Mistesso Jo's Little Angel (Daisy) was mated with Lynwater Sea Haze
The Final Hours of Daisy's Pregnancy
On Friday 8th May 2010, it was clear that Daisy was very close to whelping. She refused all food, vomitted a few times and didn't want to leave the comfort of the sofa.
At 2.30am on Saturday 9th May, I checked on Daisy who remained uncomfortable but otherwise unchanged. 30 minutes later she scratched at the door to get my attention. I decided at this stage that I would sleep the rest of the night on the sofa but it wasn't to be - within 15 minutes Daisy had gone into labour.
The Puppies are Born
The first puppy, an orange roan boy, was born at 3.45am on Saturday 8th May. Daisy was taken a bit by surprise and let off a few yelps, but then her natural instinct kicked in and amazingly she knew what to do and needed only a little help from me.
The following 3 puppies were born at regular intervals, every half an hour. Daisy then took a short rest, and went into the garden for a pee before resuming with the whelping.
Two more puppies followed in quick pursuit. Then a 7th arrived a short time later. Puppy number 8 was more reluctant to leave the comfort of mum's tummy. But at just after 8am the final puppy made an appearance and Daisy sighed a big doggy sigh of relief! She then settled down to giving all 8 puppies a good feed. 
The Puppy Facts
Daisy's litter is straight out of the genetics textbook in terms of the gender and colour mix.
2 blue roan boys- 2 blue roan girls
- 2 orange roan boys
- 2 orange roan girls
All of the puppies were a good weight at birth. 2 weighed in at 9oz, 4 at 10oz and 2 at 11oz.
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