We are a week in now

Well Misty and the puppies are doing really great. So proud of the little lady and her brood. All pups have doubled in birth weight.

I watch and hover over them and mum everyday. I am the lass that sleeps in the whelping box with mum and pups every night for the first fortnight.

Shattered I am but it is so worth it when you see how trusting your dog is with you. Looking to you to give a helping hand to latch everyone on whilst she moves to sprawl out for easier access but needing that little extra help from you.

Finding a pup or 3 right beside you when you manage to power nap and the snuffly noises they make because they are so contented with full bellys of mummy milk.

Watching your girl eat her meals with relish because she knows its good for her and to sustain her whilst she is nursing the babies. Yup she may bin rake the sod to haha!!!!

We are raw feeding Misty and she is getting 6 small meals a day as she wasnt eating her 2 larger meals. On average I'd say she is getting 6-8lbs of raw variety in her diet.

She is losing that clamped in look as they get that after birth dont they. We feed her the puppy formula as well so she knows what the babies are getting when we top them up. Big litters get a wee hand sometimes so mum isnt doing all the work, but she does love to nurse them.

She wont be saying that in 3 weeks time as she will be curtailing them at that age by sitting on her boobs but saying that she didnt the last time she kept feeding till they where 7 weeks but it was only a slurp bless her.

We have also decided this is Misty's last litter as this litter was huge as in 14 pups 10 lives ones. It takes a year to 18 months to recover and she is now 4 so that is her done she given us 2 lovely litters which I am proud of I have to say. Most went to pet homes 1 is in the show ring ablately lightly but he is doing well from her first litter and her second we shall see what happens as I would love for more in the show ring. Time will tell on that score.

I shall be sad to see them go but I know I can see them again on FB or in person which I think is lovely too. I always stay in contact with my adoptees and phone or FB them every 3 months or so.