I do believe we have hit the magic time for Olive to meet her mate. Right now, the plan is to arrive in the late morning. We are keeping our fingers crossed that Miss Olive will be receptive to Ari's advances and that all will be well after a few minutes of frolicking!
Of course, Olive is no one night stand, so another date has been arranged for Sunday. Wine and dinner will be requested. :+)
Olive hasn't packed her bags yet, but she is waiting on the porch for her Knight in Shining Armor to arrive.
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| The handsome ARI with Karina. |
Update on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011: We had hoped that this duo would happily do the deed but needed to do an artificial insemination (A.I.) today. After conversing with other breeders, I am going to wait until Sunday to breed again and hope they will make music. Second stud is 'on hold' until this plays out.
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Update on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 - I ended up having a second A.I. done on Sunday with ARI. The semen looked very good and all went well. Now it is all up to Mother Nature. :+) I am not going to use the second stud.
Anxiously awaiting the results! We love u from afar Olive.
ReplyDeleteHope all goes well. Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful picture of Olive. Her coat is so gorgeous. Can't wait to watch the puppies grow on Annablog.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love her coat, Deb! It is a joy to groom and I love how it moves when it is kept long. She is not long right now as it does get to be 'messy' with snow when left too long. Plus, I want easier, cleaner maintenance if she is pregnant. Little babies can easily get caught up in coats that are too long and cause them to get tangled up and expend too much energy trying to move.
ReplyDeleteHope Olive's morning sickness is a good sign!
ReplyDeleteMe, too Alysen!!!
ReplyDeleteSoooo excited for Olive! How long does it normally take for you to find out whether mother nature has taken its course?
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI should know through palpation (vet 'feels' for little nuggets in the abdomen) at around 25 days into the hopeful pregnancy. This will be done towards the end of this month. She did vomit a few days ago, so that might give us some hope. (morning sickness???)
Joyce - just wondering when the big vet appointment will be for palpation? I'm getting excited!
ReplyDeleteI am as anxious as everyone else! The BIG DAY is this Thursday. Dr. Estle will do a palpation and we will finally have a vet confirmation. I can't wait to hear and will post immediately upon returning home. :+)
DeleteExcellent! Fingers crossed.
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