The DOUBLE Litter - post 202 kids and puppy pix!

[Barnyard]

Praying for lots of Babies..... and pictures

 

[Redyre Rotties]

Some people may be interested in what a breeding such as this costs.

The tally so far:

Updated CERF eye test: $35.00
Prebreeding exam and consultation, Brucellosis screening,
baseline progesterone test $290.00
2 more progesterone tests $130.00
Stud fee $800.00
Trip to make breeding $150.00

So far we are up to $1405.00. This does not include any of the other expenses incurred such as training, showing, and finishing the dam's titles (Estimated 5K), all her health testing (probably another 1200), advertising and website (several hundred more).

Future expenses will include an ultra sound to confirm pregnancy (About $100.00), rental of Whelpwise equipment (About $450.00), various other supplies I will need to have on hand for whelping (about $300).

My whelping box is relatively new. I spent about 350 on materials for it, and my husband built it for me. I am making some mods to the safety rails, so will spend another hundred bucks or so doing this before these puppies arrive.

Here she is in the box in 2007 just before the Choice litter was born.

 

[Barnyard]

Oh wow!!! That whelping box is nice. I never realized the cost of a "proper" breeding..... Kiddo's to you for knowing what you are doing

 

[Chicks R Friends NOT Food]

No wonder puppies are so expensive.

 

[Karrie13]

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That is exactly what I was thinking. You can pick one up from a BYB for pennies compared to a well bred dog but if you don’t watch out then your BYB dog could end up costing WAY more than a well bred dog from a reputable breeder. My mom has a Rotti from a BYB who isn’t even a year old yet and been diagnosed with hip and elbow dysplasia. Luckily my BYB Rotti is healthy so far. It PAYS in the long run to spend the extra money and get a quality dog.

 

[Redyre Rotties]

Today is day 9 on the countdown to day 63 and whelping.

Today Penny is 93 lbs. Barrel girth is 34". Abdominal girth is 27".

 

[Redyre Rotties]

From time to time between now and the whelping, the puppy cam will be live. It is live right now. On the bed is my girl who was so sick the other week, "Diddy", taking a little afternoon snooze.

The whelping box will be in this room when it's time to be set up.

http://www.ustream.tv/broadcaster/801412

 

[bwebb7]

When I read double litter I thought there would be 2 sires and you would dna to see who the sire of each pup was!

Don't forget the hips & elbows and patella ofa stuff too for your expenses

 

[Redyre Rotties]

Penny is on day 21 of 63. Nipples are enlarged, there is breast development, and a filling in in the flank area.

She has not gained any weight. I weighed her at the vet twice this past week.

She has gained one inch on both ends. Barrel is now 35, flank girth is 28.

She is very hungry, and very clingy. Ultra sound is Friday after next!

For comparison:

Not pregnant

Today

 

[hensonly]

Hey, there,

Best of luck with the babies...a friend of mine breeds Newfoundlands, and I work in a nursing home... I brought home some of the quilted cloth incontinence pads we use on the beds (that nursing home used the disposable ones, so the cloth ones were up for grabs), and gave them to my friend. She uses them in the whelping box, and loves them. They absorb and wick away the moisture, they can be washed and bleached all to heck and stand up to it very well. She also uses them in the crates, as Newfs tend to drag lots of mud and dirt and ick into their crates. They work so well she has bought more as the original ones wore out. Just a suggestion, if you want to look into it.