I have been remiss about posting to the blog as I tend to
post more regularly to my facebook page Northrock Barbets . However, here I am and here is the latest
news from Northrock…
I am very pleased to say that Sophie is confirmed pregnant
by palpation. At 6 weeks along (42 days)
she is beginning to look a little bit
bigger, her abdomen is firmer and her nipples are enlarged. Although, to the casual observer you would
really be hard pressed to tell she was pregnant. Depending on the number of puppies she is
carrying, she will become noticeably larger in the last couple of weeks of her
pregnancy. Click here to view a Dog Embryo / Fetal Development Calendar that lays it all out. We are getting more and more
excited as her due date approaches. Her
first breeding with CH Chmurnik z Górki Podduchownej CGN took place on February
20th and we are expecting puppies on April 24th.
Dog Embryo 39 Days
If you would like a glimpse into the canine womb to see what
exactly is going on, National Geographic has created an incredible video called
“In the Womb: Dogs”. It is a fascinating
documentary about the fetal development of 3 different breeds. If you ever get the chance to watch it I
highly recommend it. Here is a little
teaser. http://natgeotv.com/ca/in-the-womb/videos/in-the-womb-dogs
To view more of this documentary check out these links:
In other news, Kelly turns 8 months old tomorrow and her
puppyhood is flying by. She is a very
funny dog with a definite mischievous streak! We are enjoying her immensely.
Good ol’ Quincy is very much loved and somewhat spoiled… he
is the only one of the dogs allowed up on the furniture. He has quite decidedly taken over
the living room chair and it has become an evening ritual for our daughter to
spend time reading to him before she heads up to bed.
Daphne is well… Daphne is special. Like most cats she knows what she wants when
she wants it and doesn’t hesitate to let us know. She has become quite demanding in asking for
her evening meal and is always trying to bump up the time from her 5 o’clock
feeding to more like 4 o’clock. That is
unless she somehow forgets to wake up from her afternoon nap and sleeps late.
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