11/29/2023 0 Comments Silver blue german shepherdPuppies cannot maintain their own temperature until they are two weeks old.Īt German Shepherd Haus of the Pacific Northwest we take weekly photos of every puppy from time of birth till the day they go home. Making sure puppies are thriving, gaining weight, staying warm and being fed adequately is important to the survival the first couple of weeks. By recording the color of the collar, the time of the birth, the weight and the sex of the puppy it helps us identify each individual pup easily and quickly. We place a colored collar on each puppy as it is born which will remain until the day it goes to its new home. When Mom has finished the whelping process we give her what is called a clean out shot this is oxytocin. We order plasma which is a colostrum supplement and only use as needed. ![]() We also keep lactated ringers, puppy formula we use a couple of different brands, Miracle nipples, tube feeding supplies and only use as needed. Some fatalities can be due to lack of calcium. We give Mom calsorb in between puppies to keep her labor moving along, calsorb is a calcium supplement easily and quickly depleted during labor and contractions. The first stage of labor can last up to 12 hours this is the time that the cervix is effacing and dilating. The whelping box will be warmed and ready, scissors to cut umbilicals if needed, dental floss to tie the umbilicals if there is a problem, a bulb syringe to clear the nose and mouth of fluid, towels to dry the puppies, we use dopram for any puppies that have a hard time starting to breathe and an iodine tincture to sterilize umbilical. A normal adult dog temperature is 101.3 a 2 degree temperature drop means pups will be arriving in approximately 24 hours or so.Įxpectant moms will generally stop eating and some moms will start throwing up this gives us the final opportunity to make sure we have all things ready. We can tell by monitoring the expectant females temperature of how close she is to whelping. X-rays are done 7 to 10 days prior to the birthing process, x-rays give a pretty accurate number of pups to be expected which is important for us to know to make sure we have enough medication for Mom and babies. They also let us know if there is any need for medical intervention like a C-section. Ultrasound will give us an approximate puppy count although not as accurate as an x-ray. Ultrasounds can be done at around 28 days from mating if there is concern for the female or the puppies. By marking down the dates of mating we can give ourselves an idea of what date to expect puppies to be born. Progesterone testing can be done if needed to ensure pregnancy. The blue puppy is a blue sable, while the other pup is a traditional black and tan.We breed our Colored German Shepherd females by marking on the calendar first sight of blood to give us an idea of when we should be breeding. These pups are out of P1 Cher Car's A Shout in the Woods X Cher Car's Hey Jude. The two photos immediately below show two German Shepherd littermates. These dogs are as healthy and long lived as any of my dogs. The blue Dutch Shepherd is much more noticable. However, when adult, it can be very hard to tell the difference between a blue and another colored dog in the German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois breed. with light "baby blue" eyes, and stand out in any litter. ![]() In my German Shepherds, I've had blue "black and tans", blue sables, and blue blacks.īlue puppies are very attractive. The blue pup will be blue, or gun metal gray, where another pup would be black. Both parents have to have this allele in their genes to be able to produce a blue puppy. ![]() Great Danes, Collies, Dobermans, and of course, German Shepherd, Malinois, and Dutch Shepherds all can have blue pups.īlue is considered to be a dilution gene, actually named an "allele", that is found naturally. Blue, as a color, occurs in just about every breed, and especially in the herding breeds.
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