While we were not able to keep track of all pups right from birth because I forgot to take the nail polish with us, we were able to keep...

So it is hard to believe that the little ones turn a week old on February 7/8. They doubled in size from their birth weights. (And those...

Well the vet was right when she told us there were eight pups. On February 3, the happy family of eight arrived, and defying the odds it...

Abbey went in to have an x-ray today. An x-ray gives an idea of how many pups we should expect. Also as Abbey was in standing heat for...

After two weeks in Saskatchewan, we hoped Abbey would be caught. But it is always a question for these maiden bitches. But being covered...

The first vet visit is always stressful for both the pups and the rest of us. Never know what they may notice or feel or hear that we...

Hard to believe in 2 weeks the pups will be going home. We have continued to have a few visitors, and introduced the freedom of the deck....

So this week we hope to have all the puppies selected. You have had a chance to watch them grow. I hope you have been able to join our...

Best week ever. The first week the pups got to go outside. And the weather was so cooperative: warm. And then the pups also got to meet...

Well the week was full of changes for the pups. On May 23 they moved from their natal nursery (the pool), to the big nursery. This change...

Exhaustion.What a week. Hope developed Diahrea and vomiting. She would not eat. We had to rule out infections to her mamary glands and...

As I write this on May 24, Week 2 seems so long ago, and so much has passed since then. But Week 2 was so important. It was the week when...

So happy to have had a good first week. With a new mother, it is always a marvel at how so much of what she does is pure instinct. Just...

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Today, April 21, was the big day to do the first puppy count! Why? Well it helps us to know how many pups to expect on whelping day. If...

It is always so exciting to confirm a pregnancy. On April 6, we took Hope in for her ultra-sound, and Dr. Skylar Bieleny was able to...

Every breeding is a time of anticipation. Even though there is only a nine week pregnancy, and pups stay with us for eight weeks, we do a...

After all the pups but Abby had been sent to their new homes, we took a week off to rest.  My full intention on returning home was to get...

Generally we don't post a week 9 blog, as all the pups but the one we have kept have gone to their forever homes. This time has been...

The Vet Yes, going to the vet was our big accomplishment in week 8.  Ten puppies into the car, and off to the vet.  Dr. Cindy Nowles did...

Three things I want to talk about as the pups are getting ready this week to go to their forever homes. FOOD We are feeding Purina...

Okay, where has the time flown. The pups are really growing, especially feet and noses (see Teal's nose below). They were starting to...

Wow the time is flying with this litter.  It has been an exciting week. We started with some lovely weather so the pups got introduced to...

Love to see the puppies grow, but it seems so fast.  They were just beans two weeks ago, and now they walk, and talk, and do the two p's...

The pups are continuing on their rapid journey of growth. Eyes are all open. They are walking and sitting. And we have been able to...

How the puppies have grown. They were little beans at the start of the week needing Momma for food, and to clean them to stimulate peeing...

Wow, hard to believe this time last week we were in the midst of welcoming our litter into the world.  The week has whizzed by. Our...

Alot of time and care goes into planning a breeding. We have to make sure our dam is healthy and still able to have a litter. We have to...

There comes a time when we have to say "Goodbye". All the love, medications, massages, therapies, no longer do any good. I would like to...

In June, Kassey turned 15.  It took us a lot to keep her going, as peeing and pooing in the house seems to be the norm.  Not too many...

A litter of puppies is always years of planning, nine weeks of waiting, and eight weeks of intensity with whelping, growing pups, and...

So the "official" Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) registrations have arrived. These are the documents that not only ensure that your dog is...

WEEk EIGHT IS HERE! It is a celebration for our Forever Families as they finally get to take their pup home.  For us it is a celebration...

I have been getting a few requests for information on what we are feeding the pups.  While I have posted some of this information under...

Besides turning 6 weeks old last week, our puppies also went to the vet, and Dr. Cindy Nowle checked them out.  Please see Day 42 for...

Can you believe it, not only are our pups six weeks old, I also had to cut off the inquiries on Saturday, as we were getting so many...

Where has the time gone?  We have been so busy the past two weeks.  First we opened the nursery up to the hallway so the pups would have...

Setting up the whelping room went very well. But with the transfer from the pool, more and more work to keep the pups clean now goes to...

Puppies grow fast. In the past three weeks, they have transitioned from images on an x-ray to walking, talking, eating, seeing, and...

The last couple of days have seen some tremendous changes in the puppies.  They are changing from peanuts into pups.  Their eyes are...

So it seems that I need to upload videos to YouTube and then create a link on the videos page.  It has not been working quite the way I...

Time is just flying by for our pups.  But who ever thought that when we did this breeding in August on a 25C day, that the pups would not...

The puppies had made it through the first week of their lives.  They are turning from peanuts into interesting beings learning to crawl...

We are definitely Happy to announce the arrival of 6 healthy boys and 4 healthy girls at the Chocolate Clan.

Today was x-ray time.  And yes we thought Maggie was getting big and yes we thought maybe another litter of 8....maybe. So do your...

After an exciting roadtrip to Illinois this summer, we are happy to report that Maggie and Bustin did it right, and they are going to...

No breeding guarantees puppies. Once again we were disappointed that AI did not take with Maggie. We tried twice with AI, once in the...

One of the hardest times I have found in dog breeding, is waiting to find out if our girl has caught or not.  This includes those time...

Well, Maggie's much awaited 2016 cycle has begun. Due to circumstances in Illinois (a litter of pups expected this weekend), We are going...

Without puppies or major health issues, life can be pretty dull and boring with the clan.  We did start the year with a major concern...