June 18 2010, Rose starts to bleed, she is in heat. I didn’t want to have puppies right away after her first litter. It has been two year, we are ready to do this again. First thought, I need a sire. This time we are doing it right! It helped that the hubby was out of town. Then accidents are less likely to happen. Of course, I got his permission before I breed his dog.

Rose was bred on June 27th. I was not sure if it caught. Only signs were the bleeding subsided and she was tired. Sleeping all the time, very abnormal. I wasn’t sure tell week five. Rose got a little swollen and her appetite went south. I started her on vitamins as soon as her heat started. That, and spoiling her with canned food seemed to help. All and all, she has had a healthy pregnancy.

We are now moving into week nine. Puppies can come any day now. Rose sleeps most the day. Our whelping box is ready. I was going to go with a swimming pool, but found boxes to work fine. Rose already finds comfort in it. I think the height on the boxes makes her feel safe, like hiding. She has also been packing around a stuffed animal. Our poor mail lady was also scared this morning by her protective bark. The natural instincts are kicking in. The vet has been called,we are ready, now we just wait.