SoftMaple Spring 2005 litter



8:00 am, Moxie has her first puppy. A black boy
8:35 another black boy
9:00 black boy
10:00 another black boy

Giving Birth:


first there is a contraction. Moxie curves her back, and lifts her tail


Next is a gush of fluid


Followed by the pup in a sack


Moxie reaches around and starts licking and tearing at the sack


Here you see the pup still in the membranes and Moxie chewing the cord

The placenta isn't always delivered with the pup. You need to keep track of the number of pups and the number of placentas. If a placenta is retained in the dam, it can cause an infection. Its up to the breeder how many placentas you let the dam eat.... they tend to give them loose stools.


The pup is free and being cleaned off, and stimulated to cry

and another black boy is born at 10:45

11:20 Liver girl
12:15 Liver girl
12:45 Liver girl
right now the count is 5 black boys, 3 liver girls


2:00 liver boy
2:15 black girl

3:38pm another liver boy...and I think she is done

final count:
5 black boys, 1 black girl, 3 liver girls and 2 liver boys.

It will probably be a few days before I get back to you if you are going to be one of the new owners of one of Moxie's pups... Not all pups make it every time. The first few days are very crucial. I don't want to call someone and tell them they have a pup, then have something happen to that pup and have to break the bad news. Better to wait in suspense for a few days.

5/10/2005 On to week one!



SoftMaple Curly Coated Retrievers
Mark and Cathy Lewandowski
8282 Soft Maple Road
Croghan New York 13327


SoftMaple 2005 Spring/Summer litter
Ch. Dese's Black As Coal, CD, WC, CGC, TT, JH CR-530G26M-T, CR-CA47/30M/C-T, CR-582 and
CH SoftMaple's Pheasant Dreams WC CGC CR-722G34F, CR-El134F34, CR-CA178/41F/P-NOPI, CERF 2005 CR-814N

Moxie and Coal's pedigree


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Croghan NY 13327

About the Book

Follow a litter of puppies from birthday until they go to their new homes. The diary contains lots of pictures, tips on puppy rearing, some breed specific information, and lots of information on the care of any breed of dog.

I started doing an on-line puppy diary since many of the people that would be getting one of my pups would not be able to travel here to see the pups. I did not want to put a bunch of cute puppy pictures online, and encourage anyone to have a litter just because they wanted to see cute puppies! Breeding dogs, if done the right way, is a lot of work. Lost sleep and sometimes heartache. It takes a lot of time, effort and money to raise a litter of puppies. Once I started doing The Puppy Diary, I realized I had a captive audience. These people logged on every day to see the pictures, and read what was happening. I used this opportunity to cram as much education into each day as I could. Health, Coat issues, grooming, feeding, socializing, vet care, puppy evaluations, shipping puppies.... you name it! I tried to put it in The Diary. It was suggested that I make it into a book. Well here it is! There are 560 pictures and over 300 pages of living with and watching one litter grow up.

I am sure may conscientious, caring breeders raise litters similar to the way I do. Its is a good look into the time, money, commitment it takes to bring up a litter of pups. Some of the things that go on behind the scenes, that the eventual puppies owners (family), never realize go into the litter. Enjoy my litter as I see them. Day to day

Contents

Chapter One (Week One) ... Page 1
Seger comes into season
Happy Birthday!
Removing the Dewclaws
Start of the Bio Sensor program

Chapter Two (Week Two) ... Page 48
Coat issues.
Tail Gland Hyperplasia
Do Curlies Shed?

Chapter Three (Week Three) ... Page 94
End of Bio Sensor Exercises
Worming The puppies
Eyes are open
First pup escapes from the box

Chapter Four (Week Four) ... Page 130
Weaning. The great food fight!
Introduction to the puppy play room
Shark Cage

Chapter Five (Week Five) ... Page 156
Field dog? Show Dog? CPE?
Happy Mothers Day!
First Stacked pictures

Chapter Six (Week Six) ... Page 195
Toys! Toys! Toys!
What’s In A Name?
Kids and Dogs
Introduction to Wings

Chapter Seven (Week Seven) ... Page 236
About Puppies and Retrieving
Socialize your puppy
First Shots & Vet Visit
Splish Splash, first bath!

Chapter Eight (Week Eight) ... Page 286
Shape up or ship out!
Requirements to ship puppies
See all the pups!

One of Moxie's puppies

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