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
Mia lives most of the year in California with her co-owners Mike and Karen. They travel showing Maddy and Mia’s littermate Diesel (current USA #1 beagle for 2016) and they are trying to get Mia’s final points for her CH title – sometimes its hard to find those major points. They were up at the Puyallup shows here in Washington this weekend and so Mia got to come and stay.
Not all littermates get along, but Mia and Maddy love each other – she fits in so well with our pack. The puppies have loved playing with their aunt. Its been so fun to have her for a few days. I cant wait till her CH title is finished so we can have her back here full time.
Today marks 8 weeks with these precious little beagle puppies. We have been so honored to watch them grow. It will be hard to say goodbye next weekend, that is for sure when a couple of them go to their forever homes.
They are cheeky and fun and getting into everything. They spend a lot of time with the bigger dogs which of course they love. Maddy is now longer “mommy” but is now “friend” and plays with them a lot.
Enjoy the puppy pictures this week – I think they only get cuter by the minute 🙂
The beagle puppies turned 7 weeks today – I didn’t have much time to take pictures as today is my daughter’s 10th birthday. But I wanted to give you all an update as I know some of you wait and watch for the latest pictures. 🙂
They are active and up for most of the day. We are enjoying each of their personalities emerging. They are all very sweet and affectionate ~ although a little naughty destroying several of our garden ferns and salmon berries. Just as well they are so cute 🙂
We look forward to the coming weeks where we will decide which 1 or two pups stay to grow up here at Kazuri. We do our final evaluation on the weekend of the 11th when co-owners Mike and Karen are here visiting from CA.
The beagle babies are 6 weeks today – I can hardly believe we have known these little (orI guess now big) babies for 1 1/2 months.
They are spending more and more supervised time outdoors – they live to play and explore (and chew sticks). They have mastered going up and down stairs – i am constantly amazed at how fast they are – there is no where in our house they haven’t explored now 🙂
Maddy is too kind to wean herself, so i designed a nipple-hider for her so she can play with them without them nursing. It seems to be doing the trick 🙂
Enjoy the latest pictures – they are candids taken in the yard this morning 🙂
Today the wee babies turned 4 weeks – a month sure has flown by so fast!
The beagle babies are growing still – their new skills include walking, jumping (and flopping) and wrestling. They have started solids and are starting to wean off Maddy, sleeping 10 hours alone through the night (with not a peep). They are also consistently going poop in the litterbox so that is great for cleanup 🙂
Their latest pictures are here – i think this will be the last set I can do on my own as they are so fast and dont want to stay in one place at all – I’m going to try and recruit my kids to help next week.
Enjoy them xo
Latest weights:
Girl 1 – 3 lb 14.8oz
Girl 2 – 3 lb 15.5oz
Boy 1 – 4 lb 11oz
Boy 2 – 4 lb 1.5oz
Boy 1
Girl 1
Girl 2
Boy 2
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 🙂
boy 1
boy 1
boy 2
girl 2 
girl 1
girl 1
boy 2
girl 2
Maddy’s beagle puppies are 2 weeks today and continuing to thrive. They are getting bigger daily and now all have their eyes open. They are not strong enough to walk yet, but are blobbing around on their bellies.
Current weights are:
Girl 1 2 lb 6.5oz
Girl 2 2 lb 7oz
Boy 1 2 lb 12 oz
Boy 2 2 lb 6.2oz
we are surprised that boy 2 is now the smallest, but with steady growth we aren’t concerned that there is anything wrong. Enjoy their latest pictures 🙂
girl 2
girl 2 & girl 1
girl 2 & girl 1
girl 1
Boy 1
Boy 1 & boy 2
Boy 2
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 🙂
These are just some cell phone photos from today – their eyes are all open and while they are not moving much, I am sure we will start to see shaky walking sometime next week.
