Maggies's Puppies

On Thursday 19 July Maggie, Yarrowfell Youre On Next ET, went into labour and delivered 8 puppies, one of which was stillborn. The sire of the litter was Nemo, Ch Yarrowfell Ultra Dog CD ET. Like her Mother, Maggie suffered from Uterine Inertia, however 4 Oxytocin injections and one of calcium were required to ensure a normal delivery.

Where are they now?

Royal, Yarrowfell Blue Leader, owned by Tony Vardouniotis of Sydney

The times and weights of the puppies are:

9 September 2001
Gemima	Scarlet

Raider	Royal

We have a policy of testing all our breeding stock and every puppy from every litter for deafness using the BAER hearing test. Click here for a page with detailed information on BAER testing and why we do it. The puppies are tested after they have been microchipped for identification. This ensures that the results of the test can be unequivocally linked to the relevant puppy. An example of the certificate issued to each puppy is shown on the left - copies of the actual certificates are available on request. We publish the results of all our testing hoping to encourage other breeders to do likewise. If you are buying a puppy from a breeder and they are not BAER testing the puppies, ask why not? The test is now inexpensive and available in three states in Australia, and does not harm the puppy if conducted correctly. Some breeders will argue that their puppies have been home tested - remember this is unreliable and will not diagnose puppies that are unilaterally deaf.

The names come from a piece of coloured wool we tie around the neck of each puppy at birth. This allows us to keep track of the growth and development of each pup until they get their spots (Dalmatians are born covered in white hair only). This method of naming puppies has led to some interesting adult names - the grandmother of this litter is called Gold because she had yellow wool around her neck from birth, while the great-grandmother was called Lilac.

Royal	Raider	Nelson	Morgan	Gemima	Candy	Scarlet

We maintain a waiting list of prospective owners of puppies (some people have been on it for two years), and all new owners are extensively "vetted" before we let them have one of the pups. This involves, at the very least, visiting our farm prior to the birth to see the fully grown dogs, discussions on what to expect from a Dalmatian and how to train them, and a commitment to undertake basic obedience while the puppy is growing up. As someone once said who went through this process "It's like trying to adopt a child getting a puppy out of you!".

This is a pedigree for each of the puppies in the litter:

Ch Yarrowfell Ultra Dog CD ET N1547908	Ch Yarrowfell Intaglio CDX TDX ET N1060568	Ch Llanberis Mac Duff    S152058
		Ch Yarrowfell Delovely N883021
	Ch Yarrowfell Romancer CD AD ET N1393390	Gentry Southern Flyer N750058
		Ch Yarrowfell Delovely N883021
Yarrowfell Youre On Next ET 2100078404	Trailblazer Mr Chips N1331649	Ch Bravissimo of Washakie [R02] (Imp UK) R2118201
		Yarrowfell Nemesis N1178053
	Ch Yarrowfell Supermodel ET N1481559	Yarrowfell Megadog N1116891
		Ch Yarrowfell Delovely N883021

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