Maks is one of a small number of Dalmatians worldwide that carries two copies of the desirable SLC2A9 gene therefore every puppy he produces will have one copy of the gene and therefore Low Uric Acid (LUA)! Emily has one copy of the LUA gene so we expect some of these puppies to have two copies! This beautiful litter is the result of breeding an outcrossed female back to her sire. I believe that homozygous puppies from this litter will be very useful in incorporating the LUA gene in other bloodlines. They are very healthy and consistent.



Sunday, September 18, 2011

Week One

The puppies had a very busy day today. They had their first visitors! LaDonna came to see her family namesakes and also our friend Chris came to visit. Chris owns Bella who is a full sister to Bizzi and also Ryder who is a 1/2 brother to Bizzi. This is the first time Chris ever saw a litter of one week old puppies.

Every week on their birthday I weigh the puppies and clip their toenails. Since they are one week old today this was the day. I am happy to say they puppies have all gained uniformly. At birth they weight from 12 to 14 ounces and at week one they weigh from 1 lb 6 oz to 1 lb 8 oz. They are all very strong and healthy which isn't a surprise but it is very rewarding. I always keep their nails trimmed because they get very sharp and can hurt their mom when they are nursing plus it gets them accustomed to being handled and having their nails clipped. Bizzi continues to be a wonderful mother. The good news is the fact that her boobie is all better. When I got up this morning and checked her all the redness and swelling was gone and the puppies were happily nursing on it. I am glad I caught it before it caused a problem.  Bizzi still won't leave the puppies to eat if any of the puppies is nursing so I gave her her breakfast in bed again. I then went to shower and wen I returned to get the bowl out of the pool this is what I found.
Bizzi treated that green toy like it was a puppy when she was in labor. She kept licking it and trying to get it to nurse. After the real puppies came she forgot all about her green baby until yesterday. She was acting very stressed and I didn't know what she was stressing over until I saw that one of the other dogs had her green baby in their crate. While the other dogs were outside she took her green baby and put it with the rest of her babies and then she settled down and was content again.
 I think Emily will most likely be the first one to find herself outside the pool since she likes to climb on her mother's back.



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  1. LaDonnaSeptember 19, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    What a lovely litter. It was nice to see such bold, nice markings on puppies so young and LUA to boot. Bizzi was awesome to so happily share her puppies.

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  2. ChrisSeptember 19, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    I want all the puppies! They are such cuties. Can I come back and see them every week?

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