F1b Goldendoodles-1 week old

Wow...cant believe it has been a week already. Puppies are getting bigger and starting to actually resemble puppies now. Eyes are ears are still closed at this time. We will be taking new pictures today of the available pups and posting them on our website-so check it out later!!

F1 Goldendoodles-Did I leave ya hangin??

Sorry, Totally forgot to follow up yesterday. Well we ended up with 10 beautiful pups all in cream 6 girls and 4 boys;
Michael Angelo boy
Matisse boy
Picasso boy
Vincent boy

Frida girl
Georgia girl
Dali girl
Renois girl
Monet girl
Toulouse girl

All are doing well as is Mama...I on the other hand am exhausted!!!

Stay Tuned for weekly updates...

F1 Goldendoodles-ARE HERE!!!

Well we are still in the midst of puppy birthing but so far we have 3 girls and 3 boys-all seem to be cream but possible one each of gold (they are still wet of course). So far no curly coats either. Stay tuned for the final count....

F1 Goldendoodles-1 day and countng...

OK, I thought for sure I would be sitting here reporting to you all the uppies we had...but nope. Not yet. What is it they say about a watched pot? Her temp is still 98.3 and she has rather restless last night (I woke up every two hours to check on her) and she has been fidgety today, and has even entered her whelping box twice...Give us another 24 hours and we should here the pitter patter of puppy feet...

F1 Goldendoodles-2 days and counting...

Well Shayla's temp has dropped to 98.0 definately enough of a drop to indicate that she could go into labor in the next 24 hours. Not a lot of other signs but she is breathing heavily quite a bit! We will watch her closely throughout the day....(not like we wouldnt anyways!!!)

F1 Goldendoodles-3 days and counting...

Well her temp is 99.1. Doesnt act ready yet-not really-so we wait....and wait.....and wait....
Meanwhile I should sleep some more in case we pull another all nighter. PLEASE Shalyla-have them during the day!!!!

F1 Goldendoodles-4 days and counting...

Well her temp is 98.4...thats a decent enough drop to indicate possible labor in the next 12-24 ours, but also a bit early so maybe not. She is pretty big though!! With Jaxxmine delivering in the middle of the night last night I am exhausted and would prefer to NOT be up all night tonight too!!! But...alas...its not up to me, is it???

F1b Goldendoodles-THEY'RE HERE!!!!

Finally! They have arrived. I had been asleep about 1 hour before she woke me up...6 puppies born early Friday morning, 5 girls and 1 boy. A bit of a shock as there are usually more boys then girls. They look to be cream and gold and 3 wavy and 3 curly coats. We went ahead with the "presidential theme"in honor of Presidents Day so we have...
Madison
Monroe
McKinley
Reagan
Washington
and Kennedy
(In case you didnt figure it out, Washington is the boy!)
All are doing well and nursing good-Mom did awesome! Pictures will be posted soon!

F1 Goldendoodles-5 days and counting...

Temp is 99.7 today but I think another female is going to deliver in the next 24 hours...sometimes that encourages the others to follow along...we shall see...

F1b Goldendoodles-OVERDUE-But I think they are coming...

Well today her temp is 98.00 a decent drop. Big clue is that when I returned from picking my son up from preschool there was evidence she had been in her whelping box (has NOT been in there once before in a week) and she had been nesting! She is also licking a lot-all good signs. we should see puppies in 24 hours (or less!) Stay Tuned...

F1 Goldendoodles-6 days and counting...

Shayla's temp was 99.8 today-not really expecting her to go early anyways, but she certainly acts closer to labor than her overdue friend in the other room!!!!

F1b Goldendoodles-OVERDUE +2

Well no good news to report, I am sorry to say! Temp is 98.9 and although she is restless at times still no BIG signals coming through...dont think it will be tonight.

F1 Goldendoodles-7 days and counting...

Well Shayla is huge and must be as ready as I am to get those puppies out!! Her temp is 98.8 today-not a huge drop and still early enough-and no additonal signs so I would say not for a few days still...

F1b Goldendoodles-OVERDUE...

Well I really hoped to be reporting at least that she was in labor-but alas, not yet. She was up half the night, very restless, but her temp is back at 99.8...looks like it wont be today, hopefully tomorrow!

F1b Goldendoodles-Due today...

Well her temp is 98.9 today-its a good sign, the first real drop. I am hoping we have puppies in the next 24hours...stay tuned...

F1b Goldendoodles-1 day and counting...

Well temp today is 99.5...still no major nesting signs. On a side note I am feeling much better so I do appreciate her being considerate and NOT going into labor when I was SOOO sick. Did I mention last time she went two days overdue?? Maybe a pattern....
Eventually they will come out !!

F1b Goldendoodles 2 days and counting...

Well temp is still 99.5-No Valentines Day babies-sorry! On the other hand I have the flu so cant say I am in any shape to deliver puppies today!!

F1b Goldendoodles-3 days and counting...

Temp is 99.8 today so I dont think we will have Valentines Day babies (and I just made a whole list of LOVE names just in case!!). I did check my records for her last litter and it was 2 days past her due date...Remember that old Heinz ketchup commercial? ANTICIPATION>>>

F1b Goldendoodles-4 days and counting...

Well her temp is 99.8 so not tonight. She is acting a bit anxious though-but no nesting. In all likelihood though they are more apt to go late than early....So we wait.....

F1b Goldendoodles-5 days and counting...

Temp is 99.5 today so not gonna happen tonight....getting closer though! Although with this big storm coming through tonight-dams have been known to go into labor because of a storm. I will keep an extra close eye on her just in case-but no signs of serious nesting yet.

F1 Goldendoodles..14 days and counting...

Just two weeks to go for poor Shayla. I dont think she will make it that long-In fact she gave me a bit of a scare so we put up her whelping box a bit early. She seemed to appreciate it and has decided she likes it better than her bed. She seems to have gotten a second wind and is quite playful right now-even stealing our shepherds favorite toy every chance she gets!!

F1b Goldendoodles...6 days and counting

Well today Jazzmines temp is 99.1-still not low enough, although she gave me a scare last night! She is in my bedroom with her whelping box and in the middle of the night I heard some very suspicious grunts. A bit early I thought but got up nonetheless...but she was having doggie dreams thats all. Probably chasing a rabbit through the woods.
Most my Dams get ravenous in the last weeks of pregnancy-but not for dog food! We free feed all dogs over one year so they have access to food 24/7-but the Dams seem to CRAVE human food. I mean dogs that are normally very well behaved start jumping on the table and counters to get to food. Last night we had a family over to "Meet the Parents" and right in front of them Jazzmine jumped on the couch (she knows she is NOT allowed on furniture) and stole my sons biscuit!! I think in the last few days Jazzmine has eaten more of Christians food than Christian has!!
Cant be too much longer now.....

F1b Pups-7 Days and counting...

Well we have 7 days to go. Jazzmines temperature was 99.8 today. A dams temperature will take a drastic drop (usually) about 12-24 hours before labor starts so we will be taking her temperature everyday from here on out. A dogs gestation period is only 62 days so they are usually within a day or two either direction of their due date. We have decided just in case they do come on Monday February 16th (Presidents Day) we will go with Presidentail names instead.

F1 Goldendoodles are almost here...

Just a little over two weeks till Shayla and Murphys F1 litter. Mama is doing great but she is HUGE! I wouldn't be surprised if there were 10 or even more puppies...only time will tell.

F1b Goldendoodles are almost here

Well we have just over a week to go till Jazzmine and Murphys pups are due. Mom is doing well-not very active during the day and beginning to get more nocturnal (all good signs). We have decided to go with the theme "Bristish Gentry Titles" for this litter...Cant wait to meet them all!!!