Janet's giveaway

Hey everybody - be sure to get your entries in on Janet's giveway. It ends tonight!
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Solo Pics

I have neglected to post any pictures of Solo of late. As you can see, both ears are up and he looks more like his Dad everyday. Solo will be going to live in Nashville, TN with Debra of Everything Counts (http://twiggyr.blogspot.com/) . Debra and her family own Solo's 1/2 brother, Mugen. We will be keeping an eye on Solo to see how he develops.

Rosie's Official Photos

Here are the official photos from Rosie's first weekend out!

Here is Solo in his big boy pen!

The little stinker learned to climb out the whelping box last night.

One month celebration!

Solo is one month old today - Way to go little man! Solo desperately wants out of the lonely whelping box. He will be moving to a puppy pen in the den this weekend. He has finally decided that eating out of a bowl is better than the bottle. The little stinker is in constant motion so photos are a bit difficult right now.

Lots of puppy pictures

We have been incredibly busy at the Lyberty house so forgive us as we catch up on pictures of Solo. Solo is 3 1/2 weeks now and starting to look like a proper puppy! He is gaining around an ounce a day and has tripled his birth weight. Star's milk has dried up, so we continue to bottle feed him. We have introduced very mushy solid food, but he hasn't quite got the hang of eating out of a bowl. He prefers to lick the food off fingers instead - can we say Spoiled!

Since Solo is a single puppy now, we provided him with some stuffed brothers and sisters. As you can see he just loves his pink rabbit.

Shall we dance!

On a disappointing note...Lego's breeding to JoJo's daughter, Totsie, did not take. We will try again when she comes back in. I'm disappointed that the breeding did not take, but I have to say I am relieved not to be whelping another litter next week.

Norman's debut

Rosie and I caught a ride to the Newnan, GA show to watch Norman's debut.  I am happy to report that he and Frank took winners dog under Pat Hastings today.  Not bad for his debut.  Dummy me had my camera ring side but forgot to take any pics.  I'm sure Carol will be posting plenty of shots on Norm's blog.  

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Introducing Lyberty's Sole Survivor "Solo"

Here he is:

....LYBERTY'S SOLE SURVIVOR....

AKA: Solo at 2 1/2 weeks.

Solo has doubled his birth weight, opened eyes and is now wobbling around the whelping box. He is one tough puppy!

He still has time to cuddle with Mom

Good News

I took our little man to the Vet today. We had held off on doing his dewclaws until he was 2 weeks to avoid any undue stress. He got a clean bill of health and appears to have survived the nasty viral infection that took his littermates. He has almost doubled his weight and is one tough little guy. We are still bottle feeding him and letting Mom do everything else. Of course, I will feel better in another week when we start introducing him to solid food. His name will be Lyberty's Sole Surivior - "Solo".

Update

I have been afraid to post anything as it seems every time I do, things get worse. We have one surviving puppy - the tri-boy. He appears to be over the hump, although he is not gaining weight as much a I would like for him to. Keep the good thoughts and prayers coming. This has been one of the most devastating experiences of my life.
I have several wonderful puppy homes that I need to refer to someone. Two are specifically looking for blues. Please e-mail me if you know of anyone who has puppies available.

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We lost one of the black boys - we now have 3 survivors. I am afraid to post that they are improving.
I so love to have puppies in the home and look forward to entering the puppy room to check on them. I can spend hours watching puppies nurse and love to watch them open their eyes and discover the world around them. I now dread walking in to the puppy room, afraid of what I might find.

Fab Four

The fab four made it another 24 hours, keep your fingers crossed for their continue improvement!

Sad news - sigh

It's March 21st, the 2nd day of spring, and it's snowing in Tennessee. How appropriate for yet another sad day at the Lyberty house. We lost two more puppies yesterday and have another one failing. We are powerless to stop this carnage and its breaking our hearts. The puppies will be fine one minute. then they suddenly start getting blue and die within 24 hours, despite our best efforts to save them. We have four remaining pups for now, one blue girl (a mismark), a black girl and two black boys left.
I have wanted to do this breeding almost from the day Star was born and had such high hopes for the outcome. We will not breed Star again.

Puppy picture

The final six have either gained weight or stayed the same. Star's milk appears to be coming in better and we continue to supplement with bottle feeding. All pups are very active and very loud when hungry. We are cautiously optimistic. We have 3 blue girls, 1 brindle pointed tri girl and 2 black boys (1 boy is a brindle pointed tri - Lego's mini-me).

And then there were six

Sad news -  We lost our 2 little blue boys.  One late last night and the other on the way home from the vet this morning.  The remaining 6 are doing better but we are supplementing them with the bottle.  I am heart sick and very sleep deprived.

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There here

Star whelped 10 babies between 8:35 & 1:05  - 5 of each sex.  We lost girl #7 & boy #10 both blues.  We have 8 survivors - 3 blue girls, 1 black girl, 2 blue boys, 2 black boys (one is a brindle pointed tri - a Lego mini me).  Mom & babies are resting comfortably

Laura Prosser

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Puppy Watch

Well, the sun set hours ago and still no puppies. Star is definitely in pre-labor so it's going to be a long night.

Star

Star's temperature dropped two degrees this morning. She is restlessly nesting, shivering and panting between taking short naps. Looks as if the babies are getting ready to make their entrance. Wouldn't it be nice if they decided to make a day time arrival!

Update

Jill is improving, apparently she just needed another boost of antibiotics to get her over the hump. We are still watching her closely and monitoring what she eat.
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Star is very uncomfortable but not showing any signs of whelping yet. Bless her heart - I know she will be glad to get those puppies out of her so she can take a deep breath again.

Jill

Jill has taken a turn for the worse. She ate good yesterday morning and was barking at me to get the food to her as normal. Then last night she ate a little chicken and rice, but wasn't as spunky. This morning she refused to eat and obviously did not feel good. While she is no where near as sick as she was, we are concerned. A quick call to the Vet resulted in a steroid shot and more antibiotics. Time will tell is this helps. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
Star is still waddling her enormous tummy around the house and showing no signs of whelping. Maybe she is holding them in until Jill feels better.