Jeepers Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) I went to the Olive Garden last night and got hit on .Okay I WAS sitting at the bar (take out) and he did have a beer in front of him so he was probably soused but I'm counting it! I said," Hey big boy wanna buy old sweet cheeks over here dinner"...in my head! Then I figured he'd want to follow me home if he was buying. And it was take out. I passed.I got home and turned on the computer and started to eat and about 5 minutes later Scarlot the Dane started giving birth. Heaven! She had 9 live and 5 stillborn. I always bawl at the stillborn's but I recoup pretty fast when I see the others. I'm getting better. Soooo, wanna see hour old Great Dane puppy toes-ies? It's the tail end.And can you guess why this one is named Seagram? Edited: Yikes, sorry the last one is so big. If I can edit it, I will. Edited: That's a little better. Edited September 27, 2015 by Jeepers Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Ohwee...those puppies are almost as big as my daughter was when she was born! But they're precious for sure :-) Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Awwwww! MtRider Quote Link to comment
sassenach Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 9 puppies is plenty! You will have your hands full! Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 On Sept. 11th. 8 were born. Now they have 9 more and another is ready to give birth any day now. Oh and another one is due in Oct. It was all planned except they weren't sure about the first one because she had fertility problems in the past and it was the first time for the 'baby daddy'. They have lots of room in the house and plenty of volunteers and staff. They are way behind on the puppy training because one dog only had 1 stillborn and another didn't get 'with pup' as planned. In the mean time, the applications are piling up. Will be interesting to watch them grow and learn and go to their furever home to do what they were born to do. I might have mentioned this before but not one of the dogs are ever sold. After they are trained, on site, all are donated to a verified disabled person and veterans are first in line. Training starts at birth and they don't go live with a puppy raiser until they are of a certain age and brought back for training. Dogs who don't make it as service dogs either stay at the farm or go to live with a staff/volunteer or a long time friend of Carlene as a pet. Just thought I'd throw that in there in case 'puppy mill' entered the mind of someone new here. Quote Link to comment
Midnightmom Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Seagram has a very distinctive birthmark! I hope it stays that way and doesn't "morph" into something else. Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Ok...I don't get the Seagram thing..... MtRider ....and I'm too curious to pretend I do. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Seagrams 7 is whiskey.From Wikipedia:Seagram's Seven Crown, also called Seagram's Seven, is a blended American whiskey produced by Diageo under the Seagram name. Seagram's beverage division was acquired by Diageo, Pernod Ricard, and The Coca-Cola Company in 2000.Seagram's Seven is typically consumed in combination with a non-alcoholic beverage, such as cola or lemon-lime soda, in a highball. Seagram's Seven with 7Up is known as a "7 and 7". It's also often used as an ingredient in Manhattans. Seagram's Seven has an ABV of 40%. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Holey smokes. Mischa is having babies already! Quote Link to comment
Daelith Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Need more pictures! Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Will post more pictures soon. Mischa (MEE-sha) just finished. A long night again. She went very fast until the last one. They tried walking her and everything else they could think of. She would have contractions and then stop. After about 3 hours they talked to the vet, who was watching on the internet, and he told them to give her a Pitocin shot and another one in 30 minutes if the first one didn't work. Contractions started again and stopped. So, off to the vet they went. They did a scan and x-ray and said one more puppy was in there. If she didn't have it soon, he would have to do a C-section. It had been 7 hours since the last one was born. He gave her another Pit. shot and sent her home. A vet tech went home with them. About an hour and one more shot she finally had a stillborn. Really, it was a relief just for it to be out and she didn't have to have surgery. She was really getting tired so I imagine it could have been pretty dangerous for her. When a stillborn happens, we say that a soldier service man/woman in Heaven is waiting for their service dog. It helps a little. However...she did have 9 beautiful healthy babies and she is doing great. All babies latched on and she is being a great first time mom 'whizzing' them when they cry. Did you know a newborn puppy sounds exactly like a newborn human baby. 1. Someone was not amused about the whole thing. 2. Womb wrinkles. Edited September 29, 2015 by Jeepers Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Wheeeeee.....MORE puppies! Yay to the new mommy. Ok......so Seagrams is 7 So I went back to the pics and looked.....looked..... Now I see it! What a weird marking! If they all came out like that, you could tell them apart. MtRider ....nope, that was out of my experiential range... Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Earlier today. Four little noses. That ear. Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Looks like Momma was really tired and ... not amused by the whole thing :-) And those little pink noses say "I just had breakfast!" LOL Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Will post a few puppies tomorrow but here are a couple of the bigger kids. 1. Ava 2. Morgan 3. Neal. Remember he was the one that had a hard time getting landed at the air port a month ago because of weather. He turned out to be a real pistol! He's really funny. Looks like he is finally starting to grow into his huge feetz. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Some of the babies. 1. Mountain Climbers 2. Puppy Love 3. Really Latched On 4. Sleeping Beauty 5. Little Tender Foot Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 A few more. 1. Puppy Tongue 2. Kisses From Mommy 3. Cozy Sleeper. (I want go in and scoop this one up and run home) 4. Wee Wee Pad User. (Only 3 weeks old and potty trained already....sort of. He went, it counts. LOL) Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Mischa's ID cheat sheet. Are you thinking Aviation theme? May they all soar!!!I resized them down. Hope they aren't too big or too small. I'll stop with the puppies for awhile now. I feel like a proud Grandma Auntie. Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 A few more. 1. Puppy Tongue 2. Kisses From Mommy 3. Cozy Sleeper. (I want go in and scoop this one up and run home) 4. Wee Wee Pad User. (Only 3 weeks old and potty trained already....sort of. He went, it counts. LOL) Yes Jeeps...#3 caught my attention too. I've named him "Tux" (for tuxedo!) Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Boy....they really grow fast. Can't clearly remember but Koa was huge fast too. MtRider Quote Link to comment
dogmom4 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Awwww! I miss having a dog. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Me too Dogmom4 Five things that totally amazed me about puppy birth. 1. They sound exactly like newborn human babies when born 2. They are born with sharp little nails 3. They are born with tiny hair-like whiskers 4. Mom's don't seem to have labor "pains" like humans. Thank goodness. I've never heard one make a sound. 5. Everything else. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) It was just announced that SDP received a donation from Tower of Hope for $42,000.00. http://www.thetowerofhope.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=40 Gotta keep those tummies filled up. Edited October 5, 2015 by Jeepers Quote Link to comment
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