Garnet's ultrasound

I've been getting more inquiries about Garnet's litter, so decided to get an ultrasound done so that I could tell people with at least a certain amount of confidence how many puppies we are expecting.


Garnet's Guardian family dropped her off at our place on Sunday afternoon and the ultrasound was done on Monday afternoon, so she had a day to play with us and the puppies and enjoy some of the outdoors near our home.

And the number is... (drumroll) - 4! Or maybe 5.


Of course, ultrasounds are virtually never dead-on. Our sole previous experience with ultrasound was that it overcounted (predicted 5 or possibly 6 and we got 4), but other breeders report that in their experience it generally undercounts far more often than overcounts.


So I am moderately certain we will get 4, hopeful we might get 5, and would be ecstatic if it turned out to be 6 (or more??!!!?). Garnet is very petite, so I wasn't expecting more than 3 or 4. Five (or more) would be a definite bonus.


The four very visible puppies were a good size - close to 3.5cm at half-term. At full-term they'll be around 15-20cm, but most of that size is put on in the final 2 weeks. They had strong heartbeats and looked healthy, according to the vet.


On Easter Monday afternoon we drove her back to her Guardian family and we all - Amore, puppies, kids, and Garnet - had a chance to play at her house for a few hours.

 Puppy frisbee

 Puppy love

(tired puppies taking a nap in Garnet's bed)

So the count down in on!! Just four weeks to go!