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Golden Retrievers
Sparta, NJ
(973) 729-4114
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What a difference a day makes.
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BORN:
May
9th,
2017
Early Tuesday was a very
special day for Brazin. First
off itwas her 7th birthday.
Where did the time go?
Having approached her due date, it also became apparent that
this was the day she was going to deliver her puppies. I
called my friend Lori, shortly after midnight to come over and
help with the deliveries. The pups started arriving shortly after
1 AM and everything continued in the process as expected.
A previous ultrasound showed she was carrying about 7 to 8
pups, which is what she normally has based on her previous
litters Eight puppies were born by 6 am in the morning and since her contractions stopped, we cleaned up the whelping box,
took the puppies' newborn pictures, and my friend went home. While finishing up getting Brazin settled with the pups
she started contracting again and in about a minute give birth to puppy number 9. What a surprise! I cleaned her and the
whelping box again with clean bedding and headed upstairs to get some sleep. Newborn puppies can accidentally get laid on
by the mother and need to be watched, so I my husband Al had puppy detail. He gets very nervous, and was constantly
counting to make sure all were OK. " 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 good all there" Then a few minutes later. "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Wait
where is number 9? Oh, there you are, ok, 9 good" And so on. Suddenly, he noticed Brazin vigorously licking puppy.
This was strange since she was just resting peacefully, while nursing the pups . He did another head count. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10. Wow, to his surprise, he realizes Brazin was cleaning a puppy that was just born. This was hours after all the other pups
were born. My nap was cut short, responding to an excited husband's call, but it was such a nice surprise. Worth losing sleep
over.
So the way the birth of these puppies arrived, and that there were 10 now, I couldn't help to think of that children's song Ten
Little Indians, and thought what a great theme name. Each puppy is named to honor a Native American Tribe.