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Argh, how painful, sorry to hear that, Angelsun. Hah - having had a queen out-wit me and choose the kids' T-Shirt cupboard for her nest, I will be devoting a fair amount of attention to aquainting Daisy with my desire to see her use the lovely whelping pen I am arranging for her :D

Really sad to hear that Angelsun, I believe that this litter was not only difficult and expensive to arrange, but also significant to the breed in Australia - I hope you are much luckier next time.

Morning everboddy! Well, poor Daisy is beginning to resemble a brick with legs - last night's walk was definitely much more sedate the whole way through. She is still feeling very pleased with herself, and I caught her this morning under my son's bed, deep in thought as I think she was considering it as a possible den!

Hee - bhudda bubbies, sooo cute! Hey, Allerzeit, some of your bubbas have extraordinarily rich rust markings - does it stay that colour?

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Beautiful animals, your Selah and Wowsa!! Best of luck!

Om migod I just went and died of cuteness overload - how adorable!!!!

So due date???? A very cautious Sept 24th :D my first Lappie litter after years of being in the breed Am I allowed to send the puppy fairy over?? She seems to have done a good job here

LOL! I don't know if it's common but it made me laugh - thanks! Yes for sure - don't forget that the dogs are super-clean for the show, and so the brush wouldn't be carrying anything icky...

Pomergeraniums, the precious petal puppies... :D Three is about average (she had alitter of three with her breeder, but one faded and died at three days old) and four is a bit more impressive... ... that said, Dochlaggie has had a litter of six this year...

Vet estimates three, maybe four whelps!!!

Poms don't get tested either - but should be, in my opinion. Just makes sense to me, to spend the money, collect the data, and set the parameters.

My female Afghan has begun to howl when I come home - never did it up until quite recently, and boy, I would actually prefer she didn't because I am sure my neighbours must hate me! I do, in fact, love her howling... she has a most melodius singing voice

zzzTop, could I ask a silly question? Have you thought of canine herpes as a cause? I know you are probably devestated and busy besides - but was thinking it is better to ask a question like this, just in case... The treatment for canine herpes is keeping the whelps very warm + antibiotics, I think... Sorry to have bothered you if I am wrong/out of line, and best of luck for the rest of litter.

:D :D :D Thanks, LOTG!!!! Thanks for the encouragement - it is so early for her to be getting a tummy, I am worried she is going to have 64 Thousand puppies Certainly, she and Comet worked hard enough to have made a good-sized litter

My name is Dog Geek, and I am a Newbie Breeder... Okay, so I am terribly enthusiastic because it is my very first time, I understand this! But... ... I am positive that Daisy - who is toned, taut and terrific - is getting a tummy!!! :D

That is SUCH a relief to hear - I am hoping I haven't jinxed my first ever litter! I agree that aloe is a fantastic supplement - just that the conspicious effect it has on boy rats' wrigglers was a bit

The ratios were pretty high - body weight of the rats was between 140g to 255g. Concentrations of 2,3, and 4g of pure aloe vera juice - which were then each diluted in 100ml of distilled water - were 2oo, 300 and 400mg per kg. Even the rats on the lowest dosage rate showed a difference to the controls after just one week; and the difference between the controls and the other groups increased each week of treatment thereafter. Reason I was interested in the results of this research is that I was using aloe vera juice in the dogs' mix that I prepare at home, which is then consumed with enthusiasm by both cats and dogs - soooooo hope the effect is not cumulative/permanent...

Of COURSE you must scrapbook her first show number!!! And her first ribbon! And you DID get some of her first haircut trimmings, didn't you??!! You will be in thirty years' time if you don't!

( @ Pussies On The Parade...) I was trying to think of a way of including my sons' names in the prefix... and realised that with the first initial of my name included, I had N R G (energy). Which quite suited our breed - Pomeranians - so I went for a "contemporary" feel and came up with several, including eNRGeez... I think this was my third combo of the letters, but I am quite happy with it. Hope you get your choice, it is a bit of an anxious time waiting, isn't it!

Thankyou BB! :cool: (Geddit - cool bananas??!!)

Thought I would share this article from The International Journal Of Animal And Veterinary Advances. Aloe Vera juice is demonstrably magnificently nutritious - no arguement there. However, the results from this study indicate it is NOT suitable for stud dogs... or males of any other species hoping to procreate, I guess. http://maxwellsci.com/print/ijava/v3-47-53.pdf Male Wistar rats were used to study the effects of graded concentration of Aloe vera gel on the gonadosomatic index and the spermatozoa morphological characteristics. Ninety six rats (140 to 255 g) were randomly grouped into four: A (Control), B (200 mg/kg), C (300 mg/kg) and D (400 mg/kg); and were treated for one, two and three weeks. Samples were collected after each of these periods. The results revealed significant increase (p<0.05) in the gonadosomatic index of the testis and the epididymis as well as significant increase (p<0.05) in the percentage of spermatozoa abnormalities in the test groups when compared with the control. These increase (p<0.05) were concentration-dependent for each week and increases (p<0.05) with duration of administration from the first week to the third week. It was therefore concluded that Aloe vera gel should be used with caution in breeding bulk, stud, ram and bull; and should be less than 200 mg/kg when being administered for up to 7 consecutive days.

Thankyou BB - gave me such a thrill to see us up there!!!! :D Would you like to have our kennel name? Or is it fine to use my user name...?

If you are asking generally : http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/community/king-charles-spaniel.asp Unless you are asking the OP specifically, in which case I apologise...

Just beautiful... what a gifted photographer you are! Thankyou for sharing that with us, you just melted my heart, seeing your little men with their loving canine family members.