Puppies have arrived!
Puppies arrived on 5/31/18!! Four beautiful boys. Two mantles, one harl and one mantle merle. (No puppies are still available.)
Heidi is such a wonderful mom. I was amazed and shocked the speed of labor and delivery. She caught me a bit off guard. Figured after the first signs of impending whelping, we’d have hours and hours before puppies arrived. Nope, Heidi didn’t read the textbook. I was scrambling to get the comfy dog bed out of the whelping box (so she learns to hang out in the box and be comfortable) hauled out and the newspapers put down before I was catching the first puppy! She delivered all four puppies in three hours. She adores her babies and takes her job as mommy very serious.
Pregnancy X-Ray
We had Heidi’s x-ray, to do a puppy count, today.
Saw just four puppies, although she really looked like she was carrying more!
Still on the countdown
Outside for a short walk on this very hot day here in Iowa…
Picture taken today, 5/27/18, and her due date is next Saturday, 6/2/18.
One Week Until Puppies
Getting excited to welcome some new babies into the world! This picture was taken last night…
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Ultrasound confirmed! Puppies expected!
Excited to report that the ultrasound done last week confirmed Heidi’s pregnancy! Puppies due June 2nd!
Because it’s a constantly moving image, an ultrasound does not give a puppy count (you wouldn’t know if you’re counting the same pup more than once), although we did see at least four puppies at once. We will x-ray shortly before the due date to try to get a puppy count, which helps us during whelping to know how many to expect.
Heidi has been bred
Heidi and I took an amazing cross-country trip (Iowa to California) to breed to Henry. Hoping for puppies around June 1st.
New CHIC!
Very happy that Heidi’s CHIC number arrived! If you are unfamiliar with the CHIC program, check out this health testing article.
2018 Breeding Plans
Very excited to announce our upcoming breeding!
We are breeding Heidi (Flighty Foto Yin Yang) to Henry (MBISS GCHS Payaso Alto Gavea Henry Kissinger AOM). We are anticipating a breeding in March, which would mean puppies to be born in May (2018).
Heidi: Health Testing (CHIC number pending; all health tests complete, but awaiting posting of cardiac screening to OFA website); Pedigree
Henry: Health Testing
Puppy pedigree information to come.
Our policies on placing puppies. If you are interested in a puppy, please email me with a little bit of information about yourself, including your location.
I am also happy to offer referrals and to assist people in finding and screening breeders. Email me at bev@fotodanes.com with your location and any color preferences. We encourage you to do your own research on anyone’s recommendations, including ours. Don’t just stop at asking a breeder if they have Great Dane puppies for sale!
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Bev Klingensmith
Newton, Iowa 50208
641-792-8076 (available evenings/weekends)
bev@fotodanes.com