Mathilda's Mum

And she has judged huge numbers of Leos - so hopefully a good entry for my breed too :)

Had a few scary moments with two breech puppies ended up with boy 253g, girl 261g and boy 244g all feeding and doing very well My girl is a great mum though trying to get her to eat not too worried at the moment as she did consume the placentas but making her up special meals today to encourage her Many congratulations !!!! Great to hear the pups arrived safely. Hopefully mum will have her appetite back soon. Heartfelt thanks to all who have sent thoughts to my girl Rose & I on the loss of her singleton pup. Rose is doing OK. I'm keeping a very close watch on her at the moment but she's doing well. Give all of those pups born in October a little hug from me. Cheers

Hi Heidley (& everyone else following this thread). Our Leo girl delivered a gorgeous, healthy & strong boy pup by c-section just before 8am yesterday morning. All went OK with the surgery & he was active & latching onto his mum with ease for a feed. He was placed into a humidicrib to keep warm after his feed whilst we waited for his mum to recover. When it was time to head home I took our girl out to the van & my hubby went to get the puppy. Suddenly & with no warning the puppy went limp & his heart stopped beating. The team at our Vets worked for 45 minutes to try & save him. They got his heart going again on 2 occasions but he just kept crashing. There was no more they could do. My husband & I have arranged for a post mortem to be done to try & give us an answer as to what caused his death so suddenly. We can't understand how a strong & healthy pup at birth could die so suddenly. We are utterly heartbroken but focusing on our girl for now to help her recover & grieve the loss of her singleton pup.

Here's a pic of my Leo girl checking out her whelping box for the first time. Only a week to go - vets still saying only 1 pup on board - I'm a bundle of nerves. PS the box isn't finished yet - we have crush rails to put in - my hubby will do that on the weekend.

Many congratulations Heidley to you & your clever girl. Wonderful news to read. So glad that all went well for her & the 4 lovely pups. Look forward to seeing some pics when you get the time. Cheers

Thanks Heidley & Mjosa for info on singleton litters & elective c-sections. Wishing you & your GSD girl all the best Heidley & the same good wishes to your friend Mjosa. Cheers

Best wishes to you & your girl for a safe delivery. Same good wishes to all those awaiting the puppy stork this month. I'm getting nervous too & my Leo mum to be still has another 2 weeks to go. She had a 2nd ultrasound done & it still looks like a singleton litter. The repro vets are urging me to go with an elective c-section but friends with years of breeding experience are telling me to try for a natural whelp. It's a big decision - I've heard so many horror stories about singleton litters ending in disaster - I'm feeling really freaked out at the moment. Just want to do the best by my girl & her puppy. Cheers

The Melbourne Royal results site is saying third was the Norwegian Elkhound - Graabine Cruize To The Top. I am not there,so am going off what people are telling me, apologies for the error. many FB pages say it was the Irish Wolfhound, you can edit later if it was the Elkhound Just speaking with a friend who watched the judging & 3rd in Group 4 was definitely the Irish Wolfhound. Cheers

Thanks everyone for posting the results so quickly - much appreciated. Congrats to all the winners :D

Hi - I have the pages scanned for you as PDF docs but I can't work out how to attach them to my reply as they are too large. Cheers

WOW - Congratulations! Amazing result for you. Bet you can't stop smiling :D Cheers

I seen one being groomed, but didn't see them in the ring to see how many were shown. Thank you :) My friends were entered with their Dandie but couldn't go today so wanted to know if any others made the trip into the Showgrounds. Cheers

Hi - did anyone at the show today notice if there were any Dandie Dinmonts? I can't see that breed on the list of results. Cheers

Thank you for sharing that link. It was so lovely to watch. I loved the way the Deerhound was jumping up for a pat & a cuddle. That put a big smile on my face to see both owner & dog so happy. Cheers

Thank you to everyone posting results. Much appreciated by those of us stuck at home. Cheers