The puppies were 5 weeks old this past Saturday. We now only have two left. A male and a female. All the others passed away.
The mommy ended up getting mastitis and passed infection to her babies. These two are the only ones that survived it. Mommy is doing ok. She’s not over it yet but seems to be coming along fine.
It’s a very sad thing. We started with eleven new babies and are down to two. I held each one as they took their last breath. That’s hard to do. My heart is broken.
The puppies are here. They came early and two were stillborn. Two more passed away only 2 days old. Those two were very small. In total she had 11 and we have 7 left doing good. There are 3 boys and 4 girls.
They all came out mostly blue in color with some white spots. She did have 1 white one though with a little blue on it. It’s a boy and we’re going to keep that one.
The momma needed a lot of help the first couple of days as she didn’t have much milk and with it being her first litter she didn’t know what to do. After they were all born she put them in a pile in front of her and just laid there staring at them. It was funny. She’s got more milk now and is taking care of them awesomely.
We will be having puppies soon. The blue nose pitbull is definitely pregnant with her first and only litter. As much as we love puppies neither of us feel that we want to deal with that again after this set. Unless our minds change.
She should have approximately two or three weeks left before giving birth. Poor girl has gotten so big and lazy and always ready for a belly rub. So far I have felt them moving around but have not visually saw them yet.
We have her birthing area setup in the back part of the house so she can have her own space to deliver and raise the little darlings in peace separated from all the other furbabies.
With the cold of winter each year all the dogs come inside the house until spring. The two oldest ones stay upstairs and get the comfort of sleeping on the couch. They’re both close to 9 years old and spend most of their time sleeping or eating. You almost have to drag them outside to potty because their old bones just can’t take the cold. In less than five minutes outside time is done for a few hours. They come in and one gets on the couch and the other gets in his blanket and they go back to sleep.
We have kennels setup downstairs for the three youngest ones. The biggest part of their days are spent playing and barking at everything they hear or see going on outside. Outside time with them is a whole different story. The cold doesn’t bother them as quickly and they love to run and play in the snow. I try to limit their outdoor time to 30 minutes. Normally I’m almost dragging them back inside though. Once back inside they resume their playtime and eventually take a nap.
All of them have food and water available 24/7. It lasts much longer in winter than in summer. For the five of them we average about 150-200 pounds of dog food per month. They range in weight from 60 to 100 pounds. They’re all pretty big.
Shots for all of them are due during the summer months and I administer those myself which I buy from tractor supply and are called 10 way. The exception is rabies that the vet has to give every three years. The 10 way I give is very easy. You just mix the liquid into the powder and give it a shake. Then draw the med into the syringe and pull their skin up at the back of their neck and give the shot. All done and time for a treat.
We spoil them all. They are truly our babies. They have stockings hung at Christmas and get a big treat on their birthdays.
Hello. My name is Barbara and I live in a small town in northern West Virginia on top of a mountain. I love it here. I’m only 30 minutes from Ohio and 45 minutes from Pennsylvania. One thing I love most is the Ohio River is at the bottom of my mountain.
We regularly fish as much as possible. I’d go more often if time would allow it. We’ve caught flathead catfish, blue cats, carp, turtles, gar, bluegill, channel cats, and walleye out of there.
At home we have 4 pygmy goats, 5 dogs, and 4 orange tabby cats. The dogs are one boxer, one red nose pit, two blue nose pits, and one mix breed boxer/ blue pit. I put food out to draw in the wildlife to eat in the yard as well.
We have two big gardens and grow everything we can to provide for the winter. Everything is either canned or froze and the extras go to anyone that needs or wants it. We also have two edible flower gardens and one herb/medicinal bed.
That’s a little about me and more will follow in the days to come.
Living and Loving Life 