So my Ira who is a 2year old caucasian just littered 3 days ago and I have been over the moon. As a first timer, I really didn't know how it was all going to go down except for the different posts I read on nairaland and also Google. It was a scary exciting experience.

So on day 58, my usually hyper active Ira was so weak that she could hardly stand on her legs. Her vulva was swollen and there was this clear slimmey discharge. I was like, this is it! she will whelp anytime soon.(i was in for a long wait). While in that weak state, she was not eating much Infact I had to wait on her to eat. I fried eggs for her made sure she sniffed it before mixing with her regular food and that did the magic for me for the next 3 days.


we kept managing her state on the 3rd day ie day 61, I gave her ORS popularly known as ORT it revived her like magic. I was able to take her for a walk and we took rests when she wanted. By then, the swelling on her vulva had trippled.

She did not show any nesting signs and I was worried sick that things were not going on well. Infact she avoided the cartons and rags I put in her cage. And then it happened, my husband went to check on her by 8.30 there is was! she had delivered a puppy!!! I was over the moon happy that till today I have this wide smile when I remember that moment.

Well the puppies kept coming and she had 7 in all but 2 were stillborn.

Nice CO.. she's quite broad. Oh! probably cause of the pregnancy. congrats. what about the mating pix?

First mating 29.12.16

Ira 3 days after whelping.

Beautiful CO you got there..Congrats..

One of d best looking COs I've seen in a while on here.. Do u intend selling/dashing out any of d pups ?

Ill love to av one of em pups

Congratulations @Jayned and Kudos for waiting till she was fully matured before mating her. She's obviously well taken care of..Great job!
Send me your contact details should you want to sell the pups when they are ready for new homes. I have a few colleagues who could be interested.

Cobbrottie:
Congratulations @Jayned and Kudos for waiting till she was fully matured before mating her. She's obviously well taken care of..Great job!
Send me your contact details should you want to sell the pups when they are ready for new homes. I have a few colleagues who could be interested.

Thanks. will keep you posted.

bobogii2008:
One of d best looking COs I've seen in a while on here.. Do u intend selling/dashing out any of d pups ?

Lolllll
dashing out? I paid handsomely for mating oooo

Bottle feeding my caucasian puppies at 10days. I mixed complan with egg yolk and they greedily gulped it down.

Need a puppy from you

Large dog! Damn.

So my caucasian dam is gradually getting her groove back. it's 11 days since she whelped. I however have mixed feelings because I was kindof glad motherhood had calmed her down( I was so wrong) she has almost resumed fully her usual habit of jumping on us and engaging in rough play which always wears me out. Her energy is not from this planet likewise her appetite which is gradually normalising( she cleaned her plate today). On the other hand, I am glad she is healthy.

awww... beautiful

jayned:
Bottle feeding my caucasian puppies at 10days. I mixed complan with egg yolk and they greedily gulped it down.

Hey. Lovely pups you've got there. Just wanted to tell you that I learnt the hard way that raw eggs ain't good for pups. My pups died and someone on this forum told me its not good to feed raw eggs to pups since their immune system isn't strong enough to fight diseases that could be in the raw eggs. So you might want to just stick to the milk feeding and leave the raw eggs out of it for now. . Just my thoughts

DipoAy:

Hey. Lovely pups you've got there. Just wanted to tell you that I learnt the hard way that raw eggs ain't good for pups. My pups died and someone on this forum told me its not good to feed raw eggs to pups since their immune system isn't strong enough to fight diseases that could be in the raw eggs. So you might want to just stick to the milk feeding and leave the raw eggs out of it for now. . Just my thoughts

Thanks.

Did our ears yesterday at exactly 2 weeks.

jayned:
Did our ears yesterday at exactly 2 weeks.

I see you tied their ears with something. Of what usefulness is that?

BoleAndFish:
I see you tied their ears with something. Of what usefulness is that?

It's another way of cropping the ears instead of using a blade. Tiny rubber rings were used by the expert.

jayned:


It's another way of cropping the ears instead of using a blade. Tiny rubber rings were used by the expert.

Oh wow. Why crop their ears though? Why not allow it grow all the way?

Nice doggy bro..hope u nor go kill me with price, incase I wan buy

BoleAndFish:
Oh wow. Why crop their ears though? Why not allow it grow all the way?

I heard somewhere that cropping the ears prevents them from getting injuries there due to consistent flapping to chase away flies. on the other hand, it makes them finer (don't u think so?)

jayned:


I heard somewhere that cropping the ears prevents them from getting injuries there due to consistent flapping to chase away flies. on the other hand, it makes them finer (don't u think so?)

Oh wow. Just learnt that. Thanks
It sure does @bolded.

So my caucasian puppies are 3 weeks old today. Hurray!!!. tried the weaning process yesterday by giving them a mixture of cerelac and complan in a flat saucer but they just messed everywhere up (I guess they are not ready). tried today again still no luck. So I just stick to bottle feeding.

Meanwhile 2 of the ears have fallen so far.

They r so beautiful. Keep up d good work...

cedar3:
They r so beautiful. Keep up d good work...

thanks i really appreciate.

Meet my other puppy Zeus AKA Mr sweet face. I fell in love with him the moment i saw those white rings round his eyes and couldnt resist picking him. Brought him home at 6 weeks. He is a picky eater and that has left me really worried cos i think his growth is affected. So he is now on a diet to make his gain weight. This is a picture of him the day we brought him home at 6 weeks. He is looking so cute and innocent like those are his true colours . And i meant that literally as well cos the colour of his fur and hair are changing drastically.

Zeus at about 8 weeks. his TRUE colours are beginning to manifest. He is barking at me.

Zeus @ 3months. I am not satisfied with his growth. He is so hyper that i cannot even get a decent picture

This is Zeus my caucasian puppy at 3 and a half months old. he may not be as fat as i expected but his paws are something else. At this age, the are as big as Ira's (who is almost 2 and a half years old) if not bigger. I really hope he grows to his full potential in due time. For now, i feed him Arion puppy food soaked in warm water with one whole egg and milk. I fry the egg most times.

Lovely write up,ur puppies are beautiful.