all changed due to not having to accommodate the old wobbly girl any more. I wouldn't fuss over Chloe any more than usual - just make sure she learns the new routines with as little fuss as possible, and she'll come around in her own time, OK? T.

Have you tried peppermint oil on her collar? Just a drop is enough... just make sure it doesn't come into contact with her puppy skin while wet. T.