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Just a quick update to wish everyone a happy day. All the pups are in their new homes, and I am excited to hear about their progress in the upcoming years.
For Lexa and I, we continue training for the DVG Nationals. We can pass a routine on any given day, so at this point, we are saving points, and going for a personal best score and a good showing at the events this year. I am working with Lex on what would be considered foundation focus work, just making it fun and interesting again for her. Lots of explosive rewards and short, fun sessions to work our way back into more serious training. It may be only February, but I smell spring!

Here we are nearing 7 weeks, and I'm LOVING this litter. Brett says they are some of the highest driven, food crazy nutty pups he's seen. I'm sad that they'll be leaving us soon, but so anxious to have them get to their lives training and bonding with their new owners.
I am still looking for a serious working home for the boys...these are going to be great prospects for any dobe enthusiast looking to compete at the highest levels.


I love this fella- yellow collar


yellow boy- future rock star




Pretty and obnoxiously awesome lady pink


My big green boy





































Nearly 7 weeks and craaaaazy food drive. Biggun (green collar) was caught doing the hopping thing Lexa does when she heels...over the top drive and freaking adorable.

Week 5...

NOMNOMNOM!!!

With GSD Singleton



Yellow Collar...seriously...cute



Yellow Collar- *aka* Noisy

Pink Collar- pretty lady

Green strutting around...

Howdy all...

A couple of pics to supplement the 3 Week update. Man! Looking more adorable every week and vocal as hell! Love to see everyone moving around and exploring and playing more. :)

3 Week Update

November 27th, 2009

So the pups are here, and mom came through the delivery like a champ! As a matter of fact, she did so well coping with the birthing that she nearly had them in bed with me. There was none of the usual panting, circling, restlessness, nesting, etc that accompany whelping, I just barely caught her because I cuddled her while i was sleeping and felt her pushing!!! Eek!





So just a few minutes later...in the -appropriate- place, she delivered the first pup. It took about 2 hours...of course it was 3 in the morning, so I just sleep out with her in the box.





And now we have 3 beautiful babies, after losing a healthy male the second day to a likely smothering. *sad*Everyone is fat, and standing and scooting around, and their eyes are open...mama is ready to work again and has regained every ounce of energy.





We call them the tres amigos, (Biggun, Sister, and Tiny- who is not so tiny) and they are fostering a singleton during mom's breaks...so there is one very fat GSD that may have some very odd tendancies. ;-)

Ahoy! Thar be puppies!

Had an ultrasound today (YES! Dogs get ultrasounds when they're preggers, too!) and got a peek at the wee peanuts inside. Minimum of three for sure, might be a 4th. Everything looks good, we don't fall into any risk catagory, so we're good to go until the xray the week she's due.

For now it's high protien food (yummeh! So much better than her old lamb and rice) lots of loving, and training like normal.

The litter is due on Thanksgiving day. I hope they don't come during dinner...

Saturday is gonna be a romantic day for Lexa!!!
Well, sorta...

Good news...progesterone numbers were up again, so the vet has okayed a Saturday delivery. We will test again friday to make sure she has ovulated, and do the AI on Saturday if everything looks good. Hurray!