English Springer Spaniel, Papillon, Labrador Retriever, Miniature Horses

The Whelping of the Springer Spaniels (previous litter)

At 1:30 AM, two very excited young girls were at my bedside claiming Misty had birthed her first puppy. Before the blink of an eye, we were all in our kitchen, bleary eyed, but excited to see Roscoe and Misty's baby.

Before long, baby two was being expelled from her body. Such a miracle and privilege for our family to witness. Click here to see this miracle.

This first video is the darkest and hardest to see but if you want to take a peek, click on the newborn puppy to the right. These videos will also pop up faster on our youtube version, but the screen is a small display. So, you can either wait for a slow download and a big picture or click here, and it is an instant video, but a small picture.

And here is a video of the last puppy being whelped. Click on the picture to the left. Look at the beautiful mask on this little boy on the left. Click here for the youtube version.

As the puppies mature, their little pink noses darken, as do their feet, so they look like a mature dog. If you look on our puppy collage page (click here), you will see how quickly the skin changes.

During the whelping process, the female exhausts herself, so mom always has chicken broth on hand as a treat during the process. Click on our exhausted Misty at the left to see her taking this in during the whelp.

Misty is fairly good at cleaning up each puppy as it appears, but mom does break the sac off of some of the noses. We girls think mom just gets overly anxious. Click on the picture on the right to see this process with a newborn pup. Click here for the "you tube" version. This is the clearest video.

Click here to see pictures of all the beautiful puppies!