We have puppies!!

I am pleased to announce that Galena surprised us this afternoon by giving birth to SIX beautiful babies. Our vet had counted five on the ultrasound with, she said, maybe a sixth but she thought the sixth was more likely a partially resorbed embryo as it was much smaller and less well-defined. As it turns out, one of the pups is much smaller than the others; maybe that was him.

We have:

• Puppy #1: male, 234g, caramel with a small white spot on his chest, born around 2:35
• Puppy #2: male, 248g, solid chocolate, born at 2:45
• Puppy #3: male, 274g, caramel with a white star on his forehead, born at 2:50
• Puppy #4: male, 190g, chocolate (phantom?) with a tiny white spot on his chest, born at 3:33
• Puppy #5: female, 263g, chocolate phantom, born at 3:57
• Puppy #6: male, 290g, chocolate (phantom?) with a large white patch on his chest, born at 4:24

This measn that the winner of the Guess How Many Puppies contest is Kathleen, sho guessed six puppies with the first born on 17 Nov at 3:30pm. That's less than an hour ort from when the first one actually arrived. Congrats Kathleen! A $10 Timmy's card will be winging its way to you shortly. 

And congrats to Galena and Cumin Chino, who made some beautiful babies together!

If you know anyone who is thinking of getting a puppy, send them our way. Several of these pups are still available.