Now that the puppies all have their eyes open, its time to talk about eye health. Spaniels, as a class of dogs, are susceptible to many inherited eye diseases. As a good breeder, my goal is to work to improve the breed, and this means making sure that my puppies are not carrying any of…
The Seedlings are 2 weeks old today! So far they have been doing great! I tried to get a good picture (using help) and you can see how difficult it can be! They are very mobile. Today we had a huge milestone! Our first little one is starting to open her eyes. I expect the…
Seedling Litter is Six Days Old Today, the Seedling Litter is six days old. It also was day 1 of early scent introduction. The puppies were exposed to the AKC’s birch scent. In the first few weeks of life puppies have a powerful sense of smell. They can also imprint on scents, like their mother.…
Yesterday, May 8, 2022 — Mother’s Day, Lily Belle whelped five, beautiful puppies. This is the Seedling Litter, Maxwell’s Build Me Up Buttercup x Lily Belle crossing. The first puppy was born at 6:59 PM after two hours of hard labor. The fifth and final puppy was born at 10:26 PM. Lily Belle had three…
Continue readingButtercup x Lily Belle Seedling Litter (Mother’s Day)
Original X-Ray Contrast Enhanced X-Ray Contrast Enhanced 2 X-Ray X-Ray With Likely Puppy Outline Yesterday, Tuesday (May 3, 2022), Lily Belle went to the vet for a pregnancy radiograph / puppy count. The vet tech came in and said, “Lily definitely has puppies.” A few moments later the Vet came in and said I counted…
It’s Day 52 of Lily’s pregnancy! We are super excited for her first litter to arrive. Dogs typically have puppies between day 58-64. Nearly every Springer Spaniel breeder I have talked to, including Lily’s say that the normal day for Springers is Day 60- which puts us at May 7- a week from Saturday! I…
Left Puppy is a Maxwell puppy, Center puppy is Buttercup, Right puppy is Lily Belle We are super excited to announce the theme of Lily’s upcoming litter: The Seedlings! Not only is is spring with flowers in bloom, but it is also the first English Springer Spaniel litter that we have bred. We have been…
We are currently accepting applications for our Buttercup X Lily Belle litter. We are breeding for show and performance homes. The first picks are for 2 male and 2 female show/performance homes. We currently have 1 male and 2 females reserved. Once we have the pregnancy confirmation we will take deposits for the first two…
Lily Belle & Buttercup For the past week, we have been staying at Maxwell’s English Springer Spaniels in Unionville, Tennessee. We travelled to Maxwell’s kennel once Lily Belle’s progesterone level reached 5.1 on Tuesday, March 8th. Lilly Belle and Buttercup were bred Tuesday through Thursday. We will have to head back…
By now the puppies from our Jynx and Raven litters have settled into their new homes for a few weeks. While puppies are cute, I’m sure everyone has noticed that puppies also need a lot of structure. Puppy classes can provide you with guidance to get your puppy on a great path of training. If…
