Pups

 The pups were born on July 30, 2013.  They were born in the shed in a whelping box that Jim made for his 4H woodworking project.  We had never had pups before. The whelping box plans called for a seat, we thought that was pretty stupid because who would want to sit in a whelping box?  Shows what we knew.  I spent 5 hours with Dena before I had to get up and stretch my legs.  Jim took my place and got to witness the birth of the last 2 pups.  They were so tiny, ugly and helpless. 

We learned a lot.  The most important thing was probably that dog breeding should be left to the professionals.  It was a huge expense, a lot of work and a great amount of worrying.  That is the most important lessons we took away from the experience.  There were 5 pups, 4 boys and a girl.  We didn't lose one.  Our dog's breeder, Judy was a great resource throughout the experience.  She really takes responsibility for all her dogs, even the ones she has sent to good homes. 


 The puppies were a lot of fun to raise.  They played and frolicked.  We loved them more each                                    day.  It was an awesome responsibility to find them                                          all good homes. I think we did ok.  The first puppy to leave went to live at a farm.  We called him Bismark but he is now called Mose.  His owner is a gentle girl who loves animals.  I was happy to meet her.  Next two of the puppies  went to the same home.  They will be heard from again in future posts as they are in training with us now.  The last puppy to leave was the female.  She went to a house where there is an 8 year old GSD.  Her family likes to get a pup when their dog is getting older.  I met the older dog.  She was well trained and happy.