Sunday 4th April 2010: Trio will be Eight weeks tomorrow so we are nearing count down. She has just started to dig her den in the garden (as if I would allow her to have her babies out side in the mud!) and her shape has changed, the pups have dropped. If you run your hand along her spine you could cut yourself, and where as last week she was like a round barrel today she has two dimples either side of her ribs. I am now starting to think Two or Three puppies not a dozen hidden in there( however when have I ever been right) but I did say I wanted a small litter.
There was a lot of movement this morning with one puppy wiggling down to the starting position (or just making himself more comfortable) but all puppies now resting as is Trio. She is clingy and follows me about all the time so as from today I will start to take her temperture three times daily in the hopes that I see a drop in her body tempreture. A bitchs temp drops by over a degree, 24 hrs before the pups are born and in the past I have found this a good indication on when to relax and when to be watchful. One things for sure the pups will arrive when THEY are ready and not to suit anybody else.
There was a lot of movement this morning with one puppy wiggling down to the starting position (or just making himself more comfortable) but all puppies now resting as is Trio. She is clingy and follows me about all the time so as from today I will start to take her temperture three times daily in the hopes that I see a drop in her body tempreture. A bitchs temp drops by over a degree, 24 hrs before the pups are born and in the past I have found this a good indication on when to relax and when to be watchful. One things for sure the pups will arrive when THEY are ready and not to suit anybody else.