We are moving from older puppies to no puppies to new puppies. As of tomorrow we will have three dogs at home: Adoni, Scarlett, and Mojo. Lady in Red is going to her guardian home in Seattle tomorrow. The family is good friends of ours and our daughter from Maryland. They moved out here a few years ago, and when we moved out we were glad that they were already here.
So we have already begun preparing for the upcoming litters. We have two girls we have "honeymooned" and had prepared for our new litters to come. We took the first girl to the vet for an ultrasound to find out how many puppies were in there. This is always an exciting time and we love to put on the webpage the good news of a confirmed pregnancy.
When I got home from work that day I asked Ann what the ultrasound told us. She said "No puppies." I looked at her and asked if she was teasing. (For those of you who do not know Ann, she teases about everything.) She told me she was serious. She was serious and I was stunned. We had counted on this litter.
We know that breeding is not for the faint of heart. We have had other difficulties in breeding, and we have also faced a litter with Adoni where she had been pregnant and the puppies had all reabsorbed. (Dogs do not have miscarriages, they actually reabsorb the puppies.) In this case, Lacy had not become pregnant. There simply were no puppies.
Next week we take Cappi in for her ultrasound. I hope that she has a ton of puppies. If she does we will broadcast the good news. I am looking forward to working with the puppies to help them get ready for their new homes. This should be one of our best litters yet. I will keep you all updated.
Steve
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