" It's New Year's Eve & the drinks are on Judy ! " Belly up to the milkbar ! "

( seventh pup by Judy's tail )

Breeze

Joanne

Heddi

Maddie & Breeze

 Mom & pups

" Quick Kate get the camera while momma's on a potty break ! " .

Belle waiting for her litter .

Judy & pups

To quote the Four Seasons " Oh , what a night " . Marked this litter to have 8 pups , but was surprised at 6 ( 5 live lost one ) . Every 2 hours Judy whelped a pup , then at 4 am quit at 6 . Took her & pups in to vet at 8 am & discover 2 faint heart beats ! Total 8 pups , after a C-section to claim last two ! Another sleepless 24 hours ahead as pups & mom things work out .

Judy went into whelp tonight . Photos & report to follow tomorrow .

Judy top . Belle bottom ( did I say bell-bottoms ? ) . Both doing a little nesting . Belle has a long way to go . Judy not so far .

Yesterday Judy's temperature was 101.6 . This morning it's 99.1 ! Will check before lunch , it might warm up to normal again . Judy's last litter was 4 days early ( from 63 days ) . Who knows ?

Took Judy's temperature this morning , 100.6 . Will start taking several times a day to establish a base line . Once her temp starts dropping , her time is near . 98 means pups are near . Expect to spend a few sleepless nights on the bed in the whelping room . No sooner will Judy have whelped , Belle will be on puppy watch .

Just too cute ! Maddie at 6 weeks . Maddie won her AKC championship in just 8 shows !

Belle with her last litter . The two black pups are borrowed King Charles Spaniels . Belle only had one pup & too much . The black pups' mom had no milk , so a bargain was made . This time Belle should have plenty of milk & plenty of puppies !

Belle with maybe 6 puppies & a week and a half to grow !

Judy today with another week to go / grow ! Maybe 8 puppies ?

Simply George .

Here comes Heddi !

" You sure waiting up here won't scare Santa off ? "

Two expecting dads , Waldo's close up & George's daredevil climb !

Both expecting moms , Belle ( front ) & Judy .

" Today's 121212 , pass it on ! Can't wait till noon ! "

Eli , my 12 year old US & Canadian champion , rolled in something " fresh " . No it wasn't the wild mint ! Did the same thing this Summer when I tar patched the driveway . I really didn't need another bath after the plummer & home insurance soaked me today ! Mild weather allows Eli & me to dry out tonight .

" Today I'm happier than a corgi on stilts ! " .

Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America ( CWCCA ) a national Cardigan organization , sent out a call to its members for stories on the breed . I submited my Foundation Bitch story . Here is Shadi with her great great grand pups .

Worked on Whelping Room today . Had "help' from Yo-Yo , the 3 legged cat . Yo-Yo forced his way under the twin bed ( that separates the two whelping boxes ) & refused to come out . Have a little time till Dec 29 & Jan 1 , best guesses at Judy's & Belle's due date .

" Sleep ! Sleep ! You are under my spell ! "

Not just planning puppies for Spring , am planning vegetable garden too ! This is a photo of an eggplant I grew last Summer . I call it the Develed Eggplant ( has horns ) !

Set up whelping boxes in whelping room . Have twin bed as a divider between the two whelping boxes . Room too small to get a good photo of setup . Each box out of sight from other , so moms won't get upset . Belle & Judy mated a couple days apart , should whelp about same time ! May be hectic but can use one or other as a foster mom if needed . This photo is Belle's last litter . She had one pup & adopted 2 . Hope this time Belle has a full litter or takes a couple of pups from Judy .

Made my own bread crumbs ( filled 3 containers ) & stuffing bread for TG . Now to shape it like a turkey , pop it in the oven , & hope for a Christmas Miracle ! Happy TG everyone . First married TG with my sweet Kate .

Jasper with adopted King Charles Spaniel pups . Belle & Waldo will have another litter this December !

Heddie is getting to be a big girl .

George is quite the escape artist , especially when the girls come into season with Cardigan Romance in the air .

Finally got to print photos of Lovebirds but not enough room for text & photos ! So here goes ; First photo is Waldo with Belle ( last mating produced Jasper ) . Second couple is George & Judy . Maddie is George's half sister , earned her AKC championship in just 8 shows . Have great expectations for both litters to whelp late December .

Having trouble pulling up photos , but while I was away Judy & George were bred , and Belle & Waldo bred yesterday on my return ! If all goes well , the week after Christmas we'll have puppies !

George & Ricky , a couple of happy faces .

Glenville won't let me have chickens , doubt if they will let me have a harness moose !

Jelly Bean went to a good home this morning . Now Jelly Bean will have 2 boys to play with .

One of Kate's treasures , a toilet nightlight with a kitten . What's amazing is our toilet has a wooden seat & at one time the bathroom had a lace curtain too !