The father
The puppies' father is called Chester. Chester is a smart golden retriever. I actually haven't seen him, but I would like to meet him. The one who knows Chester is my sister, which made the all the arrangements with Chester's owner, who is a friend from hers. They have told me that Chester is tall and big, his hair is slightly reddish and his mother worked as a trained dog that looks for hidden bombs.
Chester has a pedigree. A pedigree is defined as "The written record of a pure-bred dogs ancestry (lineage)" (crazyfordogs, 2005). Chester is slightly younger than Kansas, about one month younger.
The puppies where conceived at his home. Well, at the beginning we though Kansas didn't get pregnant, since she stayed at Chester's for only 4 days. I thought that they were not enough days because she was still in her heat phase (that is when she is still dropping blood from her vulva (seeFIDO, 2005)).
However, after one month, we noticed she was getting fatter. We took her to the veterinarian to see if she was successfully pregnant. The veterinarian made her a ultrasound test and she was pregnant indeed! Wohooo! What a joy! However, he couldn't determine how much puppies were going to born. I hat to do another test to find it out, but those tests were very expensive so I took it as a secret that was going to be revealed until the birth date.
This is how the story of the dogs began. These are the first puppies for both Kansas and Chester. We counted the day when the puppies will probably born. Normally the pregnancy lasts 2 months. So the birth date would be between 4th-8th of November.
When Kansas's reached her last week as pregnant, we could feel the puppies kicking. It felt like a miracle. It was also a sign indicating that the puppies were coming soon.
Tip of the day: A large breed pup stops being a puppy until he is 2 years old. This is is due to the slow growing rate of large breed dogs. They mature slower than smaller breed dogs. If pups weight more than 50 pounds, consult a veterinarian for applying a diet on your dog. (Yahoo! Pets, 2005)
Fact of the day: A dog's pregnancy time (gestation) lasts for 2 months. This is very different compared to human gestation time (9 months) because gestation time varies across species. Gestation time and life expectancy of species are very similar. Dogs get to live between 15-20 years average and humans about 72 years average (Lee, 2001).
Chester has a pedigree. A pedigree is defined as "The written record of a pure-bred dogs ancestry (lineage)" (crazyfordogs, 2005). Chester is slightly younger than Kansas, about one month younger.
The puppies where conceived at his home. Well, at the beginning we though Kansas didn't get pregnant, since she stayed at Chester's for only 4 days. I thought that they were not enough days because she was still in her heat phase (that is when she is still dropping blood from her vulva (seeFIDO, 2005)).
However, after one month, we noticed she was getting fatter. We took her to the veterinarian to see if she was successfully pregnant. The veterinarian made her a ultrasound test and she was pregnant indeed! Wohooo! What a joy! However, he couldn't determine how much puppies were going to born. I hat to do another test to find it out, but those tests were very expensive so I took it as a secret that was going to be revealed until the birth date.
This is how the story of the dogs began. These are the first puppies for both Kansas and Chester. We counted the day when the puppies will probably born. Normally the pregnancy lasts 2 months. So the birth date would be between 4th-8th of November.
When Kansas's reached her last week as pregnant, we could feel the puppies kicking. It felt like a miracle. It was also a sign indicating that the puppies were coming soon.
Tip of the day: A large breed pup stops being a puppy until he is 2 years old. This is is due to the slow growing rate of large breed dogs. They mature slower than smaller breed dogs. If pups weight more than 50 pounds, consult a veterinarian for applying a diet on your dog. (Yahoo! Pets, 2005)
Fact of the day: A dog's pregnancy time (gestation) lasts for 2 months. This is very different compared to human gestation time (9 months) because gestation time varies across species. Gestation time and life expectancy of species are very similar. Dogs get to live between 15-20 years average and humans about 72 years average (Lee, 2001).
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