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| Topaz |
Topaz came
into heat on March 10, the same day we bred Galena. Progesterone tests were
done on March 16 and 18 to determine the best date for breeding. They pointed
to March 22 as the optimal honeymoon date, so we called for Zip to come do his
job, which he was happy to perform!
Topaz will have an ultrasound in
late April (date TBD), after which we will have a pretty good idea how many puppies she is
expecting.
The sire
for this litter is Springville Zippity Doo Dah, or Zip for short, of Canadian
Doodle Puppies here in Ottawa. Zip is a handsome red parti boy who will be turning four in a few weeks. He has had several litters for Canadian Doodles – in fact, his son
Donovan was the sire to Topaz’s first litter! Okay, that means that these pups
will be half-siblings to her first litter on their dam’s side, and uncles and
aunts to the first litter (older pups) on their sire’s side! Could get
confusing come family reunion time…
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| Zip |
With Topaz being solid (light) apricot and carrying for parti, and Zip being red parti, we can expect all the pups to be in shades of gold-apricot-red, with half of them solid and half parti. Some might carry for phantom as well, but none will express it as Topaz carries two “blocker” genes and even if she didn’t, phantom doesn’t express when pups are in the cream-red colour range.
Anyhow,
with a gestation period of 63 days post-ovulation, Topaz’s due date is around
May 23. With her first litter she gave birth at around day 61 or 62, which
would make it around May 21 or 22. (We could have another litter born on my
daughter’s birthday – May 21!!) These
pups will be ready to go home around the third weekend of July.
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