Thursday 19/04/24 7:45am
Pedra is getting much better at leaving the puppies to go outside. She is a very devoted mum and spends virtually all her time with them. This is probably why they are all thriving without and food supplements from us. She will now come out when we call her and she has the confidence that they will still be there when she gets back! Just a quick word about the litters environment. They are in our bedroom. We always have the puppies born there and stay there for approximately two weeks, so we are on hand if there are any issues. Once their eyes are open (and if they start looking like they can get out of the whelping box) we will move them into our dog room. Our other dogs get turfed out and they have a large pen, virtually the whole size of the room.
Wednesday 17/04/24 18:20Am
We have put an extra heat mat in the whelping box. The weather has turned a little colder here in Northern Ireland and our max/min thermometer went down to 17°C. At this stage the puppies can't regulate their own body temperatures so they rely on mum and the environment. Therefore a steady temperature is most important, Only about half the area of the whelping box has heat mats underneath it, so thy can regulate their temperatures by moving. These are at the top half of the box as you look at it on the PuppyCam. If Pedra isn't there (something of a rarity at the moment) they can usually be seen on the bottom half.
Wednesday 17/04/24 11:00Am
What a caring dad. Flowers and a card from Ziggy.
Tuesday 16/04/24 8:50pm
The puppies get their first Super Dog session. It is done once a day and consist of holding the puppies first upright, then on then upside down, then on their backs. Next their paws are tickled with a cotton bud, finally they are placed on a cold wet flannel for a few seconds. This is a re4search based system that promotes neural growth and can also help development of their immune system.
Tuesday 16/04/24 8:40pm
The calm before the storm...
Tuesday 16/04/24 10:15am
Pedra gets Lactol four times a day (a total of 200ml) . This helps her feeding the pups.
Monday 15/04/24 7:00pm
Third weigh in for the pups. All have now put on weight over their birth weights and seem to be thriving.
Monday 15/04/24 5:30pm
The puppies had their first van journey and vet check. All fine and Pedra well recovered. Thanks to Firmount Vets for making this an easy and calm experience.
Sunday 14/04/24 6:15pm
Checked all the puppies for the correct descriptions and gave them their first weigh in. We weigh each puppy every day as we think this is a useful monitor of their health. It also means getting them all used to being handled at an early age. It is important not take each reading reading as important and it is trends we are looking for (i.e. a steady overall increase in weight). A couple lost weight from their birth weight. This is normal, following all the exertions and shock of coming into the world. Check out the weight graphs at Puppy
Weights.
Sunday 14/04/24 2:34pm
Attempted to check and photo all the puppies to make sure we have their descriptions correct. Pedra got a bit agitated so gave up. We will check them all tonight at their weigh ins and postpone the photos for a bit.
Sunday 14/04/24 1:45pm
Finally got Pedra to go out side for an "exercise". She is a very attentive mum and hadn't left the pups yet.
Saturday 13/04/24 10:12pm
Pedra and puppies all very content and settled down for the night, well the next twenty minutes of it anyway!
Saturday 13/04/24 4:32pm
Ninth puppy born. Male black ¾ bob tail. White patch on chest, looks like a bear. 32og. "Yogi"
Saturday 13/04/24 4:12pm
Eighth puppy born. Female black long tail. Splash of white on chest, both back feet have three white toes. 340g.
Saturday 13/04/24 3:28pm
Seventh puppy born. Male black & tan long tail. White cross on chest. 310g. "Banbury"
Saturday 13/04/24 3:04pm
Sixth puppy born. Female black ¾ bob tail. White on chin with long narrow white stripe from top of chest to tummy. 260g.
Saturday 13/04/24 2:53pm
Fifth puppy born. Female black ¾ bob tail. White on chest and chin. 350g.
Saturday 13/04/24 2:35pm
Fourth puppy born. Male black & tan long tail, white on chest in the shape of a 'Y', 320g. "Ross".
Saturday 13/04/24 2:20pm
Third puppy born. Female black & white ½ bob tail, wide white blaze on face, half white collar, 350g.
Saturday 13/04/24 2:04pm
Second puppy born. Female black ¾ bob tail, tiny spot of white on chest, 310g.
Saturday 13/04/24 1:41pm
First puppy born. Male black long tail, white stripe on tummy, 360g.
Wednesday 14/02/24 10:47pm
Happy Valentine's day, another good tie mating. Huge thanks to Jenny Abrahams (Adormidera) for a lovely and successful time. Ziggy was a great stud dog and Pedra had a great experience.
Tuesday 13/02/24 1:01pm
Good tie mating
Friday 09/02/24 5:30pm
Pedra meets Ziggy (Adormidera Ziggy Star Dust) for the first time (romantically at least) at his Essex home.
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Born 13/04/25, 4 dogs 5 bitches C.O.I. 5.4%
Dam: "Pedra"
Ir. Sh. Ch. FiveNinePlus Pedraforca Ir. Jn. Ch. RL1 Ex, CentW23, CentJW23, CentDip23
Five Nine Plus