Welcoming Meri’s Pups to the World!

On December 18 Meri whelped 5 beautiful puppies! 3 boys and 2 girls. It was a long day for Meri. The first two pups arrived at 2 and 3 pm with little fanfare. But our little black boy puppy put my nerves to the test! After 2 hours with a little contracting but no puppy, I took Meri to our local 24 hour emergency vet. Our worry was that this boy was stuck. Turns out he was just stubborn. Finally, at 6:30 after a dose of oxytocin, he was born…healthy and hungry! By 8:00 pm a black girl and the white boy had arrived!

Here is Phantom…the proud papa!

Sire of this litter is our boy Phantom. Both dogs have very sweet dispositions. Phantom would play fetch with me all day long if given the opportunity!

Meri with her 5 new puppies. One black boy, one black girl, one white girl, one cream boy and one sable boy.

 

Yes It’s Been A While

Handsome Harley loved and shown by my friend Marcy Skirvin.

Tango with my wonderful handler Christy Collins.

 

 

Tango being goofy!It has been a while since we have had puppies. And, when it rains, it pours!!

In 10 days, Tango and Harley are due (December 15). Next Tuesday Tango will have an xray to determine how many pups she is carrying. She is getting quite plump!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, Meri and Phantom are due just four days later on December 19. Her X-rays scheduled for next Thursday.

Meri and Phantom goofing off at the Havanese National Specialty 2018 near Chicago.

 

 

 

 

Phantom

This is Phantom after one of his show wins. He is a Grand Champion!

Phantom takes a Major win with his handler Christy Collins.

 

This is Meri. Our pretty girl is a Grand Champion. She turned 2 last August and this will be her first litter.That’s me on lead.

Our “Fun at the Beach” Litter

This is Shades. He is a dark sable with some cream on his chest. A very mellow fellow!

This is Diver. He is black with a bit of white on his two front paws, more white on the back ones and a white goatee which you can barely see.

Fern’s puppies are growing like crazy! Their eyes are almost open. And they are moving around, making sweet puppy growls and tussling with each other. Here are their photos with their names…that my grandson suggested!                                             

Shades again.

Here you can see one of Diver’s white back paws.

This is Sandy. He is lighter than it shows in the photo. He has white on his front paws and a white chest.

Sandy

Sweet Sandy.

And this is Flip-Flop. The only girl and the biggest of the bunch though that is likely to change. You can see her pink nose is beginning to darken and her eyes are almost open.