Sandy's Litter - The Early Weeks |
Kimba Puppies Father (Sire) won best in Show at the Australian National Ridgeback Specialty Show in Melbourne.
Kimba has won Runner up best in show at the Newcastle Ridgeback specialty show.
Puppies Grand father won Best headed dog at the Australian National Ridgeback Specialty show in Melbourne.
Puppies are all living in their lovely homes now Three (Marina, Titan & Sinbad) live with us and have gone on to become Australian Champions. The rest have lovely homes in Australia.
Individual Puppy Homepages Now the the puppies have all left home to live with their new families we have provided a Homepage for each of them - Click to take a look they really are growing up to be very handsome indeed.
The rest of this page is a snapshot of pictures and information of the puppies from birth to about 8 weeks of age
Click for pictures of puppies at 5 weeks old
Picture of 6 week old Puppies playing with John
Click for pictures of puppies at 8 weeks old
Feeding advice, Vaccinations, Worming etc Advice on food and proceedures for mealtime for your new Puppy
Picture of puppies at 7.5 weeks old (two others are behind in the box)
Stop Press... Stop Press... Stop press The puppies Daddy "Kimba" takes out best in Show at the Australian National Rhodesian Ridgebacks Specialty Show.
Bloodlines awesome performance at the National Ridgeback Specialty Show in Melbourne.
(1) Kimba the father of our litter took out Best Intermediate Class
(2) Kimba went on to take out Best Dog all classes! Then went on to beat the Bitches to get Best in Show!!
(3) Kimba's son took out Best Puppy Dog Class
(4) Monty the father of our Sandy (Litters mother) took out best Headed Dog. Now Sandy, her mother, her grandmother, and her father have all won the best headed trophys at Australian Ridgeback specialty shows, some more than once.
(5) Kimba took out Runner up best in show at the NSW Ridgeback Specialty show in Newcastle this weekend Sat 10th April 2004
Needless to say we are delighted with this result as it bodes well for these puppies and combined with what we see looking at their development so far we are confident they those that go to show will have a long and successful career ahead of them.
Our First Litter - Progress Page
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This page follows the Puppies progress from the complete birth details (This was added live in real time (warts and all).
Puppies are now 2 weeks old today Wednesday 3/3/2003
Sandy and Kimba were mated on 15th - 19th December 2003 after a number of romantic meetings over a few months. From the beginning Sandy and Kimba got on wonderfully and it was so romantic the gentle and loving way in which Kimba courted her each time they met. |
First date
Sandy on the left and Kimba on the right
After their first meeting we decided to put in some extra effort and try and get sandy across the line for her 'Australian Championship' At this time we thought it was a long shot because we did not have much time till the planned mating. However Sandy did miraculously well in in four and a half weeks archived 71 points winning several Challenges and a couple of best in breeds and won more than the number of points required! |
The Whelping Box
We built a special Whelping box with all of the bells and whistles.. It is now proving to be invaluable as a secure home for the puppies during their early weeks.
Building the whelping box ready for Sandy's big day of delivering the puppies. |
The front is attached by a piano hinge so it can be opened allowing easy access in and out by the developing puppies. |
There is a removable divider so that a separate compartment is formed to separate the puppies from the mother while she whelps the next one. After the puppy is whelped the others are returned to the mothers compartment to feed on her nipples. |
There are 25mm dowels 125mm from the edges and the bottom to protect the puppies from being accidentally squashed between mother and the sides. |
Saturday 17th Jan 2003 -- Theoretically 30 days till Whelping
| From the first day after completion Sandy adopted the whelping box as a great place to lay down and her behavior suggests that she will be very happy to use it for her puppies. At the time of this picture Sandy has about 30 days to go before whelping the puppies. An ultra sound was performed which showed 5 puppies with the likelihood of more. |
Prior and during the pregnancy Sandy has been on a diet of Advance Puppy Growth dry food at morning and the same at night with 250g of chicken mince. Added to the evening meal has been 5mg folate tablet as there is evidence that it can reduce the incidence of Dermoid Sinus. In the last two weeks of the pregnancy Biolac supplement has been added to her diet. Sandy's weight has been deliberately increased to about 10% higher than normal plus an allowance for the probable weight of the puppies. an X-ray on 13th Feb showed that sandy was carrying 11 puppies... from what we could see they all had skeletal sizes that were similar. Looking at the X-ray we can see her entire abdomen full of puppies with the internal organs and bowel etc pushed high up into her rib cage and also pushing down hard on her bladder. THis week (one week out from whelping) Sandy seems to need to wee every couple of hours or so due to the huge pressure on her bladder. Sunday 15th Feb 2003 -- Theoretically only 3 days till Whelping Sandy's weight is now 44KG aprox 4KG of puppies and 3.5Kg extra body weight. Her normal weight is 36.5 KG |
As can be seen Sandy is rather large now as she is carrying 11 puppies and a significant amount of milk. From our calculations she is due to whelp in 3 days. We are taking her temperature each morning and night looking for the tell-tale drop in temperature that will indicate she is 24 hours from whelping. Yesterday she started to express some milk for the first time. Today we purchased Baby bottles and teets and hot water bottles. We are as prepared as we can be but are still in somewhat of a panic. Sandy looks rather awkward at times but carries it with grace and dignity and is extremely contented and as happy as ever. We can now see little bumping movements on her tummy and side as the puppies move around inside. it looks like she is ready to come to the boil :) |
Sandy and Kimba's puppies are being born this morning! Right now! 2:45 AM Wednesday morning 18th Feb 2004.
This update is live! Hey only a true computer geek would try to assist puppy whelping, provide panic, make a cuppa tea and update HTML pages at the same time!
Number 1 - A boy 444 grams. Full length Ridge... looks great - born 2:45 AM 18/2/2004
Hard to get it to find and latch on to a teet... finally got it to latch on and draw its 'First Milk'
Sandy seems a little confused... not positioning herself to give access to teets but we are managing (Learned a week later that this is due to cramps and a chemical should be given to correct this and help the dog settle down to puppy feeding)
Number 2 - A girl 402 grams. Good ridge slightly shorter ridge than number 1 - born 3:18 AM 18/2/2004
No problems with this little girl getting on a teet.. she is hungry
Number 3 - A boy 415 grams. Good ridge slightly shorter ridge than number 1 - born 3:29 AM 18/2/2004
Sandy now has the hang of it and knows exactly what to do and is anxious when we remove a puppy to weigh it... she is being protective and loving towards them.
Number 4 - A boy 373 grams. Full length ridge. - born 3:49 AM 18/2/2004
Its now 4:28 and no puppy no 5 yet so we are worried.. its been 39 min's so far
At last here comes another...
Number 5 - A girl 428 grams. good ridge length ok. - born 4:38 AM 18/2/2004
Number 6 - A boy 451 grams. good ridge Slightly shorter ridge than number 1. - born 5:00 AM 18/2/2004
Strangest thing... Danny is inside but unlike usual is staying right away... he seems to know that he is not to interfere or hassle us at this time. His behavior is just like dogs in the wild that patiently wait outside the den while the bitch whelps and tends the puppies.
Number 7 - A boy 392 grams. - born 5:18 AM 18/2/2004
Number 8 - A boy 408 grams. Unknown time and order of birth
Its now 6:09 and no puppy no 9 yet so we are worried.. its been 51 min's so far
Number 9 - A boy 496 grams. - Still born - 6:12 AM 18/2/2004
After almost an hour...
Number 10 - A boy 435 grams - born 7:10 AM 18/2/2004
Added a picture (4) below.
Number 11 - A Girl born 7:28 - Still born - Revived. Not looking hopeful - 8:35 AM Looking better... Screaming and squeaking now. Not suckling successfully yet. Suckled bit but just screeching and not finding teets. Hand fed with Biolac. Looking promising.
So final result 3 girls and 7 boys. One still born boy. All have ridges. Will examine ridges for length and offset in a day or so.
Planning to visit VET soon with sandy to get injection to help make sure she cleans out correctly. Waiting for VET to phone. Left message on Emergency Number at 8:28 and still no call at 9:20.. I am not impressed and that is the breeders VET Zammit! from TV's Burkes Backyard. They promised me if anything went wrong thy would respond quickly.. they have let Sandy and us down big time. Originally i was going to have a couple of VET's lined up in case the one I called did not respond. However when we became confident in Zammit we failed to line up other backstops!
9:30AM
Phoned the VET and they said not to bring sandy for the injection but to come over and pick up a needle to give her at home myself. Its an Hour to the vet and an hour back and in my current state I do not like the thought of driving that long... however im off to get it.
The attendant at the vet insisted that they tried to contact me for an hour after I phoned the emergency pager number. I kept the phone clear for the whole time but there was no call. I asked what number they were ringing so i could determine if the pager company got it wrong... but they were unable to tell me what number they were phoning. Lesson learned is do not trust VET after hour services... Arrange several on tap in case the first you try do not respond.
Coming soon: Individual photographs of each puppy.
Spent the day attending the puppies and feeding them on and off.. Sandy cannot feed 10 puppies on her own. However her milk supply is holding up with us supplementing it with additional feeds of Biolac.
10:00PM Friend from over the road came over to take a peek... Sandy did not take kindly to this and barked at them even though she is usually very friendly with them. Sandy seemed to remain unsettled so they discreetly left.
Day 2 19th Feb 2004
Sandy and the puppies seem to be all OK. Sandy is a little confused about how to lay down with them but she is coping. We have to attend her at the moment most of the time to help her keep them together. She tends to panic when one or two crawl away from her or when they start screaming. Will take her a while to realize that the noise is OK. We are providing her with as much positive reassurance as possible.
Had no real sleep for two days now. Had to work for a client today... traveling from Blaxland to St Leonards (2 hours each way) was a difficult thing.
11:15 PM Cooking Risotto for our dinner... finally some time for myself... hoping to get a few hours sleep tonight. Sandy seems a little less panicked tonight.
Day 3 20th Feb 2004
Sandy finally sleeping and Eating again.
First Photographs
3:40 AM
3:49 AM
4:38 AM
7:30 AM
Day 3 - 20 Feb 2004 - Sandy finally getting some sleep.
Close up of puppies sleeping Day 3
Day 4 21st Feb 2004
WOW Day 8 One puppy starting to open his eyes
Day 8 - John Feeding puppy to give Sandy a break
Day 8 - Close up of one puppy feeding
Day 8 - Puppies give Sandy a break now and seem to be happy separate from her for a while
DAY 11 - Pictures of each puppy Top View, Side view, Front view, Chest marking
NOTE: THis should not be used as a guide to relative size of one puppy compared to another as distance from puppy to camera varied and each has been adjusted to fit in the table.
Note the puppy number in the pictures matches the puppy number in the weight gain table below. However is not the puppy number as in order of birth.
Weight in Grams is at time of photograph at day 11
1. Boy 735g |
White on tips of middle two toes of back left foot. No white on chest. By week 5 is wheaten in colour |
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2. Boy 880g . |
White on tip of middle two toes of each back foot. White on chest (see picture of chest) Ridge: Full Length, Good shape, Centered, Crowns offset. Impressive fan on top of ridge |
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3. Boy 705g . |
White on tips of toe 3 and 4 of Left back foot. White on tip of toe 2 of Right back foot. Ridge: Full Length, Good shape, Centered and Crowns not offset. Average shaped top of ridge |
White mark on chest (see picture of chest) . |
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White on chest (see picture of chest) Ridge: Full Length, Good shape, Centered and Crowns not offset. Very nice top of ridge |
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5. Boy 555g . |
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6. Boy 610g . |
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7. Boy 756g . |
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8. Girl 639g . |
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10. Girl 790g . |
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Day 14 First Worming. Knocked the jar over... Still enough left to do them all.
Table of Weight gain: Note the puppy number in the table matches the puppy number in the pictures above. However is not the puppy number as in order of birth.
Table of puppy weight gain |
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Puppy |
Birth Weight |
Day 7 1 Week |
Day 11 |
Day 14 2 Weeks |
Day 18 |
Day 21 3 Weeks |
Day 24 |
Day 28 |
Day 32 |
Day 35 5 Weeks |
Day 39 | Day 42 6 Weeks |
Day 46 | Day 49 7 Weeks |
Day 53
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Day 56 |
Day 60 | Day 63 |
Day 70 10 Weeks |
Day 77 11 Weeks |
Day 84 12 Weeks |
Day 91 |
Day 98 14 Weeks |
Day 105 15 Weeks |
Day 112 16 Weeks |
Day 119 |
Day 125 18 Weeks |
Day 132 19 Weeks |
Day 139 20 Weeks |
Day 146 21 Weeks |
Day 153 22 Weeks |
Day 160 23 Weeks |
Day 167 24 Weeks |
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| 1 Boy Bodzio 982 009101418314 |
415g |
570g OA +1.0% BA +0.7% |
735g |
1010g OA +1.8% BA +1.3% |
1398g OA +6.5% BA +5.6% |
1592g |
1775g OA -2.1% BA - 3.7% |
2740g |
3290g OA +7.5% BA +4.9% |
4080g OA +8.4% BA +5.1% |
4610g OA +6.8% BA +3.4% |
5220g OA +6.4% BA +3.1% |
5970 OA +5.6% BA +2.3% |
6500 OA +6.0% BA +2.4% |
7400 OA +4.1% BA +0.3% |
7520 OA +6.3% BA +2.6% |
9.2 Kg |
10.5Kg |
12.1Kg |
13.4Kg |
21.0Kg |
27.8Kg |
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| 2 Boy |
451g |
650g |
880g OA +20.9% BA +20.9% |
1215g OA +22.4% BA +21.9% |
1570g OA +19.6% BA +18.6% |
1830g |
2050g OA +13.1% BA +11.2% |
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| 3 Boy Karson 982 009101422878 |
408g OA -2.0% BA -2.2% |
544g OA -3.6% BA -3.9% |
705g OA -3.1% BA -3.2% |
957g OA -3.6% BA -4.0% |
1402g OA +6.8% BA +5.9% |
1645g OA +0.5% BA +0.7% |
1833g |
2690g OA +3.9% BA +1.9% |
3170g OA +3.6% BA +1.1% |
3942g |
4670g OA +8.2% BA +4.8% |
5300g OA +8.0% BA +4.7% |
5875 OA +3.9% BA +0.7% |
6400 OA +4.4% BA +0.8% |
7200 OA +1.3% BA -2.4% |
7400 OA +4.6% BA +1.0% |
13.1Kg |
26.0Kg |
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| 4 Boy Sinbad 982 009101417946 |
444g OA +6.6% BA +6.5% |
648g OA +14.8 % BA +14.5% |
858g OA +17.9 BA +17.9% |
1110g OA +11.9% BA +11.3 |
1330g OA +1.3% BA +0.5% |
1736g OA +6.1% BA +6.2% |
1990g OA +9.8% BA +8.0% |
2834g OA +9.5% BA +7.3% |
3140g OA +2.5% BA +0.1% |
3830g OA +1.8% BA -1.4% |
4270g OA -1.1% BA -4.2% |
4750g OA -3.2% BA -6.2% |
5300 |
5600 OA -8.7% BA -11.8% |
6920 OA -2.6% BA -6.2% |
6700 OA -5.3% BA -8.5% |
7.93Kg |
8.9 Kg |
10.0Kg |
11.5Kg |
13.2Kg |
14.2Kg |
16.5Kg |
17.8Kg |
18.7Kg |
19.7Kg |
20.8Kg |
20.7Kg |
23.0Kg |
23.8Kg |
25.3Kg |
24.2Kg |
24.4Kg |
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| 5 Boy Simba 982 009101255820 |
373g OA -10.0% BA -10.6% |
470g OA -16.8% BA -17.0% |
555g OA -23.7% BA -23.8% |
745g |
1026g OA -21.9% BA -22.5% |
1448g OA -11.5% BA -11.4% |
1653g OA -8.8% BA -10.3% |
2270g OA -12.3% BA -14.0% |
2800g OA -8.5% BA -10.7% |
3689g OA -2.0% BA -5.0% |
4100g OA -5.0% BA -8.0% |
4610g OA -6.0% BA -8.9 % |
5340 OA -5.5% BA -8.5% |
6000 OA -2.2% BA -5.5% |
7160 OA +0.8% BA -2.9% |
7075 OA +0.0% BA -3.4% |
8.5 Kg |
12.2Kg |
13.2Kg |
15Kg |
21.0Kg |
23.5Kg |
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6 Boy |
392g OA -5.8% BA -6.0% |
487g OA -13.7% BA -14.0% |
610g OA -16.2% BA -16.2% |
824g OA -17.0% BA -17.4 |
1200g OA -8.6% BA -9.4% |
1609g |
1730g OA -4.6% BA -6.1% |
2518g
OA -2.7% BA -4.7% |
3020g OA -1.3% BA -3.7% |
3690g |
4240g OA -1.8% BA -4.9% |
4800g OA -2.2% BA -5.2% |
5825 OA +3.0% BA -0.2% |
6500 OA +6.0% BA +2.4% |
7580 OA +6.7% BA +2.8% |
7120 OA +0.7% BA -2.8% |
9.4 Kg |
11.2Kg |
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| 7 Boy Titan 982 009101341101 |
435g OA +4.4% BA +4.3% |
590g OA +4.5% BA +4.2% |
756g OA +3.9% BA +3.8% |
1115g OA +12.4% BA +11.8% |
1340g OA +2.0 % BA + 1.2% |
1580g OA -3.4% BA -3.3% |
1872g OA +3.2% BA +1.6% |
2798g OA +8.1% BA +5.9% |
3395g OA +10.9% BA +8.3% |
4070g OA +8.1% BA +4.8% |
4850g OA +12.3% BA +8.8% |
5700g OA +16% BA +12.6% |
6700 OA +18.5% BA +14.8% |
7100 OA +15.8% BA +11.8% |
8000 OA +12.6% BA +8.4% |
8140 OA +15.1% BA +11.1% |
10.0Kg |
11.1 Kg |
13.2Kg |
15.2Kg |
16.5Kg |
17.9Kg |
20.7Kg |
21.8Kg |
22.4Kg |
23.9Kg |
25.5Kg |
25.4Kg |
29.4Kg |
30.1Kg |
32.3Kg |
30.7Kg |
31.6Kg |
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Note: Girls should on average be lighter than boys. As you can see by week 5 the variations have evened out and the girls on average are 7% lighter than the boys. The correct body weights usually is established several weeks after moving to solid food with some swapping around between which is lighter and which is heavier at first as different puppies take to solids at slightly different rates. .This is as it should be. Overall we are delighted and this litter seems very consistent indeed. |
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| 8 Girl Lola 982 009101276389 |
402g OA -3.5% GA -3.1% |
497g OA -12% GA -11.6% |
639g OA -12.2% GA -12.0% |
831g OA -16.2% GA -15.4 |
1200g OA -8.6% GA -6.8% |
1678g |
1716g OA -5.4% GA -1.4% |
2492g OA -3.7% GA +0.5% |
2885g OA -5.7% GA -0.8% |
3405g OA -9.0% GA -3.5% |
3902g OA -9.6% GA -3.4% |
4400g OA -10% GA -4.2% |
4940 OA -12.6% GA -6.6% |
5300 OA -13.6% GA -7.0% |
6150 OA -13.5% GA -6.3% |
6200 OA -12.3% GA -5.6% |
8.2Kg |
11.6Kg |
17.0Kg |
22.8Kg |
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| 9 Girl Marina 982 009101421879 |
428g |
584g OA +3.4% GA +3.9% |
748g OA +2.8% GA +3.0% |
1041g OA +4.9% GA +6.0% |
1355g OA +3.19% GA +5.2% |
1642g |
1737g OA -4.2% GA -0.3% |
2390g OA -7.7% GA -3.6% |
2880g OA -5.9% GA -1.0% |
3570g OA -5.6% GA +1.2% |
4120g OA -4.6% GA +2.0% |
4750g OA -3.2% GA +3.4% |
5500 OA -2.7% GA +4.0% |
6000 OA -2.2% GA +5.3% |
6920 OA -2.6% GA +5.4% |
7000 OA -1.0% GA +6.6% |
8.9 Kg |
10.3Kg |
12.2Kg |
13.8Kg |
16.5Kg |
17.5Kg |
18.4Kg |
19.1Kg |
20.5Kg |
21.4Kg |
21.8Kg |
24.0Kg |
24.7Kg |
27.2Kg |
25.9Kg |
26.1Kg |
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606g OA +7.3% GA +7.8% |
790g OA +8.6% GA +8.8% |
1075g OA +8.3% GA +9.5% |
1310g OA -0.2% GA +1.7% |
1601g OA -2.1% GA -2.4% |
1775g OA -2.1% GA +1.8% |
2560g OA -1.1% GA +3.2% |
2958g |
3605g OA -4.2% GA +2.2% |
4100g OA -5.0% GA +1.5% |
4630g |
5425 OA -4.0% GA +2.6% |
5800 OA -5.4% GA +1.8% |
6621 OA -6.8% GA +0.9% |
6500 OA -8.1% GA -1.0% |
8.34Kg |
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OA BA GA |
OA 416.44g BA 417g GA 415g |
OA 564.6g BA 566g GA 562g |
OA 727.6g BA 728g GA 726g |
OA 992.3g BA 997g GA 982g |
OA 1313g BA 1324g GA 1288g |
OA 1636g BA 1634g GA 1640g |
OA 1813g BA 1843g GA 1743g |
OA 2588g BA 2641g GA 2480g |
OA 3060g BA 3136g GA 2908g |
OA 3764g BA 3883g GA 3527g |
OA 4318g BA 4457g GA 4041g |
OA 4906g |
OA 5653 BA 5835 GA 5288 |
OA 6133 BA 6350 GA 5700 |
OA 7106 BA 7377 GA 6564 |
OA 7072 BA 7326 GA 6567 |
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Day 22 Puppies First Solid Meal
At 3.5 weeks old puppies are now playing and walking around. It ia becoming apparent that they will need more space than the Whelping box alone can provide.
We decided to use some of the aluminium panels we have and the old artificial turf that we found at a garage sale to build a pen. We had purchased a temporary carport at Super cheap Auto this is 3M x 6M so provides an ideal shelter for the puppies from the sun and any unexpected shower.
We anticipate introducing the puppies next wednesday (4 weeks old) to the new pen for short visits initially. by 5 weeks they will be spending most of the day in this pen weather permitting.
Here are three pictures from various angles of the new pen. The pictures also show the deck over Johns workshop. THis deck had been planned for over a year but the desire for a nice flat and hygienic place for the new puppies spurred us on to finally put in a concerted effort and complete it in time for the litter.
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DAY 24 - Pictures of each puppy Top View, Side view, Front view
To help with identification the chest marking shot (if any) from Day 11 is included as the last picture of each puppy
Examined ridges today and found all to be very good and full length. Only offset crowns was on Puppy number 2 which unfortunately has to be put to sleep due to Dermoid Sinus.
1. Boy 735g . |
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3. Boy 705g. |
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White on chest (see picture of chest) Ridge: Full Length, Good shape, Centered and Crowns not offset. Very nice top of ridge |
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5. Boy 555g. |
White on tip of middle two toes of each back foot. White on chest and white line up middle of belly Ridge: Full Length, Good shape, Cent red and Crowns not offset. Non impressive head of ridge. |
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6. Boy 610g . |
White on tip of toes 1 and 2 of back right foot. White on chest (see picture of chest) Ridge: Ridge: Full Length, Good shape, Centered, Crowns may be ever so slightly offset. Good but not spectacular head of ridge. |
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7. Boy 756g . |
No white anywhere Ridge: Full Length, Good shape, Centered and Crowns not offset. Nice top of ridge |
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8. Girl 639g . |
White on tip of middle two toes of Front left foot. White on tips of toe 3 and 4 of back left foot. Ridge: Full Length, Good shape, Centered and Crowns not offset. Nice top of ridge |
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10. Girl 790g |
White on tip of toe 3 of back left foot. White mark on chest (see picture of chest) Ridge: Full Length, Good shape, Centered and Crowns not offset. Non impressive head of ridge |
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Puppies feeding 4 weeks old
As you can see they are now way too big to be feeding on Mother.... doesn't stop them from trying though.
Puppy Toilet Training has started.
Ridgebacks are relatively clean compared to many breeds
Not they now Wee and Poo automatically at the Paper end of the whelping box. They no longer soil there bedding end. To continue this training the new owner should progressively move the paper further from their bedding and eventually at the back door. Eventually putting it outside the door. Soon the puppy will let you know he wants to get out to the paper if the door is closed.
Click for new pictures of puppies at 5 weeks old
Puppies are now 7 weeks old and today Wed 7/4/2004 had their Microchips and C3 vaccinations
