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5 Days and Counting Kalani waits with Korina
Waiting for the Puppies to Arrive
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Breeding, Ultrasound, X-rays and Waiting ....
Korina was bred to Hanford and his son Baumann on September 18th and 19th
at the CCI Northwest Kennels in Santa Rosa. Hanford is known for his
"all black" litters, while Baumann (like Korina) often has yellow puppies.
A month later, on October 10th, Korina went back to CCI for her sonogram to
confirm that she had "puppies on board." Dr. Ruth has the girls lie in
a cushy-foam pad, shaves their tummies, and then applies the goo so that we
get a good image. Little circular blobs appear and heart-beats confirm
that she has a "half a dozen or so."
A week before she is due we head back for a final X-ray so we can get a
clearer picture, literally, of the number of puppies. A head-spine
count shows Six puppies. Soon the Whelpwise Monitor arrives and we
begin to monitor the uterine contractions, and using a portable sonogram to
locate and listen to the heartbeats of each puppy. Rather than just
"sitting around and watching the dog," now we hooked the monitor up every
couple of hours to track the progress of puppies and expected their arrival.
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