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Fantasy Pups
Marshmellow gave birth yesterday, five days earlier than we expected. It was a quick delivery, with all puppies born between 8:20pm and 10:12pm. Marshmellow had five puppies: four girls and one boy! My son decided to go with an American Revolution theme and so we named the little boy "General George Washington". The girls are named "Martha Washington", "Abigail Adams", "Dolly Madison", and "Betsy Ross".
Here is the data we have on the little tikes. All are ginger colored, though they vary in shade from very light to dark; all are healthy birth weights, though they differ 2.3 oz. from the lightest to the heaviest. These weights and colors will alter as they age, however.
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Folks have been asking about our decision to delay breeding Phantasia and Phoebe. This was not for health reasons, since the vet judged that both dogs were in top-notch health and ready for another litter. We felt it would just be easier for us not to have several litters overlapping. Anyway, although we skipped their Spring heats, both dogs are in season again. so here is the latest plan:
Tomorrow we will breed Phantasia to Ricky, since she is back in season. Once she has completed three ties (by June 19), the plan is to begin breeding Phoebe, who should be ovulating by then. If all goes as planned, Phantasia and Phoebe should be whelping in mid-August, and their puppies would be ready to go home in mid-October. We are now three weeks away from the birth of our next Schnoodle litter! This spring we decided to breed Marshmellow and Calliope, while we postpones breeding Phantasia and Phoebe until the summer. Marshmellow, due June 28th, is already showing a "puppy belly", and Calli, due July 12th, is just starting to slow down a bit. This week we will give Marshmellow a close grooming so that she is less encumbered with all the Schnauzer furnishing when it comes time to whelp her pups, but still enough time for her to start growing some of it back for family visitations.
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BreederHello. My name is Marie, and I have three Schnauzers that fill my life with joy! With the help of my children and grandchildren, I am raising Schnoodle puppies and placing them in good homes. Feel free to browse through my website and enjoy the pictures! Archives
February 2020
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