On September 9, 2022, Raven had an ultrasound confirming that she is pregnant with puppies. Although ultrasounds on dogs do not precisely detail the number of puppies, the veterinarian believes he counted around 8 puppies. Since ultrasounds usually lead to undercounting, we are expecting perhaps 10 puppies. Some of the puppies will be tri-factored. This…
We’ve been a little behind providing updates on the Three-Doves website. The Seedling Litter puppies have gone home. We kept one puppy, Aster, featured in the video. More on that later. Recently, you may have heard of the historic rain showers Saint Louis, MO, has experienced and the flooding. We escaped damage to our property,…
Today the Seedling litter is 5 weeks old! We have seen huge changes over the past week. Puppies have gained quite a bit this week, and they are walking, running, playing, barking, giving kisses, and wagging their tails. This is where it starts to get to be a lot of fun! This past week we…
Today as we made changes to the puppies living space, I decided to begin crate training. All of our dogs are crate trained and they really appreciate having a space that is their own. In addition, it makes transporting them easier, and we know that in case of an injury or illness, our dogs would…
This week we are starting a lot of new things. The past week the main goal was to start the puppies weaning, learning to walk, and learning to use the litter box. We’ve had a mixed bag with all three tasks, but we are getting there. This week is a big change! They are no…
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…
