Whelping and Raising Puppies
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The following pictures are courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese.
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The following pictures are courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese.
Pearl the Havanese dam
Pearl, bred to Tux
Full-term dam
It HAD to be the closet…!
She had six puppies in just over an hour, after procrastinating labor all morning till mid-afternoon. The first pup was most difficult; LOTS of green, born blue, but revived quickly and easily. This is a picture of the second born. We could not get pictures of the first puppy, as she needed to be assisted (pulled out) and revived.
Puppy’s first breath—puppies are born without much color; after a few breaths, this puppy will pink right up.
The whelping was well documented with these excellent photos.
This puppy is presenting himself in breech, which is not abnormal, but with a larger puppy, it does make him harder to get out. Pearl (the dam) had to work on this one a bit; he kept going in and out.
Gentle pulls during each contraction helps the dam, As long as the pup comes out a little bit more with each contraction, you do not need to assist. But if the dam were to push and push on this puppy without progress, then YES, it is time to pull (toward the dam’s belly button).
Two female puppies
Four male puppies
Newborn
Ten weeks later
Ten-week-old puppy
Pup at six months old
The pups at six months old, photo submitted by Sharon.
The third white pup shown here at five months old
Lady at seven months old, from the Pearl–Tux litter
Lady at 7 months old with Tux.
Whelping and Raising Puppies Picture Pages
If you have pictures of your dam giving birth that you would like to share, send them in!
Although this section is based on a whelping of an English Mastiff, it also contains good general whelping information on large-breed dogs. You can find more whelping information in the links above. The links below tell the story of Sassy, an English Mastiff. Sassy has a wonderful temperament. She loves humans and adores children. An all-around mild mannered, wonderful Mastiff, Sassy, however, is not the best mother toward her puppies. She is not rejecting them; she will nurse them when a human places them on her to feed, however she will not clean the pups or pay any attention to them. It is as if they are not her puppies. This litter is getting mom’s milk with major human interaction, manually giving each and every pup what they need. In return, the pups will be super socialized and will make remarkable pets, however the work involved is astounding. It takes one dedicated breeder to keep this situation healthy. Thankfully this litter has just that. Read the links below to get the full story. The pages within include a wealth of information that everyone can appreciate and benefit from.
