River's 4 Week Pic!

Isn't she just darling?! She really is that sweet in person, too.

River is now 8lbs. 14oz and she has all of her teeth and is eating softened puppy kibble. I just soak it in water, keep it in a container in the fridge, and serve it to her on a plate. She eats it right up. I'm not sure why, but she just skipped the puppy mush stage and I don't mind at all! It's much cleaner this way! :)

She's still a perfect potty-er, never messing in her bed. She uses the litter box and now I've opened up her area a little to give her more room to walk around. She's funny to watch when she wrestles with her stuffed "littermates" and barks at them like they really are other puppies. So cute! I can't believe how the time is going by with her. I think this week she'll get her first bath. That should be fun!

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River 3 Week Update!

Here's River!

I took these pics last night as I was attempting to introduce her to puppy mush. She doesn't seem too interested in eating solid food yet, but we'll keep trying. She's more than happy to just keep nursing, I guess. Maggie is still enjoying her time with River and neither of them act like they're ready for a change. I was able to get River to lick some of the mush off the plate so I'm sure she'll get the hang of it really soon.

She weighs 7lbs. 13oz as of yesterday. Her growth rate has really slowed down compared to some singletons, so she might not be as big as I predicted. She plays with her stuffed animals and growls and barks when she's feeling fiesty. Marlee loves to get in the whelping box with her and River thinks she's a big stuffed animal. I make sure Marlee is completely relaxed with her and if she shows signs of impatience, I make her leave.

In the picture above, you can see the litter box behind River. What I've done is put up the pen around the whelping box and made an opening for the litter box. River is using the litter box 100% of the time, I've been so amazed at her. She wakes up, toddles her little self over to it, and does her business. No messes or piddles in the bedding AT ALL!!! She's so smart, I tell ya!

In this pic, she was trying to figure out why she was out of her area. She's so easy and sweet. I'm already sad about saying good-bye to her in a month, but I know she's going to be an amazing pet for her new family.

Happy Thanksgiving!

River's 2 Week Pics!

Here are puppy-girl's newest pics! Her wonderful family has decided to name her River and that's what we've been calling her. She's so pretty, but not very still for pics! She's walking around the whelping box on all 4s now and starting to go potty on her own without mom's help. It's time to potty train ALREADY??? Yep, it is! :) Mom's still cleaning up after her so it's not messy or anything, but now is the time to start introducing her to the concept of leaving her "living area" to go to the "potty area" when she's ready to go.

In other news, Marlee is in heat! This is good news, it means she'll be having her next heat in May and she'll be the perfect age for her first breeding. We're excited for Marlee to produce our first ever ALL chocolate litter of Labradoodles. I'll keep updating on her progress as well.

Enjoy the pics of River!

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Jazzy Pics 1 week old :)

Momma Maggie watching her little one sleep.

Jazzy, 1 week old.

Jazzy's eyes are almost all the way opened now so on Friday when I take her 2 week pics you'll be able to see her eyes. She's so sweet! Today when I weighed her she was 3 lbs. 14 oz. What a girl! She's doing exactly what she has to do to keep mom's milk supply up and going.

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Jazzy is 5 days old!

And she weighs 2 lbs. 5 oz. Wow...big, healthy, funny puppy girl.

She's showing some signs of independence. I checked on her a little while ago and found Maggie and her napping on opposite sides of the whelping box. Funny, Maggie likes to hang out in there with her girl even if she's not nursing.

In other news, Marlee is showing signs of coming into her first heat. She's 13 months old and right on track for a summer breeding if she goes into heat now and again in May. Once she's out of her heat this time, I'll be taking her in for her OFA Hip/Elbow Xrays and her CERF Eye Exam. After that, she'll be a cleared breeding female and we'll be looking for Mr. Right Chocolate Boy for our first ALL chocolate litter. Next year should be exciting and full of Chocolate.

I posted pics of Jazzy on the website along with our Planned Breedings for 2010!

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Jazzy 2 days old!

Here's a pic of Maggie and her puppy. :) She's very sweet...Darin suggested we call her Jazmine and Jenna and I both said "Jazzy!" So, she's Jazzy now and she's a sweet girl. Barely makes a peep, I actually haven't heard her cry yet. Might be because she's gained 4 oz. since her birth 2 days ago! Sheesh, mom's doing a great job, I'd say. :)


Tomorrow I will get a better close up of Jazzy and post it on the website. Promise...

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