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THE PUPPIES ARRIVED AT 4:00 AM ON NOVEMBER 30TH.
MORGAN WAS HAVING CONTRACTIONS STARTING AT 10:00 PM, AT 3:00 AM SHE WAS NOT PROCUCING ANYTHING, I CHECKED WITH MY FINGER TO SEE IF I COULD FEEL SOMETHING, AND I COULD.I CALLED MY VET. SHE TOLD ME TO BRING MORGAN IN, SO I DID, THE XRAY SHOWED THE PUPS LINED UP AND READY TO COME OUT, BUT THEY WERE TO BIG. THERE WERE ONLY 3 PUPS, WHEN THERE ARE 3 PUPS OR LESS THE LIKELYHOOD OF THEM BEING TO LARGE IS VERY HIGH, BECOUSE THEY ARE GETTING MORE NUTRIENTS THAN A NORMAL SIZED LITTER, I BELIEVE WE CAUGHT MORGAN EITHER AT THE BEGINNING OF HER CYCLE OR THE END, OR IT IS POSSIBLE SHE ONLY DROPPED 3 EGGS, THUS THE 3PUPS, I AM THANKFUL FOR MORGAN, SHE IS SUCH A GOOD NATURED WELL ADJUSTED GIRL.
NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAD TO DO A C-SECTION, SO DOC GOT HER READY, AND PROCEEDED TO DELIVER THESE THREE MONSTERS, THEY WERE CHECKED OVER, AND THEY WERE LIFTING THEIR HEADS AND FEISTY, THE MALE LANSEER WEIGHED 1 POUND 15 OUNCES, THE BLACK MALE WEIGHED 1 POUND 14 OUNCES, THE FEMALE LANDSEER WEIGHED 1 POUND 11 OUNCES.
NEEDLESS TO SAY MORGAN IS A WONDERFUL MOTHER, WE FEARED SHE WOULD REJECT THE BABIES, BECOUSE OF THE C-SECTION, BUT SHE WAS MORE CONFUSED THAN ANYTHING, AND THE NEXT DAY AFTER SURGERY, WICH IS DEC. 1 SHE IS AN ATTENTIVE LOVING MOTHER.
I AM HUMBLED BY THE WAY OUR WONDERFUL CANINE COMPANIONS HANDLE ALL THE SITUATIONS THEY RUN ACROSS. ENJOY THE PHOTOS, WE ARE ENJOYING THIS GIFT FROM EMMETT AND MORGAN. AT THE MOMENT EMMETT IS HANDING OUT CIGARS TO ALL HIS DOGGY FRIENDS.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO KAY AND DANNY, THEY SAT HERE WITH ME FROM 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING 6:30.
MORE THANK YOUS TO KAREN AND JOHN OF STONECREST KENNELS FOR THEIR INTELLIGENT GUIDANCE AND FOR THEIR BEING THERE AT THE PHONE WHEN I HAD QUESTIONS.
ANOTHER THANK YOU TO KATHLEEN REED FOR HER ADVICE ALSO. THANK YOU ALL *SMILE*

*****UPDATE*******
AS THEY SAY PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW. MY BOYS HAVE LEFT THE NEST FOR THEIR NEW HOMES AND THEIR NEW LIVES. IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO LET THEM GO, AS I HAVE LOVED THEM TOTALLY FOR 10 1/2 WEEKS. THEY WERE SO MUCH FUN AND A GREAT JOY. I WILL HAVE A PAGE SET UP FOR EACH OF THE PUPPIES SO PEOPLE CAN WATCH THEM AS THEY GROW.
I MISS MY BOYS, MORGAN DID TO FOR THE FIRST WEEK PENNY WAS ALSO LONELY WITHOUT HER BROTHERS, BUT WE ALL ADJUSTED AND AFTER LOTS OF TEARS I WAS BETTER, I HAVE DONE 4 FOLLOW UP CALLS, AND HELPED MY BUYERS WITH ANY PROBLEMS WITH POTTY TRAINING OR WITH TIPS.

REMEMBER NOT ALL BREEDERS USE OFA, MANY BREEDERS USE PENN-HIP TO EVALUATE THEIR DOGS. OUR VET BELIEVES THIS TO BE BETTER THAN OFA, BUT THAT IS JUST HIS OPINION, OTHERS MAY SWEAR BY OFA.
OUR PUPPY BUYERS ARE TO HAVE THE PUPS PENN-HIPPED, AT THE AGE OF 16 WEEKS. COPIES OF THE REPORTS ARE TO BE SENT BACK TO MYSELF, THIS IS TO SEE WHAT WE ARE PRODUCING AND TO KNOW IF WE SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WITH ANY THAT DONT HAVE EXCELLENT READINGS.
KEEP CHECKING BACK TO SEE WHAT THE PUPS LOOK LIKE AS THEY GROW.
PENNY HAS BEEN PENN-HIP X-RAYED, ON MARCH 22,01.
THE VET DID NOT USE ANESTHETIC AS I HAD HOPED, HE DID HOWEVER DRUG HER, SHE DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING.
HE SAID WHEN HE USED THE COMPRESSION TOOL HER HIPS STAYED IN THE JOINT. :) PENNY RATED IN THE TOP 60% WITH NO SIGNS OF DEVELOPING CHD!!! YIPEEE.
TONKA`S RESULTS CAN BE SEEN BY CLICKING HERE, AND WATCH TONKA AS HE GROWS!