Sad Day

Today is a sad day as we lost one of the chocolate boys early this morning. There was some commotion out at the kennel about 1 am. We went out to take a look and smelled the very distinct odor of a skunk. We check on the girls and the pups; everyone was fine. When we went back out to the feed everyone this morning, we found our poor lost boy. We think that after the commotion Shallbe might have gone back in and laid on him. It's no one's fault, be we feel terrible non the less. Good bye sweet boy.

Puppy Outing to the Vet

Well, we loaded all the puppies up today. We took them to town and had Doc check them out. He says they are perfect. The girls in the office went crazy over our new family additions. The puppies weighed in at a good size. We figured they would as Shallbe and the dad are big. Puppies had their declaws done too. Ouch! They continue to eat like crazy! I think they are already bigger!

The Puppies Have Arrived

Shallbe had her first liter of puppies. They are adorable! Puppies and mom are doing well. We have 3 black females, 1 chocolate female and 5 chocolate males! They are eating and doing well. The other dogs seem curious and Razz actually alerted us that Shallbe was birthing. What a smart dog. Much smarter than Lassie! We are excited to have our first liter with chocolate puppies. Everyone will be ready for their new homes before Halloween. We look forward to them opening their eyes and developing their personalities. It's pretty difficult to tell them apart at this stage! Hooray, good job Shallbe!