She's done...

Looks like Maggie's all done and we have one, sweet, curly, black female. I will get a pic ASAP and put it on here.

She's nursing great and making happy puppy noises. I'm so proud of Maggie! When I saw those 2 little paws sticking out with no sac, I knew I had to move quickly. With every contraction she pushed and I pulled and her sweet puppy was born squirming and wiggling. So cute.

So strange to just have one puppy in the house.

:)

1 puppy born!!!

Beautiful, curly, black female weighing 1# 5.2 oz. She was born feet first and she's already nursing!

I'm waiting to see if there are more...

Day 64

Maggie's in labor!! We had a rough night and neither of us slept, but very soon it will all be worth it. This is where I'll post birth info so keep checking back!!

:)

Day 63

Last night Maggie woke me up at 3am to go outside. Very unusual. I finished the night sleeping on the couch with her pretty much laying on top of me. Found out this morning she had a #2 accident in my sons room during the night. Very, very unusual.

So, I work at my kids' school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I came home at lunch today to check on Maggie and she hadn't eaten her breakfast and the blankets and towels in the whelping box were all messed up in a big pile. She was excited to see me, but not in a happy way, more like a "where have you BEEN?" kind of way. I decided I better not go back in to the school.

When I let her out to go potty, she made a straight path to the porch and went underneath it and dug out a huge hole to lay in. Yikes. I coaxed her out of there and brought her back in. She was moaning and whining and following me around. I gave her a bath because she was dirty from the hole she dug, and brought her back into the whelping room to see what's up. She was nervous and unsettled. So, I am now sitting in the whelping box with her and she's sleeping soundly. Poor thing, I think she was just mad at me for leaving her. I better stay home from this point so she doesn't get upset again.

More later... :)

Day 61 (This is where it gets graphic!)

WARNING!! From this point on, the fun begins and the subject matter gets gross. lol

So, today is Day 63 (normal dog gestation) from Maggie and Bo's first tie. I just like to add a few days to that because I don't know if she actually ovulated on that day or not. So, we'll call today Day 61 so we don't get disappointed when she doesn't have her puppies tonight. Because she's not. :)

However, I came home at lunch from helping out at my kids' school and took her out and she did have a long string of mucus hanging out of her after she pottied. That's a good sign! Her temp has been normal with no changes or fluctuations.

She's eating, sleeping and eating some more. We'll see what happens tomorrow!

:)

Puppy Movement

I can watch Maggie's puppies move. I'm really feeling like there is more than one puppy in there. She has continued to fill out as every day goes by and she's sleeping a lot as well. I've begun to take her temp in the mornings to get a good baseline for her. She's Day 60 today so she can really go into labor at any point. The temperature is such a good indication for when labor will start. When it dips below 98 degrees, we know puppies will be born within 12 hours or so.

The weather is so strange today. It's 55 degrees outside, windy with dark clouds filling the sky. We're supposed to get rain, too. Maybe the storm will put Maggie in labor. :)

Maggie's Litter

Well...took Maggie in for her X ray today and we could really only see one puppy. It was so faint and it seemed to not be very big for it to be the only one, so I'm being optimistic that there are more in there. She's eating and napping a lot and acting very pregnant. Following me around, laying down wherever I am in the house, even laying right outside the bathroom door. I've felt puppy movement in her tummy in different locations, which is why I feel there may be more than just one. But, I've learned to hope for the best and prepare for...well, life. :)

Check back for more updates!