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How many? X-ray says … nine!
By Gina Spadafori
April 2, 2009
And the ultrasound shows those little hearts beating just fine. One more week …
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Ooh, nine is a good sized litter!
Comment by Kathy smith — April 2, 2009 @ 6:34 pm
Look at all those little spines in there! Cool!
Comment by Kathy smith — April 2, 2009 @ 6:35 pm
OMG… that is so cool!
Comment by Christie Keith — April 2, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
Congratulations you are about to have 9 grandpuppies !
Comment by Leslie K — April 2, 2009 @ 7:40 pm
Yay! Yay! Yay! and congratulations!
And so glad it’s not me!
No no, I keed, I keed.
Awesome news, how much fun they will be. :-D
Comment by JenniferJ — April 2, 2009 @ 7:45 pm
Wow! Its amazing how much you can see on the x-ray! Do we get to call you Granny Gina now?
Comment by 2CatMom — April 2, 2009 @ 8:00 pm
I thought twins were uncomfortable! How is McKenzie feeling?
Comment by C.L.H. — April 2, 2009 @ 8:56 pm
Aw, shucks, that’s so neat. I hope you got a release from McKenzie to publish her medical test results :>)
I always wanted to breed dogs but never had the nerve. Good on you, Gina!
Comment by Caveat — April 2, 2009 @ 9:38 pm
PS You can see why dogs are pack animals, eh?
Comment by Caveat — April 2, 2009 @ 9:39 pm
Yay, soon we’ll be getting puppy updates and diaries! Fun stuff! =D
Comment by Pai — April 2, 2009 @ 11:15 pm
“There were 9 in the bed…and the little one said..move over, move over..” Seeing this xray had me burst into song!!! Congrats…here’s to 9 healthy happy pups….and one healthy happy mom….
Comment by Carol V — April 3, 2009 @ 4:14 am
Nine? Fabulous!!! Here’s to an easy whelping!
Comment by Anne T — April 3, 2009 @ 4:26 am
I can see that you will not be getting much sleep at night for a little after they are born!
Comment by Colorado Transplant — April 3, 2009 @ 5:40 am
Thanks, everyone! I’m really looking forward with delight and …. uh … fear.
As for McKenzie, she is uncomfortable. Those of you who have children can well understand: Pregnancy is not fun at the end!
Comment by Gina Spadafori — April 3, 2009 @ 7:34 am
There you go, right between “perfect number for a seminar” and “barrel of monkeys.”
I’m just working out your back-yard scenarios for this spring, nine retriever puppies and the exploding population of baby chicks.
What could go wrong?! Nothing!
Comment by H. Houlahan — April 3, 2009 @ 8:03 am
Don’t forget: Lots of fragile new plants. :)
It’s all good, and if nothing else, it’ll be good for MATERIAL, as we writer-types say.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — April 3, 2009 @ 8:05 am
Told ya!!! But congrats!! Can’t wait to see the news and updates. And sleep now, while you still can ….
Comment by Susan — April 3, 2009 @ 8:06 am
Congrats Gina! You’ve sparked an interest in Flatties (and backyard chickens!) with me & my husband, and we’re hoping to adopt one from a rescue when we move to a new home next year. Our Foxhound Jake needs a sister, but we need a bigger yard first! Best of luck with the pups!
Comment by Jenny — April 3, 2009 @ 8:22 am
Gina, Thank you for sharing the ultrasound. How exciting! Yay for McKenzie!!
Comment by Susan Tripp — April 3, 2009 @ 9:29 am
So, how much time are you taking off from work? Can’t wait to start reading all the puppy updates.
Comment by Kim Thornton — April 3, 2009 @ 9:39 am
Just a couple days. I come home for lunch and once the puppers are a two-three days old, they should be OK with mom for short periods with Judy looking in.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — April 3, 2009 @ 10:26 am
Great times ahead! Will be tuning in every a.m. for sure!
p.s. The awesome image looks like a Dali. Frame it!
Comment by Nadine L. — April 3, 2009 @ 10:52 am
Can’t wait for newborn puppy pics!
Comment by Sarah — April 3, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
Jenny - beware - once you have an FCR, you’ll never want to be w/out one. As much as I love and support rescue, I hope you DON’T find one in rescue (not finding one would mean responsible breeders are doing their jobs!). A return to breeder dog may be a good match if puppyhood isn’t on your agenda. Beware though - they are puppies FOREVER!
I’ve been telling Marcie all about her new little cousins-to-be. She’s just happy that I’m not bringing one home. She is very insistent that SHE is the puppy, TYVM!
Comment by Janet Boss — April 3, 2009 @ 12:59 pm
Congratulations :)
Make the most of your plants while you can though. My lot totally wrecked the whole garden, and it’s amazing just how large a pot they can manage to knock over when they all work together. Even the cactus wasn’t safe. I’ve kept two (dogs) and they’re coming up to 6 months now. Give it another 6 months and it might be safe to buy new plants.
Have fun (I can totally relate to the ‘fear’ LOL)
Comment by Alison — April 3, 2009 @ 1:11 pm
No matter what fabulous whelping bed you manage to fix up, no matter how many old fluffy blankets arranged just so you have- if you have an open suitcase with your favorite silk dress unfortunately still in it, in the closet? THAT is where the pups will be born.
Just saying.
Put a rubber sheet on the bed, YOUR bed, now.
Just do it.
Because after the suitcase proves a bit too small, the next step is your bed. You will not be calm when it happens so get the bed protected now, if you are smarter than I was, you will SHUT the suitcase before the blessed event.
Oh, and the cats like to watch too.
Have you thought about names?
Comment by Imissmypets — April 3, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
The pups will be so cute they will be hard to give up—especially with all the hard work you will have put into them.
First the x-rays and then the pictures, I hope, if you have any time left over.
Congratulations, and may McKenzie recover quickly after the event. All those puppies for one mom—OMG :-D
Comment by Colorado Transplant — April 3, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
10, I swear there are 10 in there. In a week you will know. What fun for you!
May the whelping be easy and the pups healthy and pretty like their mother.
Comment by Imissmypets — April 3, 2009 @ 5:45 pm
So, when can we expect to see the unveiling of the puppy blog? Because, seriously - you are GOING to need one!
Here’s hoping for an easy delivery - keep us posted!
Carol
Comment by FrogDogz — April 4, 2009 @ 7:34 am
That’s wonderful! Congratulations! I had just been wondering how McKenzie was doing.
Comment by Barb — April 4, 2009 @ 12:14 pm