Bella was due on December 29th, but on Christmas Eve Patty was calling to let me know that Bella was very agitated and nesting. "Do you think she is going to have the puppies early like she did last time?" Patty asked. I told her "I don't know, but I am not going to be able to get out to Sisters tonight if she does."
Patty has delivered a litter with Bella already, and Ann and I drove out to "help" with the whelping last February. As we drove we were getting updates on the number of puppies that were being born. We arrived just after the last puppy was born. I knew that if Bella had her puppies Christmas Eve that Patty is up to the job of helping her to deliver them.
Five minutes after Patty called, she called back. "The first puppy has arrived. He is a male and is 12 ounces." Over the next three hours, and before Christmas arrived, Bella delivered another seven healthy puppies. She had a boy, four girls, and then three more boys. Eight puppies. Four boys and four girls. All apricot or red. Both Bella and Patty did a great job in bringing these puppies into the world.
Stay tuned for updates on these puppies, and on Scarlett's litter that is due on the 1st. We will keep you all posted on what is going on with our puppies.
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