Yesterday, Tate had her x-ray to determine how many pups she is expecting. The x-ray shows six embryos - very happy about that! :+)
With the addition of Tate, we now have 8 doodles living here. Amazingly, Nellie, who has her new litter of six pups and Tate are being very civil to each other - which is a blessing! Having two hormonal moms at the same time can be quite a challenge but so far, so good.
In order to prepare for Tate, I moved Nellie and her six babies to the puppy room and all are doing great there. This allows me to prepare my office for Tate's impending pups. I find it important to have moms located as far from each other as possible to minimize any confrontations. You can never be too careful as 'protecting their pups' is as normal to dogs as it is for parents to protect their children.
It will be a few more days before Tate's litter arrives and I am looking forward to seeing what colors she could be carrying. It should be a 'Rainbow' litter which includes black, chocolate, caramel and apricot. We shall see if she follows the color code charts. :+)
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| Tate is a caramel which means she has liver pigment - brown nose, paw pads, eye rims and amber eyes. |
Sounds good, she is so pretty .. Looking forward to all your Blogs, Joyce. Have read most of the puppy supply's :-)
ReplyDeleteGlad that you are reading the supply list. :+)
ReplyDeleteTate is a very pretty girl and is quite the socialite at her guardian's home. Goes to all the 'garden' parties. :+)