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Kasia Czapla's Blog – March 2009 Archive (3)

Toffee's puppies 3,5 weeks old

Some of you know already the story of our struggle for Toffee's life. After the whelping everything seemed to be OK, Toffee had milk, started feeding the puppies and seemed to be bit tired but fine. Usually the bitch is "cleanig herself" few day after the whelp. But with Toffee the bleeding started. It was comming from the inside of her uterus. Four days after the whelping we had to ask the vet to come and make ultrasound - we thought there might be… Continue

Added by Kasia Czapla on March 25, 2009 at 8:35am — 21 Comments

CRUFTS 2009 - photos

For those who can not wait....... first version of my Crufts album is ready and available on my website www.diervilla.pl

During the weekend I will try to add names of the dogs, so those who missed the show this year can find out WHO IS WHO ;)

Quality as always on Crufts is not the best, I had to work with a very high ISO to get the photos light enough. That's… Continue

Added by Kasia Czapla on March 13, 2009 at 9:00am — 17 Comments

TOFFEE'S PUPPIES BORN 1st March 2009

Yesterday night Toffee (Romarne Hope) has whelped 8 puppies. We were hopeing for not too big but equal litter. She seemed to be not very big before whelping, so we counted on 6 and kept fingers crossed for 3/3 or 4/2 (girls/ boys). Our lovely Toffee has fulfilled our hopes (that is her name after all ;)))) so first came ...... a bitch.....then a 2nd one....then 3rd one......then 4th one :))))) Later she pushed out 2 boys.....and another girl.......and… Continue

Added by Kasia Czapla on March 2, 2009 at 4:59am — 35 Comments