They are 8 weeks old – how did that happen?? Oh my gosh – they have the best personalities – not afraid of anything and ready for their new lives to begin.
They have been staying with co-breeder Malia for a couple of weeks and so I was lucky enough to pick them up and take some photos by her beautiful maple tree in the evening light. Enjoy their final photos
We were a little disappointed that Daisy’s X-ray showed just 1 puppy. We decided that instead of jumping straight to a C section, we would let her try and have it naturally and if there was signs of problems we would take her in for surgery.
She had a restless night on Thursday and Friday morning, despite eating a full breakfast, it looked like labor was in full force. I watched her on the camera so I wouldn’t disturb her, and around 9:15am she started to contract more deeply.
I sat with her and she would push a little and then sleep a little. Around 10:30, with no real progression happening I contacted my vet who said we should come in at 12:30 for a c section.
My husband joined me just in case something happened while we were driving. We sat in the car waiting for the clinic to be ready for us. Around 1pm, we were surprised by a head appearing and we were rushed into a clean clinic room where Daisy delivered her baby safe and sound. All 10.9oz of him. A healthy baby boy strong and bright.
We then took Daisy home, and she has settled in beautifully with her little one. She was a wonderful momma last time and it looks like we will be lucky enough again this time.
They are healthy and strong and this week we took them outside into our safe puppy area for a little time to explore. They were not quite sure at first but quickly realized that there were so many things to smells and see.
They are using the potty box about 50% of the time (honesty moment :P) and eating 3 meals a day. Mama Cleo loves her babies and now sees them as playmates rather than her babies and so she will get to back to her forever home where she is pampered and loved (and even has an instagram account @Cleo_thebeagle_ig)
Enjoy the photos of them from this week. There will not be any official photos for the next few weeks as they are going on a road trip on Wednesday to Spokane where they will live for a couple of weeks with co-breeder Malia so she can enjoy raising a litter for a little bit.
Boy 1: “Frog”
Boy 2: “Toad”
Boy 3: Shoulder collar with a notch taken out – “Bass”
Malia, Dolly, Ruthie and I went up to the Lynden Dog shows for the Mt Baker/Bell Vernon cluster. It was a blustery and cold weekend and we huddled in my trailer a lot. We helped out at fastcat, and froze a little but also had a blast running record numbers of dogs each day in between our ring times.
We took these dogs:
Nick – MBIS MBISS GCHP Kazuri’s All I Want for Christmas – bred and owned by Sarah Sweetman, Mike and Karen Kurztner
Savannah – GCHB Kazuri’s Everything’s Gonna Be Peachy – Bred by Sarah Sweetman, Mike and Karen Kurtzner, and owned by Malia Throop & Sarah Sweetman
Lyric – Joyful Noise N Kazuri’s Sound of Sunshine – bred by Sarah Sweetman & Dolly Stearns and owned by Dolly Stearns and Ruthie Tesky
Beacon – Kazuri N Joyful Noise Sunshine Of Your Love – bred and owned by Sarah Sweetman & Dolly Stearns
Chase – Kazuri’s Chasin’ The Dream – bred by Sarah Sweetman, Mike and Karen Kurztner and owned by Sarah Sweetman & The Neissen family
Lucy – GCH Wilderness You Can’t Take My Sass – bred by Cheyenne Wohlschlegel & Diana Cazier, owned by Malia Throop & Sarah Sweetman. She only showed the last day as we accidently entered her as a non champion and we didnt want to steal points from anyone else
~~~~ we took a few dogs 🙂 haha ~~~
On Friday in 15s BOV/OH. In 13s, Lyric went BOV from the Bred-By Puppy class and on to an OH Group 4. Beacon made his show debut and took it all in his stride.
On Saturday in 15s, Nick went BOV and OH Group 3. In 13s, Savannah went BOV/OH and Beacon went wd/bow for his first point!
On Sunday in 15s, Nick went BOV/OH and onto OH Hound group1 and Reserve Best In Show OH!! Chase went WD.In 13s, Lyric (Joyful Noise N Kazuri’s Sound of Sunshine) went BOV and onto the regular group 2.
On Monday in 15s, Nick went BOS/BOVOH and onto OH Hound group1 and Reserve Best In Show OH!! Chase went WD/BOW for his final points so he is (pending AKC) a new Champion! In 13s, Beacon went BOV and Lyric went BOVOH.
Thank you to judges Mrs. Rosalind Kramer, Mrs Judith A Brown, Mrs. Pamela B Peat, Mr David J Peat and Mrs. Kathleen J Brock for these wins
Ivy is doing an amazing job with her babies. They showed some interest in her breakfast and so we have tried them on mush and they LOVED it – we will be starting 2 meals a day moving up to 3 by the end of the week.
They are starting to play fight and growl, and move around their little puppy area with some shaky confidence. We play them sounds and movies like “terminator” and “king kong” to start the noise desensitization
I am thrilled with these sweet and beautiful babies and can’t wait to see them grow up. Enjoy their 3 week old beagle puppy pictures.
Girl 1: “Blossom” (Has a “c” shape on her butt
Girl 2: “Iris” (Has a line between her shoulder blades)
Girl 3: “Tulip” (Has a thin line across her hips)
Girl 4: “Primrose” (No white marks on back or hips)
Boy 1: “Crocus” (Has an “L” shape on his neck)
Boy 2: “Trillium” (Has Thicker collar with a black dot in center)
I have to apologize for not doing “3 week” photos. Cleo’s puppies somehow contracted mycoplasma and it manifested in green gunky noses and coughs. I spent the better part of the week giving them all hydration enemas every 2-3 hours (because the body can absorb it well that way). I am happy to report that thanks to hydration and antibiotics, they are feeling much better.
We introduced the potty box this week. I had giggles as they like to sleep under the bed rather than in it. Their little personalities are starting to come out. I love their little growls and attempts to play.
oy 1: “Frog” (Thin white line on his head – green collar)
Boy 2: “Toad” (Mostly black without white markings – Red collar)
Boy 3: “Bass” collar with a notch taken out – blue collar
Girl 1: “Duckie” (White dots on her back – white collar)
Girl 2: “Kitty” (White Stripe on her butt – orange collar)
I took some quick photos of Ivy’s puppies tonight – hope you enjoy. Ivy is doing a wonderful job taking care of them – great dams are truly a gift from Heaven <3
Without further ado, we will continue with the spring theme with spring flours.
Girl 1: “Blossom” (Has a “c” shape on her butt
Girl 2: “Iris” (Has a line between her shoulder blades)
Girl 3: “Tulip” (Has a thin line across her hips)
Girl 4: “Primrose” (No white marks on back or hips)
Boy 1: “Crocus” (Has an “L” shape on his neck)
Boy 2: “Trillium” (Has Thicker collar with a black dot in center)
Ivy had her xray on Wednesday and we saw 6 puppies. While she was officially due on Monday/Tuesday, I had a weird feeling she might surprise us a little early. My gut was right and she was restless all night on Saturday night and panted/shivered all day Sunday as she moved through stage 1. We were with her most of the time, and when we gave her space to rest and labor, we had our ring cameras on her.
Around 5pm I felt that she was stretching more than I was comfortable her being alone for. So i joined her in her whelping room. I took her for a walk in the garden and she pushed out her water bag (some people call it the mucous plug). I swear she wanted to give birth outside – so I convinced her to come back inside.
Around 6pm she started hard pushing and by 6:05 the first baby had arrived. A boy – 9.6oz
The next baby came about 15 mins later – our first girl – 9.25oz
Baby number 3 came just after 7 – another boy 10.9oz
Ivy decided to take a little break and rest up. She waited over an hour before she started pushing again and had baby #4 – another boy at 8:25 at 10.05oz
Continuing this new trend, baby #5 was born at 9:21 – another girl 8.6oz
Baby #6 made her appearance at 10:14 – weighing in at 8.6oz- a girl to make it a perfect 50/50 boy girl split. A welcome discovery after many many boy heavy litters.
Miss Ivy settled in and we cleaned all the suction bulbs and bedding, sanitized our hemostats etc.
About 11pm I noticed Ivy wasnt really settling and was doing small pushes. By 11:15 the pushes became more serious and I gloved up. Lo and Behold we had a bonus baby at 11:23pm – another girl – what a miracle.
Ivy is an incredible mama already and loves her baby. I am so so grateful for so many girls to choose from. Well done Ivy and Beau <3
I can’t believe they are 7 weeks old and almost ready to start going to their new homes. Sigh. It always goes so fast.
They are doing great eating their meals in individual crates, and using their potty box, and even sleeping in a crate on their own. I am so so proud of the progress they have made in a few short weeks as they prepare for their forever homes.
Here are their photos – as tradition would hold, on my favorite blue chair
Not everyone has a supportive spouse and I don’t take for granted that my hubby works his busy FT job and then assists me in all kinds of ways with my dogs and puppies.
So these photos were taken when I did puppy pictures the other day and i wanted to share them – you can see the puppies are just as in love with him as they are with me.
Thank you Steve for being the best “behind the scenes” partner I could ever have.
