Bitch pregnant??

Oh good, make sure you get the proper non slip stuff for those furry little paws.

 

Yeah im going to get bathroom stuff. My wife actually asked what design i would go for... i replied... "The cheapest" lmao

 

Lino isn't bad idea but I still think that vet bed is better - puppies will be much comfier on that than on lino.

I'm sorry but I cannot understand breeding without health testing. I'm really surprised that stud dog's owners agreed on such mating. Lets hope pups will be healthy.

I checked pedigrees of both parents & I'd say you're expecting black puppies - most dogs in their pedigrees are black, only your girl's grand mother & great grand mother were yellow.

 

Jet and Scott are very handsome! Lino for non-slip scuffling and vet bed for cosying up sounds ideal

 

Addresses have now been blanked out on the pedigree certificates

 

How did you check that lol, i was wanting to find that out, thanks for that!
As for the stud dogs owner agreeing to the mating. Jet actually came from one of his other studs. So maybe he knew the line? As i mentioned above if i had known i should have done this, i would have. But hindsight is a wonderful thing.

 

Completely agree!

 

Thanks for that, awaiting all the hatemail lol! Book of the Bitch arrived today, looking forward to it!

 

There's a chart on this website which may help you understand the different colour variations and how they influence the colour of the litter. https://www.vetgen.com/chromagene-coat-color.html

Basically, the outside ring on the concentric circles is the coat colour of the parent, so in this case, the two parents are one of the first four rows and columns, giving you one of sixteen cells the litter could fall into. Out of these sixteen, nine are "All Black" so, without even looking back at the family trees and trying to work out the parents' genetic codes, you know that you have a greater than 50% chance of the litter being all black. And of the other options, all but one gives you 75% black. So, looks like you're going to have plenty of black wriggly worms!

 

My little girls wants there to be a golden one lol, but im telling her they will all be black so she wont be disappointed if there isnt any but excited if there is one lol. Dont mind what colours i get as long as they are all healthy!

 

How's Jet doing?

 

Shes doing really well thanks, the yellow discharge has completely gone and now shes left with a clear discharge on in her wee after waking up and going outside. Her eating is back to normal (in fact eating more hungrily) and we have started introducing puppy food into her feed. Her teats are more noticeable now and her tummy looks fine but i can see her more widening around the sides. Picked a few bits of chipboard, cardboard, and some vet bedding as well as buying a roll of non-slip lino lol. Im no use at being a handyman so my father-in-law is coming round on Monday to build it for me. Ill post a pic once its done. Itll be 4ft by 4ft.
Have read the "book of the bitch" cover to cover already and it is full of helpful tips, so thanks for the suggestions. Also visited Jets sister and mother the other evening (havent been back there for 3 yrs since i got Jet) to get some more info to how they got on with Jets mothers whelping, so that was helpful too. So all being well ill be getting Jet used to her whelping box next week and we will take it from there.
3 weeks to go from either Sat or Tues!!! EXCITING lol
Really appreciate you asking!

 

Good to read she's doing so well & that you're preparing "on full blast"
What's the final decision: shed or dining room?

 

dining room lol. I preferred her to be there, but i think the fact that it could cause harm to the pups with the heat build up and me not being able to be close to Jet when the time comes swung it lol. It didnt help that the breeder who we bought Jet off told my wife the house will be stinking and you would have to move house etc lol. Its one of those things, as long as i clean up the smell shouldnt be too bad lol

 

Our litter was in dining room & the house didn't smell. Yes it can be a bit smelly in the morning when puppies are older but it takes just few minutes to clean (vet bed & toys to the washing machine & wipe the floor) & the smell goes. When puppies were about 5 weeks old we were allowing them to run free downstairs so we had some accidents on the carpet but again cleaning & no smell
Where does Jet's breeder keep his litters?

 

I raise ducklings and they live in my lounge room for the first two weeks of their life. Ducklings poo more than you can possibly imagine. It's just a matter of frequent and dedicated cleaning. If I can cope with ducklings you can cope with puppies - I promise!!!

 

You wont get any hate mail, please don't think that for a moment . Pippa needed to make her point about how important, if not vital , health checking is , but no one on here will judge . Seems like you are doing all the right things now in preparation for the pending whelping , so pleased that the pups will be indoors , better for them and fab for you to watch them grow .

 

Thank you Kate, your words really do mean alot. Just praying all puppies AND Jet are healthy and well during the whelping process!

 

Jets breeder only bred their bitch once and they had them in their garage which was attached to the house. I dont have that luxury so the dining room will be fine. Also the puppies as they get older will be playing with my kids so all being well none of them should be nervous and shy of noise!

 

I hope everything goes well with the whelping and upbringing.

And anyway, there is still quite a lot information on this mating that you could give to prospective puppy owners - for example, you could provide the estimated breeding value for Waysgreen Apollo and Martha Guinness Girl.

You want the results for both sire and dam to be as far into the green (towards green 60 or more would be my target for a puppy) as possible. The tool is here:

http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/services/public/mateselect/ebv/Default.aspx

All you have to do is select Retriever (Labrador) and type in the pedigree names to get the results.

Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) are a tool that can help breeders make breeding choices based on indicators of the genetic risk of complex inherited disease, which is more accurate than by using an individual dog’s test score alone. EBV calculations use all BVA/KC hip and elbow screening data and pedigree information from the individual dog and its surrounding family, to more effectively determine the genetic risk that each dog will pass this disease to its progeny.