On Monday 6 December Gold, Ch Yarrowfell Supermodel ET, went into labour and delivered 6 puppies, 2 of which were stillborn. The father was Chips (Trailblazer Mr Chips) owned and bred by Joy and Brian Venables of Bungendore.
The times and weights of the puppies are:
Number | Time | Weight at birth | Weight at 1 week | Sex | Name | Comments |
1. | 0515 | 10.5 oz | 24.5 oz | Male | Blue | Born outside on the lawn! |
2. | 0815 | 5.75 oz | Female | Stillborn | ||
3. | 0930 | 9.5 oz | 21 oz | Female | Peach | Born in the vet's carpark |
4. | 1020 | Female | Stillborn | |||
5. | 1047 | 10.5 oz | 24 oz | Female | Magenta | |
6. | 1130 | 9.5 oz | 21 oz | Male | Coffee |
Gold suffered from Uterine Inertia and required injections of Oxytocin. Those stillborn spent too long in the birth canal and we could not revive them. In hindsight we should have physically assisted with their birth especially the 1020 girl.
To save a few emails from people who are interested, all of the puppies already have homes. 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!".
These photos were taken at the "Puppy Party" held when the puppies were seven weeks old.
This is a pedigree for each of the puppies in the litter:
Trailblazer Mr Chips
N1331649 |
Ch Bravissimo of Washakie [R02] (Imp UK) ![]() R2118201 |
Am & Eng Ch Washakie Dancing Brave ![]() 5613BY |
Ir & Eng Ch Zelda of Clydevale ![]() 2215BV |
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Yarrowfell Nemesis N1178053 |
Trailblazer Buckshot N857075 |
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Ch Vickma Anthea N678966 |
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Ch Yarrowfell Supermodel ET N1481559 |
Yarrowfell Megadog N1116891 |
Trailblazer Buckshot N857075 |
Ch Vickma Anthea N678966 |
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Ch Yarrowfell Delovely N883021 |
Ch Dumbledeer Norwester N602321 |
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Ch Vickma Anthea N678966 |
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