Stork is still above us!

It is not surprising that we are still waiting! Our female Aya is continuing to tease us with increasing signs of labor. She is becoming more restless, heavily panting, and struggling to get comfortable. Outside of her temperature, she is indicating birth is coming soon with signs but no puppies yet. She has chosen her person (her momma Jessie), and despite having her whelping box, she rather follow momma around. Jessie is truly concerned that Aya will try having puppies in her bed as she is definitely a Momma's girl.  Our Aussie, Jinx, and Aya's son, Nash, are never far from her. Nash is laying nearby keeping an eye on out on his mom while Jinx watches from the couch above. 

As we celebrated Memorial Day Weekend, Aya surprised us yet again when we played corn hole. She would steal the bean bags from the boards and go over to the tall grass. Little did we know she had collected quite a few "puppies" aka bean bags and made her little nest. 

We know the puppies are coming soon, so as a Kennel we are reviewing Puppy Culture (more on that later) and making sure our supplies are all ready to go.  I think we are getting just as prepared as Aya!

The Stork is Circling

 

Hello Followers!!

Memorial Weekend has been nothing short of crazy. As our kennel starts to prepare for this litter, it is not surprised that we have once again been thrown for a loop. This weekend, our goals were to prepare the house for the holiday, get the farrier out for the horses, and enjoy the long weekend as a family. It has been nothing short of utter chaos as we canned tomatoes, had visitors, and a infant to keep us busy.  In the midst of all the busyness, we notice our female Aya who never causes trouble or does anything negative, is starting to dig. We look at each other.... oh no, its starting. We were not prepared, not this weekend. We notice the behavior and quickly set up Aya's whelping box. Aya who is unfazed about pretty much every thing, just stares at us panting. We check her milk, yup its there; check her genitals, of course swollen; contractions, maybe its hard to tell right now with all that fur. 

After all the panic and getting set up, its now PUPPY WATCH. Our family is now checking in on "momma to be" hourly, breaking up babysitting by shifts so we can all accomplish the day's other
tasks. In order to prepare for this litter, we have set up a safe space for Aya to have her puppies. We have made Mother's Pudding, a high protein and calcium food, created by Puppy Culture, to provide extra nutrients to doggy mom's as they labor and feed their puppies. Spreadsheets for data tracking weight, birth times, and any additional notes to stay organized are printed and ready to go. Now its a waiting game.

Join us as we share our journey with our Ace and Aya litter from birth to when our puppies go home.