Home is where the dog is
We have been busy with little sleep making sure our tiny new arrivals are getting their share of milk. Puppies can loose up to 10% of their birth weight the first day. I was pleased this morning at weigh in. Most of our puppies only lost 2-3% of their birth weight and we even had two puppies gain. Yeah, good job Ruska!
Puppies nursing; watch green boy crawl to his mama for breakfast
We are all very tired after over 12 hours of whelping that started with the first puppy arriving at 2 am. It is going to be a full time job making sure everyone is being fed. Ruska did an amazing job!
Check back soon for more photos
We have had many inquires the past couple days from families, so I wanted to give an update on Ruska and her expectant litter of puppies ……. Ruska is doing well, – getting lots of rest, love and pampering. Her tummy continues to expand which I’m sure is making her more uncomfortable with each passing day. I am doing my best to be patient. I get up in the middle of the night just to check on her and when I wake in the morning I’m disappointed that we are still waiting to meet our little ones. It reminds me of my own pregnancies. I was overdue and with each passing day getting more impatient!
The puppies are still very active and when we place our hand on her tummy it is easy to feel them moving. It is always exciting for me when I listen to the puppies heartbeats but Ruska is never keen on the idea. I don’t think she likes the noise from the doppler LOL. I thought you might also enjoy hearing them so I enlisted the help of my daughter and she videoed for me to share. Enjoy!
It’s difficult to predict an exact due date with dogs. Ruska’s previous litters of puppies came at the beginning of her “whelping window” but, with this pregnancy it is not the case. We are now on day 65. It is not unheard of that dogs don’t deliver until day 68 -70. She was bred with Tulo three times over a 5 day period. Multiple breedings are done because you’re guessing when your female is ovulating. I believe she did not conceive during the first and second mating. The third mating is when she conceived, making a later whelping date. We will have to continue to be patient! Not easy for me or our families waiting for the news!
Everything is ready and we are waiting with anticipation . Ruska has slowed down the last couple days and getting lots of rest. I am sure she is getting uncomfortable as her tummy grows larger with each passing day. Gestation period for puppies is anywhere from 58 day to 65 days; we are on Day 61. Hopefully our whelping box will be full of puppies very soon! I will post the news when they arrive.
Ruska is a Apricot F1 Standard Goldendoodle weighing 58 lbs. Tulo is a Cream F1B Standard Goldendoodle weighing 70 lbs.. This is their third litter of puppies. They have produced beautiful calm puppies and we have had glowing feedback from their wonderful families.
Ellie is our fun loving Cafe au Lait Standard Poodle weighing 50 lbs.. Brinkley is our calm gentle F2B Flat coat Goldendoodle weighing 75 lbs. This is their first mating. They both have loving gentle dispositions which they should pass on to their puppies.
