UPDATE!! PUPPIES!! -- The puppies have dropped

[wolfsoul]

Bad news...

There's only the one. I really wanted Ashley and Marla to have their girls.

I will probably name him Solo if I keep him.

[gemini9961]

Congrats Visa!

He's surely a special little pup being the only one.

[wolfsoul]

Marla says he has a really long tail lol.

We're thinking the plane ride back caused her to absorb the puppies, since it's not in her breed or her lines to have a singleton puppy, or even a small litter. I won't be putting her on a plane anymore anyways, I'll be doing AIs from now on if I can't meet the male.

A singleton Belgian puppy is such a major issue. Belgians need more socialisation than most breeds, and not being able to play and wrestle with siblings can be a problem. Belgians can be mouthy as it is and they are bred to bite hard, he needs to be taught from a young age what is okay and what is not. I'll need to work ten times harder socialising and taining him.

I'm thinking of naming him "Dancing With Myself" and calling him "Solo" but I'm not sure yet. For now I'll call him Solo.

[zoomer]

Congrats Visa & Jordan! I'm sorry there's only one, I know you wanted 8! But at least she had one You'd better bring your camera!!

[Suki Wingy]

I like the name idea. The horse I ride is named Flying Solo.

[Corinna]

Jordan does a local shelter have momless pups you could foster that would solve a problem for 2 pups.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I'm sorry there's only one . I really like both the call name and registered name that you're thinking of calling him.

[binka_nugget]

Darn! I was so excited about my new girl too.. oh well, guess it wasn't meant to be.

Congrats Visa & Jordan! Can't wait to see the new pup!

[wolfsoul]

Thanks everyone, I took some pictures of Solo, I just have to upload and resize them. He is a major cutie patootie, I just love him. He' so black and shiny and such a whiner. I don't remember Kelly's puppies being so noisy and active at this age. He's crawling around the kennel like a madman making little "merrr merrr" noises. Singletons really are tough, Visa has a bloody panic attack when you walk away with the puppy and if you take him she will stare at you. When there are more puppies the mom won't even notice. He also gets cleaned SO much, she won't leave him alone for two seconds. Not to mention he's fat LOL. He's average size, 12 ounces at birth which is very normal, but he's already gained an ounce since lastnight. He's adorable.

Jordan does a local shelter have momless pups you could foster that would solve a problem for 2 pups.

I thought the exact same thing! The SPCA doesn't have anything but I'm going to ask around and see what I can find.

So I've decided that instead of Dillon I may breed her to Loki first and then Dillon the year after (depending on Loki's temperment -- right now I don't find him suited to Visa). It's just that, if she didn't absorb the puppies, it may be a fertility issue, and I'm not going to spend over $1000 mating her to Dillon when no pups will come out of it. So I may as well try her with Loki, who won't cost me any money, and if she has another small litter we will know it's an issue with her fertility and I won't go ahead with the breeding with Dillon -- it would be heartbreaking to spend over a grand and not get my next puppy out of it. Loki wouldn't be a poor match, his problems thus far are more of an environmental thing if you ask me, but he is an insecure dog and I don't want to mix that with Visa's drive. If he proves himself in the future to be a nice, secure dog (and he's already getting better) I will be comfortable. They sure as heck would be GORGEOUS pups, Loki is stunning, and his temperment is lovely, just mixed with Visa's I'm not sure yet. We'll see.

Pictures coming up.