Puppies, Puppies, Puppies!!

So all the puppies have arrived!

Sway's are now 3 weeks old & Chloe's are 1 week old. I haven't slept in 3 weeks LOL. The chi's are doing great.. growing all big & chubby. All but one are 1lb already. Their colors are so crisp & such a variety. The long haired brindle girl is the best! I can't believe she has not sold yet, the more common colors are all going & she is not. I thought she would have been the first to go. Maybe it's a sign I need to keep her... ha ha ha.

Chloe's babies are so big & cute! My favorite is the big, lighter brindle boy, he is going to be so big & stunning with his coloring & the size of his head already... WOW! New family very lucky!

She did have issues with the birth though. There was one little baby that just didn't make it :(

it was the first in line & blocking the birth canal. Her labor started but just did not progress as no pups could pass. After trying a couple shots of oxytocin & passing the day away with no progress, we decided to follow through with the c-section. All but the little babe came out crying & ready to rumble. They are strong & healthy, which is all we could ask for.

I'll try to keep you updated, but life is really busy now.

Let's see what happens next....

Last week for Chloe

So, here we are on the last week of Chloe's pregnancy. She has done really well & hasn't been miserable or grouchy at all. Some dogs don't enjoy it at all & she seems in great spirits.
We took her for x-rays & we saw some nice sized puppies.. how many you ask??? Well.. we counted only 5. There could possibly be 1 or 2 hidden still but looks like 5 chubby puppies. We have a waiting list of 6, who all want fawn males. I have to say that with breeding Chloe to a brindle male, chances of making even half my waiting list happy.. not good! I am hoping to get 2 at least, but we will all just have to wait and see what comes. I was hoping to have some who wanted a brindle as they are so beautiful & not as much the norm. If your looking for a big, gentle but mean looking dog, I think the brindle says it all. It's my favorite!!
I have no pictures this time, I have been so busy running here & there all week that there has been no time for anything. Maybe I should have wrote this tomorrow.. I am now stuck at home doing the hurry up & wait game until puppies arrive. Anyone who wants to send me e-mails to keep my mind from going numb is more than welcome, LOL. Here's to hoping Chloe goes into labor early & not on Friday the 13th like planned. I hope no one is superstitious!!! HA HA HA HA!

Let's pray all goes smoothly & see what next week brings....

Breeders & Puppies

So I am not really writing today to talk about the puppies or Chloe. I am here to rant about bad breeders!



I spend alot of time online looking to find chi's that are beautiful & come from good stock, that I might be proud to add to our program. As you know we had to find a new boy. Well I researched ALOT online & e-mailed a ton & spoke with a few. I thought I had it narrowed down to a wonderful breeder outside Manitoba. This was the first time I purchased without going to meet them first & see everything. I was on her web site alot & fell for a tiny boy that is stunning! Good color, nice cobby head & small. I e-mailed & she sent back a nice long response about his wonderful pedigree, color & size. I was nervous about having to ship, she said "no problem she does that all the time." Well, once I sent in a deposit to her, she basically just dropped me. She stopped answering my questions.. I couldn't get a response from e-mails or phone calls & when I did get an e-mail it was only 2 or 3 words. She didn't even tell me when he was born, (that part was not important at first), but as time goes on & you ask 3 or 4 times with no response about birth date or more important questions about his health, you start to wonder whats wrong. I did get her on the phone once & tried to talk with her about this, well she just proceeded to yell at me about how busy she is & can't do everything. Isn't everyone busy???? Granted some more than others, but as a GOOD breeder you should be there to answer questions & support the person who is trusting you & parting with their hard earned $$$$$. So anyway, now I just have to suck it up & wait for him to get here. She wanted me to make all the travel plans, then bitched me out when they didn't suit her schedule... nice! Then just 2 hours before his flight to us she called to say she couldn't do it. Isn't that a nice time to tell me!! Loren was home that day, I had the day off work & now he wasn't coming. So now we have 20 min to scramble to reschedule his flight for another day so we don't loose all that money. I'm worried!! Almost 2 weeks goes by with no communication & the day of his flight arrives. We still don't hear from her, so we go to the airport & just hope he shows. He did & is as cute as I hoped for!! We get him home & find a few things about him that concern us. The next day we take him to the vet for an exam & she points out a few things to us. Some we are not concerned about (as they are traits chi's can have, she was just making us aware) & some we were. When I return home I decide to e-mail the breeder & hope she can address these things & finally do what is expected. NO SUCH LUCK!! She proceeds to respond to me with such hate & nasty accusations about me being a BYB. I also have to tell you, she knows nothing about us except our names & address, as she needs that for the CKC papers. She never asked how many dogs I have, how long I've been breeding, kennel name, family life... NOTHING!! Though she may know more now if she comes across my web site or reads this.. LOL. So when she comes at me like this, after I tried to voice my concerns, I kinda told her off a bit. Now we have no communication, I can't ask her anything & will have to figure it out myself I guess. Don't get me wrong... I think he is a great dog (with a few quirks), I just wish his breeder was better & not obviously out only for the money.

Please be careful about the chi breeder outside of Manitoba!!

I vow to never treat my customers in this manner as I know that you spend alot of money & have alot of trust in those who breed your beloved family members.


On a lighter note...


Chi babies are growing like crazy!! Sway is one of the best moms I've had, she has tons of milk & feeding, feeding, feeding. LOL. The pups don't want for anything & are chubby little pork chops!

Chloe has finally lost her waist line, not that I think she worries about that like maybe some of us should :) , she is slowing down now though & isn't running anymore. She likes to just lay & chew on her bones & be spoiled with treats. Time is running out for us to be ready though, so I guess we should step up & get things done. We have her whelping box, but still need to build the puppy pen. Ya, you heard me!! If you think I'm going to let 8 or 10, 20lb, not house trained puppies have the run of my little house... your crazy, LMAO!!! It's going to be in the basement for at night (when they are older of coarse, not new born's... in case you were worried) for them to do what they need to do & us to get sleep. During the day they will still be up in the kitchen with us & mommy. Loren needs to get going on building that because I hate waiting for the last min. If I am prepared, then I am calmer!

Let's see what next week brings.....