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kelac:
I'm writing this with great pain in my heart. My dog delivered last night till this morning. For some reasons they all died, sadly seems the nine were still birth. I'm confused, what could have gone wrong. This is her third litter...... She refused to leave her cage or allow anyone close to her life less pups. It took some help to dispose the pups and clean her up. What can I say but what is life.......

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Oh not again! it's like there is an epidemic. Someone posted how he lost 11puppies too at birth and now this. So sorry for your loss. take heart.

oh dear! such a great loss. Hope scarlet is ok.

Floryangel8:
Polly and kindness name given by the children. Polly is calm and kindness is playful and a bit naugty. They are good, appetite is increasing too

interesting! cool they are eating better.

Eveezy:
I would advice u do not set expectations any more, she may or may not litter again, so tho u should be hopeful, also put in mind DT she might nt.

Should be more like, hoping for the best but expecting the worse

Yeah my mind is already fashioned that way. Thanks for reaching out.

gman55:
Even in my busy schedule I take time out, to check if the good news of Ira safe delivery have been broadcasted.

Thanks for your time and care you devote helping other dog owners.

I really wish I have good news to give. but it's all good I believe. Thanks for checking on us. Hubby may be back today. Do u still need the Arion?

Floryangel8:
Thanks ma'am

u are welcome. hope the girls are doing great. Any names yet?

14teenK:
@ jayned when did you exactly start your 70 days count,is it immediately after the mating is concluded?

From the first day we mated. on that same day of first mating. thanks so much for your concern.

Floryangel8:
Yeah, got them newly, was told they were fed with diamond puppy. But the puppies did not eat it so well. The purging has stopped. Thanks. Attached is the pics.

They are really lovely! About their lack of eating, they may be suffering from separation anxiety. same thing happened to my Isis when her siblings left. She didn't eat well for over 2 weeks. Try adding eggs to the diamond, deworm them at the due time and feed them in the same plate to incite competition.

Don't worry. U will get a hang of it. All the best

gaby:
Wow jayned...lovely lovely thread...I'm one who enjoys reading but never expected to be hooked on a canine diary even though I'm a doggy lover myself. Learnt so much from your diary.

I love to read great pieces and also try to learn to write readable stuffs too, but heck sis I must give it to you. Your descriptive and story telling prowess is super and captivating.

Read your thread from a to z this morning with no regrets. Kudos and nice job with the pawed ones..

I am grinning from ear to ear. Thanks for reading and commenting Sis!

it's day 69 today and nothing has happened. I contacted the guy whose stud we mated with and he said to wait till day 74. So I spent most of the whole day on google today and I learnt some dogs actually stay even longer than 74 days. I also learnt that some carry the pups within the rib cage so their tummy does not enlarge.

armed with this info, it's not strange that when I went out, I noticed Ira was large around the rib cage (hahaha). Meanwhile, I palpate her tummy at any given opportunity and I never feel anything only her regular muscle movements. Well, today, I did feel a movement just like a human heart beat but only on the left side of her tummy.

I also noticed she pees a lot more cos her room is always wet these past days. As for nesting, she does scratch the ground but so does Zeus, he even digs bigger holes and I am sure he is not pregnant. she sheds a lot and so does Zeus so I am not using these 2 parameters to judge.

Her appetite is top notch so is energy level. I stopped feeding her eggs though cos I really don't want the puppies growing larger now that they don't wanna come out. So I use meat stock to encourage her eat her moringa.

No vaginal discharge and for the milk, I have to press the nipples a little bit harder. (very risky though cos she can bite me).

I also learnt that scanning is usually not effective especially if the puppies are within the rib cage.

For now, I scrub and mop her room everyday cos there is always pee and I spread a cloth incase the puppies if there are any decide to come out. I am not too worried sha but I really wish and pray there are puppies in there.

Floryangel8:
Morning ma'am, please at what age do you introduce solid food to puppies. Thanks.

I don't know what solid food really means but at 8 weeks, I feed them soaked and mashed Kibbles with eggs.

Meanwhile, the picture of the dog poo u posted is an eyesore maybe if you had posted the pictures of your puppies as well, you would have had a response by now.

In my opinion, the poo is like that probably because you changed their diet.

it's day 64 today and my people, fear dey catch me ooo as I can't see any sign except that Ira's boobs are enlarged. infact the small baby bump I used to see is no longer there. She is still agile and about her business like we are not expecting anything.


Infact her appetite has resumed sef. could this have been a phantom pregnancy? ( I hope not).

She still loves attention though. she even harasses me to rub her tummy. Initially, I would be the one to tell her to sit then lie down (remember I told u she learnt these commands some days ago) but now, the moment she sees me, she would then sit and use one of her front legs to touch me after which she would lie down and start growling and snarling if I don't get to work immediately ( well I try to tell her who is boss even though this new attitude scares me).

So she had a total of 9 puppies out of which 4 were stillborn?
Congratulations! hope the joy of the newborns has taken the fever away.

aquadude15:
Thanks for you observation sir,
Whelping box has different design for different purpose, mine was designed in a way that the puppies are confined in their space with a stick as a barricade. Tho their mum would have access to them but she won't be able to sleep their because of the small space which would prevent her from crushing them.
When its time to feed we transfer the puppies to their mum and transfer them back after feeding.
Thanks for checking on bear's diary.

I really don't get your explanation but kindly remember to show us pictures of how it works when she whelps.

speaking of Zeus and Isis. Isis has been the one keeping watch for some time now. this is because anytime we let Zeus loose at night we see him with inflamed, red eyes the next morning. We initially thought it was snake venom but when it happened more than twice, we concluded he must be allergic to something.

Isis is very funny though when we started leaving her out at night, she would run to her cage and complain as if saying ' you all should come and lock me in ooo, as I don't feel safe outside' and I will be like 'see this dog oo. it's as if you don't know your primary assignment'. Anyway, she is getting a hang of it now she does not complain much neither do I hear her patrolling round the compound unlike Zeus. When ever he was let loose, we sure will not have a good night rest cos he barks and runs around for africa.

nonye6194:
we've had dogs as pets for almost two decades now but never documented anything on them. Your diary is an interesting read for any pet lover or stranger. Zeus na my guy lol

wishing Ira luck with the delivery.

Regards to Isis

Thank you so much for following and commenting and for the wishes. We really need them as Ira is not showing any signs even on day 63.

aquadude15:
I searched online if I could get a whelping box for bear and her baby, what I saw on eBay was surprising. A good whelping box ranges between $190 - $400, that's within the range of 68400 - 144000.
I just called on baba kamoru and showed him the pics and he was like he could do something better than the one I showed him
I didn't even spend up to 5% of the price I saw online and baba kamoru did a good job within few minutes.
How una see am

Nice! this is nice.

Hardeybohwarley:
Been following from day 1. I can see the tits. Wishing her safe delivery, please update us cause we can't just wait to find out.

Nice to know u are an ardent follower. I will definitely update by God's grace. Thank you for the wishes.

HARDDON:
Down to earth. Adventorous. Sensitive to slight changes in pet. large heart and consistent!

Kudos J!

Just resumed Breeding Again because I got some time to care a lil now.

Below is Sheila. She just turned 4 months on Tuesday.

1St & 2nd pix @ 3 months

3 pix @ 2 months

Last pix on towel @ 1 month 2 weeks

Sheila is a beauty! See those ears. GSD come dey hungry me. I am glad you are inspired.

I see you more than 'care a lil'. Seeing sheila covered with a towel on a table means caring alot. Way to go bro!

faithesco:
ira���,I wish you safe delivery darling!!and I pray there won't be any still born,all babies will come out healthy!!!!!From your biggest fan

We all are blushing here. Thank you so much. Amen and Amen

it's day 60 today and there is no sign of whelping any soon. Ira is still very hyper like she is on some drugs.

Her vulva is kindof swollen though. Her appetite is OK.

Hardeybohwarley:
Would love to get one too. Thanks for taking care of your dog. You made breeding/Pet(Ing) a sweet thing to do. We are waiting for pictures ooo

Thanks a lot for reading. Well I didn't know someone was following so I was not too quick to post the pictures.

Notice the little bulge in her tummy? (probably not) The picture did not really capture it and I don't know why.

Well her tits are significantly grown now. We cut the hair around them( it's harder than it sounds). Do u see the tits hanging in the second picture?

Blackbelly:
While I still had scofield, deep down, I knew I wanted him to be free and to roam the skies. I guess my wish was granted in a rather tragic way.

this is comforting!

PAQ:
Your dog is a GSDxCaucasian mix. Just like my late Lexi (rip).

oh dear! RIP Lexi. did u have a thead for her? the name rings a bell.

iamwalexab:
Please all the pet lovers in the house I want you to confirm this dog for me maybe is full Causasian or mixed with any other breed.

He is not pure but very adorable. they should find a name for this breed afterall that was how the came about all these hybrids.

durubrian:
Eve got too close to my older dogs, this gave her privileges such as eating from their plate and even chasing them around, few days ago she was eating from one of the older dogs plate and when the older dog came she swallowed the food and choked on it.

RIP EVE...


so let's just keep up with Ted

How will u just casually dismiss her memory? I even thought u were kidding.

well, it's day 56 today and Ira has not been this hyper active before all here life. She stretches at every given opportunity, She figured a way of opening her cage so she is always chasing all and sundry. Please don't do as I do RESTRAIN your pregnant dog's.

Well I feed her moringa now (dried and pounded). I mix with raw egg in form of a smoothie. It looks and smells disgusting but she likes it thankfully. I know I have talked against feeding eggs to pregnant dog's. well, I wanna experiment... and I learnt from google that protein in moderation is actually good for them .

The milk is finally here and her boobs are enlarged as well. Her baby bump is not so significant though.

She has also started nesting (digging all over) and panting alot.

We will do her grooming tmr and upload pictures as well.

Who says you cannot teach and old dog new tricks? Well, Ira now obeys sit command and even lie down command. Her reward is I always palpate her tummy.

Floryangel8:
Morning ma'am, read your post from 0-8. It has really help me. I got two females Caucasian in Jos. But really most people I asked what to feed them kept telling me they have their own formula. The dog are 7 weeks now. I will collect them next week. Please help a sister, won't mind to call or visit for a small enlightenment. Thanks.

thanks for reading. Well I am always available if u need help. meanwhile, It will be wise if u feed them what the seller currently feeds them before switching gradually.

All the best. don't be a stranger!!!

countsparrow:
My Rottweiler was narrow initially, but exercise and good diet made her quite massive... I have rarely come across a female bigger than she is... Intact, she competes with males for size...

I am going to have to restrict my rottweiler now, I always feel for her restrained, but I feel that's d way to go now since she didn't get pregnant when I mated her d first time...

Lastly my Caucasian eats a lot though, and not as hairy as urs, I am jealous

Please try and restrain her. Lolll. don't be jealous at least your caucasian eats alot.

Eveezy:
How far urs? Any increase? Or changes? I ve noticed more enlarged nipples in mine ND a Lil increase in weight but not big at all

8 weeks today. Small baby bump, milk in. will update on my thread don't wanna derail. how old is yours' pregnancy.

Eveezy:
Mhen dis is going to be one large litter

My thoughts exactly. the baby bump is clearly evident. Safe delivery bear.

countsparrow:
Hello, after mating ur dog, do u restrict their movement immediately after mating or u leave them free for some weeks before restricting.

Secondly, my Caucasian is approximately 9months now, good height but quite narrow, I want to believe she will fill out with time, or?

hi! I restricted movement through out her first pregnancy from day of mating till last days of whelping. For the second, I let her free only during the last days before whelping. This third time, I threw caution to the wind. She has been practically free all through. I am not recommending it but It's because I cannot help it. Becasue of the rains, I cannot chain her outside where I usually do.

I have a narrow caucasian too that does not love to eat. He is a year plus. I am sure with the right diet, your dog will fill out.Meanwhile you have to consider the genes as well.