They’re Heeeeere!
FINALLY, they are born! Looks like we have five (I think we’re done, I can’t feel anything else in there). Two girls and three boys, all full tails except for one long stub girl. The first puppy (a HUGE boy) was on his side, and stuck in there, we nearly went to a c-section, but I did the Woods Maneuver which is a way to position the mother to change the angles the puppy is at, and got him out with enormous help from Stephanie, a vet tech I work with who always volunteers to help. I worried he might be dead, since he was stuck for two hours, but he is vigorous and muscling his brothers and sisters off the nipples already. All very good-sized puppies.
Since today is my sister Jennifer’s birthday, and I couldn’t be with her to celebrate, their litter names are all last names of famous Jennifers.
Aniston (the troublemaker), long tailed male, 340 grams
Beals, stub tailed girl, 280 grams
Connelly, long tailed male, 290 grams
Donnelly, long tailed male, 310 grams
Esposito, long tailed female, 280 grams
Those are big birth weights for Vallhunds, just like her first litter.
I will post pictures and get the puppycam up asap, but for now, Nina and I are both taking a much needed nap!