Julia's First Whelp!

About 2 weeks after we got him Julia went into heat. I wanted to keep them apart because we were scheduled to go on vacation the week she would be due and be gone for 6 weeks. I changed my mind on day 11, of her heat cycle, and let them do their own thing; we weren't sure if we were going to be able to go on vacation and I really didn't want to wait till November, anyway. :)

I knew she was pregnant on June 30th,2009.

Julia at 4/5 weeks along

We ended up going ovacation... Before leaving my almost-13 year old brother and I set up a whelping box, and nice fence for our 3 dogs, {My 2 and Mama's Papillon} and the puppies that were due the week after we

left. :(

Julia at about 57 days along

It was very hard for me to accept that I was going to miss Julia's first whelp! After I surrendered it all into the Father's hands I felt at peace with it; knowing they would be in the best of hands. My Dear Daddy was going to stay home and would take care of

them for me, as well as Creator Yahweh, so they would be double safe!

I first felt the puppies on the 25th of July which was day 59, if my calculations are correct. :) It was also the night before we left. She was as big as a basketball!! My Mother kept saying all through her pregnancy, "That poor dog!" She felt completely sorry for her! :) She was HUGE!

The night before we left. I took this picture knowing it would be the last one while she was pregnant. It was taken on my phone and in the middle of the nigh, thus why it is blurry and dark

We had been gone 2 days, driving through Missouri, when Daddy texted me and said the dogs had somehow gotten out of the fence and Julia wasn't around. He went looking and found her under some boards by my sibling's play house. He said she had at least 2 puppies and sent me a picture but you can't see anything so I thought I'd just post the one he sent me the next evening...

I have to wait to hear any news of my puppies until evening because Daddy has to work but when he sent this picture he said "she has 5"!! I couldn't believe it!! Five puppies! I was so blessed!

I think it was the next day Daddy told me Julia wanted the puppies in the house, under my bed so he had moved them for her. He said, "I moved allllll, count the L's" I thought he ment 5 puppies and then Julia makes 6 but he answered, "There are SIX puppies, you have 6 puppies!!" I really couldn't believe it! :) It took me a couple of days for it to actually sunk in! Yahweh is beyond good to me! Blessing me with SIX puppies is... there are no words for how awesome He is! What a wonderful gift! 6 puppies and all females!! :) :) HalleluYah!