This morning we got Arrow’s xray done to know how many babies to expect on the big day. I don’t like to leave it to chance incase something goes wrong.
So, we confirmed Arrow is expecting 4 today. Now the waiting game begins 🙂
A normal average gestation for dogs is 63 days after ovulation. I have heard that Cavaliers tend to give birth between day 58-60 so that would be early next week. I’ll of course keep you posted
Miss Arrow’s pregnancy has flown by so fast and we are now about 2 ish weeks away from meeting our little cavalier babies. Arrow looks amazing – until you pull back her hair, its hard to tell she is pregnant at all. But when you do, there is definitely a belly 🙂
Next week we will do an xray and see how many to expect. I cant wait to announce their safe arrival 🙂
Kazuri is thrilled to announce that we today confirmed that Arrow is pregnant via ultrasound.
We approached the amazing Marybeth from Embee Cavaliers in Ontario Canada about using her beautiful boy “Loki” (CH Embee’s Mischief Managed) as a match for Arrow. Not only is Loki beautiful and has a wonderful disposition, but has passed his health testing (including the same kind of MRI Arrow had done) with flying colors.
We have been lucky enough to see some of the puppies he has already produced and they are gorgeous. To say we are excited about these potential puppies is an understatement.
The litter is due at the end of June, so stay tuned for the announcement sometime around then. While Arrow and Loki are both black and tan, they carry the white gene and so could produce any of the 4 cavalier colors.
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The babies are 3 weeks today – they are all a little more mobile and starting to potty themselves so we started introducing the potty training box. They have used a little so that’s a great start.
They ate food for the first time yesterday – they were a little confused, but I am sure they will start to get the hang of it.
They are growing well – little chunky monkeys 🙂
Girl 1 – 3 lb 2.6oz
Girl 2 – 3lb 3.4 oz
Boy 1 – 3lb 9.3oz
Boy 2 – 3lb 3.6oz
Enjoy these latest pictures of them 🙂
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As you know, health testing is just as important to me (as a breeder) as beauty and temperament. I take my job as a breeder seriously, and I believe that if I am going to add dogs to the world, I want it to be done so with careful thought.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels can have issues with SM (Syringomyelia) in their brain. The only way to detect it is with a MRI. So Alisha and I decided that we wanted to scan Arrow before we bred her. We flew her up to the amazing team at Thames Valley Veterinary Services in Ontario Canada.
I am so glad we did – no SM was detected in her brain at all – what a wonderful health clearance we have!!! Now, on to breeding her 🙂
Happy one week Birthday to our sweet beagle babies. They are growing so fast – everyone is well over a pound. This week we will enjoy seeing their eyes open and them start to move around a little more.
Enjoy their newest pictures 🙂
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With nothing really happening last night, we decided to go to bed. I got up every 2 hours to check on her. While restless, nothing much was happening.
This morning, she woke me up around 6am, and wouldn’t let me out of her sight. Around 8:45 she started pushing and by 8:58 we had our first baby born safe and sound. 10.2 oz baby girl.
After a quick rest, she gave birth to another girl at 9:31 – this one was a little bigger at 10.9oz.
She rested again and with no assistance whelped her first son – all 11.4 oz of him, at 10:15.
Her fourth and final baby was born at 11:16 – another little boy – 10.9oz. Yep – 4 puppies in 2 hours and 18 minutes – what a rockstar!
Maddy is a natural momma and she and the pups are dong so well already. I have to resist the urge to go and pick them up all the time.
I am very excited to see them grow up 🙂
About a week before whelping, I like to do an xray to get an idea of how many beagle puppies we are expecting. That way, if labor stops and you know there is a puppy or two left, we can call for help and intervention (if need be)
We did a top view and side view. You can see the little skeletons – they kind of look like little lizards don’t they 🙂
From the top view, we can clearly see 4 – two on each side. From the side view, it almost looks like a 5th is tucked up by her leg. Or maybe that’s just a shadow. Either way, we are excited that there will be 4-5 puppies coming soon.
Of course, we need to get them safely into the world – so much can go wrong, and so we are hoping and praying for a safe delivery of all of them, no matter how many or few there are.
Maddy is definitely pregnant and her beagle belly is growing each day. We are dying of course to know how many little ones are in there – its hard to believe that in less than a month we will be snuggling them 🙂
Its been over a year and a half since we had a litter of puppies so when Alisha from Lockestar Cavaliers contacted me about socializing her recent litter, we jumped at the chance. These puppies’ mom is Arrow’s sister Penny.
Baylea, Kinzie and Dollar were a little timid at first but it didn’t take them long to get used to the “small humans” in our home 🙂
What fun to have these little puppies in our home for the week!
