Puppies!!!!

[NicoleLJ]

The 6th male pup was born at 8:35pm. He is 11oz and 9 inchs long. We are not sure if she has anymore since the vet told us 6 for sure but was thinkiing there was at least one or two more that she could not see. So there could be more. Maybe our girl hiding in there still. lol All the pups are healthy, energetic and vocal and Sheena is still doing great.
Nicole & Sheena

[k9krazee]

Wow, I can't believe she's only had boys!

Congratulations!! I can't wait to watch them grow

[Roxyluvsme13]

Yay Sheena! I can't wait to see the little balls of fluff .

[BC_MoM]

Aw, c'mon Sheena! We want a baby girl too!
But wow, congrats on all those little boys!

[lute]

Oh my goodness! All boys! Maybe just one lil girl Sheena! Come on! Congrats on a so far healthy uneventful litter!

[NicoleLJ]

So far there are 7 boys and there might be one more pup. Not sure yet. For those who want to see pictures here is the link to my website page that has the pictures. Each pup has his own page. Scroll down to see their page links. We only have pics of the first 5. Yes I am taking pics of the others but they were still too damp for the shots yet. Hope you enjoy.

http://giftofgracekennels.com/id45.html

Nicole & Sheena

[Roxyluvsme13]

Oh my goodness, they're beautiful!

[NicoleLJ]

Nope, no girls. Which is ok(even though a girl was what our heart was set on to keep this dream going) because we have 7 beautiful, strong vocal boys. And yes I am keeping one. Even though they gave me a sleepless night last night and my body feels like it has been hit by a truck, these pups have already gotten into my heart and I will have a hard time sending them to their new familes when they are old enough.

Anyway off to get ready. Have the vet visit today to make sure Sheena is empty and the pups are doing well. I will let you all know how it goes when I get back.
Nicole & Sheena

[NicoleLJ]

Just weighed all the boys. I had expected them to lose some weight before gaining. So I was suprised to note that all the pups gained weight. Not one lost any. Some gained a lot, and some only .1oz but it is gaining none the less. Here is how it is today versus when they were first born.

Dark blue collared male - At birth: 14oz, Now 14.7oz
Dark Yellow collared male - At birth: 11.4oz, Now 11.5oz
Green collared male - At Birth: 13.3oz, Now 13.9oz
Light Blue collared Male - At Birth: 15.4oz, Now 1.04 LBS
Red Collared Male - At Birth: 9.9oz, Now 10.5oz
Rainbow Collared Male - At Birth: 11oz, Now 11.1oz
Light Yellow Collared Male - At Birth 14.7oz, Now 15.2oz

So they have all gained. Yippee. Now to wait to phone the vet to go see her.
Nicole & Sheena

[KittyGurl]

Congrats Sheena on the new pups. They are adorable!

[cyber-sibes]

Awww, congratulations Sheena & family! The puppies are adorable and Mama looks so happy! It was a good day to be born! Life goes on.

[pitc9]

Awww, congratulations Sheena & family! The puppies are adorable and Mama looks so happy! It was a good day to be born! Life goes on.

Maybe one of those boys should be named Sherman!!


Congrats to you and all the little boys and mamma too!!

[NicoleLJ]

Yup Rainbow is nicknamed Sherman. Sorry I missed out about him though.

We just got back and the pups are all setled in and eating. Our vet checked them over and gave them all a clean bill of health. Everyone in teh vet office stopped what they were doing to come and see the adorable white puppies. They were all praising Sheena(who also got a clean bill of health) and commenting on how happy and energized and healthy she looked so soon after whelping. Our next visit, pending no complications or problems, will be in 5 1/2 weeks for their first shots. After that the adopters will be able to visit the pups.

So all are doing great, Sheena is a proud and happy mom, and I am a very proud grandma.

I will be taking some cute pics this afternoon of Luca and the pups. No I am not letting him in with the whole litter. lol He likes to kiss their noses when you hold them up to him, which Sheena is completely fine with, so I thought they would make cute pics. Big black Luca face with tiny white puppy face. What do you all think? So I will post those pics later today for you.
Nicole & Sheena

[anna_66]

It was a good day to be born! Life goes on.

Pat that was just my thought when I read about them

Congratulations on the litter! Too bad there wasn't one little girl hiding, but 7 healthy boys sounds terrific
I just got done looking at the pictures and they are PRECIOUS!

Thank you so much for sharing your and Sheena's experience with us!

[Canis-Lupess]

LOL, at their little collars.

Having Border collies who all had their own individual markings, we never had to use coloured collars or anything. They all had their little names according to marking etc...

Funny how they are all male, lol. Ah well, I'm sure they'll still be as popular.
Cute little things. They look like pups of all other breeds right now other than colour. The genes for the individual breed will start to kick in at about 2 weeks.