Chloe's Count down

Sorry it's been more than a week.. I was doing around the clock watch & wait for those sweet chi babies. They finally made their appearance on Monday. She tricked me for almost a week with the on & off pre labor & with it being her first, we just didn't really know what to expect. We had a few calls to the vet who talked us through what we thought was going to be a c-section & just as we were packing her up to bring her in, the first babe made her appearance. Then we were in for a very long day as it took her 5 more hours after the first one, to have the last one. She had 5 pups & they are all very healthy & big chubs! LOL

Look at the tummy starting to show!!

Now I'm wondering if Miss Chloe will do the same for a week before.. I don't think I will stress nearly as much if she does, though I will always be on my toes! She is getting bigger everyday now & eating for 12 I think.. HA HA HA. She is enjoying the extra treats & goat milk is the new favorite around here for sure! All my pups seem to think they need it now instead of water.. spoiled little brats!! She is still full of energy & wants to go for her walks, though she isn't running & running like she used to. She likes to just have a nice jog instead.

Let's see what next week brings...

One Week To Go!!

So, here we go... the count down begins.

I am excited to see this chi litter, as it didn't happen like we were originally planning. Not sure if I mentioned before about the tragic accident we had with our wonderful, very handsome blue & tan boy. Well just as the breeding was to take place he died :( I cannot tell you how devastated we were! Because we only have a couple dogs, not 20 or 30, & they are our loved family members.. it was a shock & so, so sad for us. So then I was stuck at the last min needing a stud for my girl if we were to still go through with a breeding. Luckily for us I have a great friend who happens to be a breeder as well, that lives very close to me. She came through for me & lent me her male, & wonderful 4 lb, long haired boy.... So, as I've said, I am excited to see this litter. I'm wondering what colors will show up & how many long coats or short coats there is. She is very big now & I have stopped letting her jump onto or off of the funiture, or do stairs, she doesn't seem to mind being carried everywhere.. LOL. I have also stopped the goats milk, for this last week, as we don't want to much EXTRA calcium in her. It can make the delivery more difficult. She's not to happy about that part. She keeps going to the kitchen counter & looking at me like hey, where's my snack!! But she'll be fine.. & the vanilla ice cream at delivery time will make up for it I'm sure.

We were supposed to get our new little guy from Winnipeg on Thursday... well that didn't happen :( The breeder called at the very last min to say her van wouldn't start & she wouldn't be bringing him to the airport as scheduled. I have to say that she has not been the best to deal with! She has wonderful dogs & looks after them beautifully, but her people skills... well they just suck!!! She doesn't like to return e-mails or phone calls & she only sent me a couple of pictures of him growing up. She doesn't answer your questions or give you the info you need to move forward with things. Now we will not be getting Grifin until the 26th. I am not happy & will not be dealing with this breeder again or recommending her to anyone. To bad though as she does have nice pups.

Chloe has now been confirmed pregnant.. woot! Four weeks & counting for her. So now the wait is on to determine how many?? How big will she get?? How many will be brindle?? Let the pampering begin girl.. Extra treats, goats milk for the calcium & extra fat & of coarse lots of love!! You can see she still has a waist, but those boobies are getting BIG!

Let's see what next week brings... pray for no c-sections y'all!

2 Weeks To Go!

Well, there is 2 weeks left until Sway's puppies arrive.

It has been a sad week for us here as my wonderful granny passed away last Saturday. She was a few months away from her 95th birthday & she went to sleep and just didn't wake up again. We should all be so lucky!! She was a wonderful, sweet woman who was always busy cooking great meals, cleaning or looking after someone else in some way. I will miss my dear old granny.. God Bless Her!

So as you can see Sway is growing. She has gained another 1 1/2 lbs & is now weighing just over 8 lbs. Normal (not preggers) weight for her is 5 lbs, so she has many chubby puppies in there! lol, I hope!

I have my work schedule figured out so I will be home for when she's ready to deliver. That is one less thing to worry about. She is groning alot these days & not very comfortable laying on her tummy. I can't blame her though, as I have been through 4 full term pregnancies & know what it's like to be big, bloated, short of breath & just plain uncomfortable. She's a real trooper though & is enjoying all the perks that also go along with this. She very rarely stays at home now, she gets to go with mum everywhere but to work & loves the goat milk every day for the extra calcium & vitamins. Not to mention her extra comfy sleeping situation.. curled up right next to mum, wrapped IN the blankets no less. LOL.. blanket hog!!

Still no concrete sign that Chloe is pregnant. I had her on her back today & was poking and prodding again... with 4 1/2 weeks left & her being a deep chested large breed, I guess I can't worry to much just yet.

Let's see what happens next week.

Look at that tummy

Welcome!

Hi there!

This is my first blogging attempt.. I hope you enjoy.

This is where my journey starts... I used to breed shih-tzu's & when my last girl was done with her last litter we decided to take a break from breeding to focus on the family. The kids grew, we traveled a bit, finished renovations on the house & rested a little. Now 5 years later I decided I missed it & loved it so much I just couldn't stay away anymore. Instead of getting back into the shih-tzu breed (I wanted to stay away from all the grooming & hair cuts they required) I decided to go even smaller & get a chihuahua. They are loving, cute, loyal & travel so easily.

We have always had a big dog in the family as well. They were just pets not breeding dogs for us, but after we acquired our first mastiff *Cujo*, we completely fell in love with the breed. They are loyal, loving, protective, big couch potato's. How could we not want to breed these gentle giants also!

So now here I am with 1 chi & 1 mastiff expecting babies within weeks of each other, (I told you I jumped in with both feet!! LOL!). Sway has 3 weeks to go & Chloe has 5 1/2 weeks. After being out of it for so long & having the new breeds I am a little nervous. I know there can be complications with these breeds delivering & I am hoping that all goes well to ease me back in gently... ha ha. I have been very excited to watch the pregnancies progress though, Sway started to show about a week ago, so it was nice to have confirmation that the mating worked. Chloe, we are still waiting for conformation (fingers crossed).

I think I'm ready & have everything in place for the big day though. Whelping boxes, blankets, towels, scale, birthing kit (ky, gloves, scissors & such stuff), goats milk for momma & babies. I made a special recipe for the momma's too that will help them bulk up or gain a little if needed, that's in the freezer ready any time I need it. Now I need to make sure my work schedule doesn't conflict with the babies coming as Loren will not be home to help.

Sway with 3 weeks left... getting bigger every day!

Let's see what next week brings...