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Fantasy Pups
Go to our "New Arrivals!" page to see a photo of the newest litter. We started our vigil on June 12th, sleeping on a cot beside Phantasia and Marshmellow's crates. Marshmellow had started her nesting activity before Phantasia, scratching at her bedding all night. As a result, I wasn't getting much sleep. But things were calm on the evening of June 18th. It seemed that we would get a much needed good night's sleep. Then at 8:30pm, I heard from the kitchen a little "yelp" from the living room. Hurrying to the living room, there I saw Phantasia on the middle of the room with all the dogs around her. She was licking at a cream-colored blob on the living room carpet. Upon inspection, it turned out to be a puppy still encased in its birth sack. Although I wanted to move her to the whelping box, I did not dare since she was still attached to the puppy, and the puppy was still attached to her, by a six inch cord. I had to wait for the birth of the placenta. Quickly I placed newspapers underneath her and her puppy. I was just in time. The placenta soon followed. Once mother and child were disengaged, I moved Phantasia and her newborn to the whelping box. Inspection showed it was an apricot boy. Then, at 9:25pm, another ball of apricot followed, Puppy #2 was a girl! This little one hardly took more than a few gulps of air before Mom was pushing out another little ball. But this one was jet black! Jet had a few minutes of quality time with her mother before her grooming was interrupted by another push, and another sleek black ball. The next little girl was long and black as a panther. It was 10pm sharp, Three girls and one boy! We thought it was over. But then at 10:23, Mom pushed again, and an apricot ball came forth, and it wriggled and squirmed, anxious to be free of its little sack. The previous pups had been released by me, and I tied, clamped and cut the umbilical cord. But Phantasia was on this one and had it free before I could intervene. She did a great job! Finally, the last of the six puppies was born at 10:50pm, another little girl, black as an obsidian jewel. Phantasia stuck beside her pups for the next 16 hours, refusing to break to eat or answer nature's call. It was not until the next day, around 4 in the afternoon, that she finally came out of the whelping box to take a potty break. Usually that is when I take the opportunity to clean Momma up with a quick bath and dry.... but Phantasia would not have it. She made it clear she wanted to be back with her pups. So there she is still. And as you can see from the picture below, she could use a bath. But I decided I would let you see the messy reality of it all. Newborn puppies are still cute, but its not all ribbons and bows. And their mommas look every bit as messy.
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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
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