Beautiful Puppies at last.

[Pippa Wheater]

I have been a member for a while but have never blogged etc.

Wanted to share with everyone the birth of Bronte's beautiful puppies.

What a birthday present she had whats the chances of giving birth on your own birthday?

We had all been on tender hooks since the 3rd of September her date was the 5th but her temperature had come down and she was panting and very restless. 

Its that old wives tale a watched pot never boils !! 

Monday came and went

Tuesday came and went

Wednesday she spent the whole day attached to me shivering now and panting like mad. Everywhere I went she did too, hasn't wanted anything to do with her mum (me) for the last 9 weeks, so I knew that whelping was imminent, waiting for these puppies has been like waiting for Christmas when you were a kid.

At 2am early hours of Thursday morning she wanted to go out, so grabbed the torch and followed her round our garden which was not pleasant as it was chuffing freezing.

Finally got her to come in, she then jumped all over the sofa and leaked everywhere so I put her inn her whelping box and went into the kitchen to make a cuppa thinking it was going to be ages as she hadn't even been making any signs of contractions. My daughter shouted rushed in to find a brown slimy blob on the floor of her box. No cord no placenta and one very floppy pup mouth cleared, placed in a warm towel and tried to revive it, Bronte is not happy and is trying to get hold of it she licked it a few times, we then had to remove it as she then tried to eat it. 

Hoping that the next one wouldn't be far behind we got organised. 2 1/2 and still no puppy and a husband panicking,  He rings the vet for some advice explaining what had gone on, wanted us then to take her down to the surgery. 10 minutes later she lies down and lifts her tail and another pup on the way. Hoping that this one was ok and stillborn like the first.  Gloves on ready in case we had to help

out, I had to help break the sac as she was too intent with breaking the cord. A boy and a big boy as well my daughter called him chunk.

30 minutes or so later another pup didn't even notice as we saw no abdominal contractions, a girl.

This is the pattern that went on until 10.35.

8 beautiful puppies, 3 boys and 5 girls I've never seen my husband so stressed, he said that he would rather go back to Afgan ?? 

Well for the first days we have stayed with her 24/7 so haven't had much sleep.

Kids have named the all as they didn't want to cal them puppy with the blue ribbon and so on.

Mum and pups doing really well had their first check up at the vets Monday and all's well. Now to register them with the KC but in here lies the problem what do we call them especially seeing as there's only a certain number of letters you can have?? Wish me luck as that's my task for tomorrow.

Poor thing she's cream crackered !!!

Look out for updates as they all grow up.

[Sue Paterson]

Hello Pippa. Welcome and what a lovely start to your blogging. Well done Bronte. That's a nice manageable size litter for a new mum.

I love the thinking of names bit...some people take a letter of the alphabet...or a key word from the mum's KC registered name or a theme. Our first litter of 8 pups were named for characters in my favourite fantasy novels...enjoy your litter...too soon comes the serious work of finding them forever homes..will you be keeping one or two?? :)

[Ellen Turberfield]

Congratulations, lovely blog, lovely photos of Bronte and her puppies, look forward to seeing photos as they grow (",)

[Pippa Wheater]

Thanks ladies

Would love to keep a boy and girl but husband is putting his foot down I'm allowed to keep one. The choice now is which one. My teenage daughter Chloe wants to show, i would if I could but have a disability which means running is out of the question and bending etc. I'll just be her support and drive and all the other things.

Now to pick one I think will be good enough. Never shown before ? Have a mentor down in Gloucestershire who

has been helping me as she was a breeder and show's. You  have to start somewhere and want to do this properly not just play at it.

I've been writing down names and things in a book for a while and have a few ideas. Got to make up my mind today, will sit at tea time with the family pick their brains again and see what we come out with !! I mean it's only 8 surely that can't be too difficult ??

More pic coming as hopefully in the next few days will be opening their eyes.

[Rhonda Fisher]

Bronte looks very proud and rightly so with those lovely chubby pups. Well done team Bronte, what a great experience. Looking forward to more pics like Ellen. :-)

[Catherine Carter]

Congratulations! And now take some time to really enjoy having them until they leave for their new homes! Xxxx

[Anna Kazimierowicz]

thinking about names is the best thing while having a puppy, better than cleaning the kennel constantly

have fun with them:-)

[James Doran]

Best wishes for the Bronte brood! A Heathcliff among the boys.....surely!

[Pippa Wheater]

I agree James, the family aren't so keen but the final decision will be mine anyway seeing as I will be filling in the paper work !! I went to the Bronte museum when I was a younger with my family and have admired the sisters ever since. Coincidentally my great great grandparents come from Howarth where the sisters lived.

 

[Carmel Murphy]

Well done Bronte;o)) Enjoy the new babies;o)

[Chantal McIlveen-Wright]

Congratulations to the 2 Mums!!!  Bronte you certainly did very well for a first time and really good blog Pippa, what an experience!!!  Plenty of exciting time now for all the family  :-)