I was pretty sure Callie would start labor on the Tuesday or Wednesday this week. She was pretty restless Tuesday and so I slept beside her that night.
Wednesday morning she had more signs of labor – some panting, restlessness so I just sat beside her and kept her company. I took her for regular walks – with a towel on me just in case. Her favorite labor stance was on her back with me rubbing her belly.
Around 1:30 pm she started to bark a little bit and her water sac came out – progress – I was relieved that things would now begin.
It wasn’t too long before she started to push a little – nothing too serious but progress. She would push a few times and then sleep for long stretches. This is not super unusual, especially for a first puppy as they have to open that cervix.
She had her first baby – a 9.45oz girl at 5:30pm. I was excited now – things would start ramping up now 🙂
by 7:30pm, with some pushing but no real progress, I called my vet and asked for an evaluation. I kept thinking that if the puppies took this long each time, then we might have some very distressed puppies by the last one. I was also concerned that her tummy was very round still – the best way I could describe it is that it felt like her uterus was so stretched out that they couldn’t move her puppies down.
We made the decision to head to the vet. They were finishing up another surgery and by the time we got in, and they agreed we should do it, it was 4 hours since her last puppy.
Surgery was fast and i helped rouse puppies. One puppy was very stuck in the birth canal – her uterus tore a little when they took him out, and so I was completely relieved we had made this decision.
We have 3 males and 2 females alive and well. Callie came out of surgery well and has taken to her babies so beautifully. I’ll send another update in the next few days.
8 weeks is here – I can hardly believe it. These two have been fun and I have enjoyed every moment of raising them. They were lucky enough to have my family here from NZ and so got weeks of toddler and preschooler time with my nephews and neice.
They are going off to their new homes this weekend – Freddy is now Grahame Nash and Jason is now Lucky. Both have incredible families to love them and I may even be lucky enough to see them again in the not too distant future.
Brinn’s little “Friday the 13th” boys are thriving and loving their time playing with their bigger friends in the yard. They are both so confident and sweet. They are definitely learning not to bite – but they will get it.
I can’t believe we are almost at the time where they will go to their new homes. I have two incredible families for these beautiful boys – I couldn’t be more happy <3
Enjoy the photos of this week – arent they so cute? Is there anything cuter than a beagle puppy?
I can’t quite believe this time has come but little Caspian – now Larry, has turned 8 weeks and will be heading off on his new adventure with his new family. I am so thrilled for them but sad for me. He has truly been such an easy beagle puppy to potty train and so responsive to training. He has been sleeping well overnight in his crate like a boss.
I know his new family will keep in touch but I will surely miss him.
The boys are 6 weeks which means they get to go on the blue chair 🙂 Oh how I love these photos so much
These little guys are like Caspian – still little. I have to wonder if any will end up as 13 inch beagles or if they will be moderate sized 15s. It doesnt really matter but it’s fun to dream and think of how big they will be.
I have family visiting from NZ so they are having lots of socializing time with toddlers and exploring our property. I am amazed at how flexible and confident these little guys are. I think it helps that they have Caspian to help and guide them at every step of the way.
Little Caspian is 7 weeks old and so it seemed fitting to do my traditional “blue chair” photos for him and he did not disappoint a bit.
What a sweet and handsome boy he is. A little independant, and very confident. He is still small and under 4lbs which isn’t typical for my puppies at this age, but he is eating and pooping and doing everything he needs to be healthy so I am not concerned about it.
Brinn and Louie’s beagle puppies are so sweet. Their little personalities are darling and they have started to find their voices. It’s so cute to hear their little howls and growls as they play.
I had heard rumors that the show in Coos Bay Oregon was a fun one – a small show that finished early in the afternoon leaving plenty of time for socializing and enjoying life.
I travelled there with Malia and her dogs Savannah and Gracie. I took Basil, Nick, Aurora and Elphaba.
It was a fun couple of days – we didn’t think to take many photos as per usual. I didn’t take my trailer “Betty” but we took Malia’s pop up tent and roughed it 🙂 It was actually very fun.
Savannah won breed in 13s each day, and Nick won breed in 15s each day. Elphaba won “winners b*tch” for another 6 points towards her CH title.
Nick won an OH Hound Group 3 on Friday, and OH Group 1 / OH BIS on Saturday (no OH offered on Sunday). Thank you to the judges Mr Charles Olvis, Mrs Donelle Richards, Mr Del Richards, Ms Elizabeth Muthard for finding the Kazuri dogs this weekend.
Little Caspian is doing well and just pottering along. He eats so well but is still pretty tiny. His half sister Brinn did the same thing and ended up as a 13 inch beagle – I have to wonder if he will stay little – time will tell.
He is a curious little man, and he was exploring the stairs, so I captured that today. He clearly wasn’t scared by the stair drop. Don’t worry, I didn’t leave him alone on there – safety first.
