Saturday, February 1, 2025

Jessy, mother of Xanthy, had come into heat in the past week. You often see that the next bitch will also do that.

Indeed, today Xanthy came into heat. Of course, I have already contacted the owner of the male dog.

This process is going to be exciting again.

 

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Made an appointment with the vet for a vulva examination of Xanthy to see if everything is okay. The results always take a few days.

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

Today we have the first appointment for the progesterone injection. We already had the idea that she would still be in early heat. The result of the examination of the vulva was good.

And later the vet called with the results and the values ​​were still very low.

 

Monday, February 10

Back to the vet again to have her progesterone tested. Xavi didn't do much with Xanthy yet, so we already knew that she wouldn't be ready for mating yet.

It hadn't really risen yet. New appointment made.

 

Thursday, February 13

Xavi is starting to get more interested in Xanthy so we hope that the progesterone has risen. First we had to take another blood test.

The result was that the progesterone had risen, but not enough to mate. We had to come back the next day.

 

Friday, February 14, 2025

Today is Valentine's Day so it would be nice if she had a date with Cassanova today. Progesterone was tested and it had risen well. However, the advice was to mate on Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately no Valentine's date.

 

Saturday, February 15, 2025

We left early. Richard drove, because I broke my wrist and was therefore not allowed to drive.

At 10:00 we were in Belgium at Chris van Beierendonck-Lembrechts. First we had a coffee, because it is quite a drive. After coffee we went to see if mating would work. And yes, Xanthy and Cas were coupled.

After she got loose, we immediately put Xanthy in the bus, so that she could rest for a while.

We drove home, but agreed that we would come back in the evening. Mike also came along.

This was another successful mating. We were tired, because we were home at 23:15.

We agreed that we would come back on Sunday afternoon.

 

Sunday 16 February 2025

Now we drove home at 12:00. After a nice cup of coffee and some administrative things, Xanthy and Cas mated again of course.

We drove home very satisfied. Now we have to wait for the ultrasound.

 

Friday, 28 February 2025

We are almost 14 days further.

Xanthy walks more calmly with me during the walks. She does not pull on the leash. She is calmer in behavior. She also does not feel like playing with the others. She joins in for a while, but then she retreats. We also pay attention to her that she does not play wildly.

 

Friday, 7 March 2025

Xanthy's behavior has changed. She lies down a lot more and does not look at the others much. Her nipples are growing a little and she has vomited bile. She still eats very well.

 

Wednesday, 12 March

It is getting more and more exciting. The ultrasound is on Friday, but I already suspect that Xanthy might be pregnant. Her nipples are really getting bigger and they are changing color and she really avoids the wild play of the others. Furthermore, she had sticky mucus from her vulva quite quickly, which is often also a sign that the dog is pregnant.

Just 2 more nights of sleep.

 

Friday, March 14, 2025

Today is an exciting day. Although I think Xanthy is pregnant, it is always exciting whether it really is.

Richard also came along for the ultrasound. He had never seen an ultrasound like that before. We were called by the vet and Xanthy was allowed to stand on the examination table. She got gel on her belly and the vet quickly went over the belly. I immediately saw that Xanthy was pregnant and so did the vet.

We then looked calmly and the vet explained it to Richard. He did see a number of puppies.

We are so happy. There will be those nice little cuddles again.

It remains an exciting time.

 

 

Once we were in our bus, we called Chris van Beierendonck to tell her that Casanova and Xanthy are going to be parents.

All the effort was worth it.

On the way back, we of course got some delicious pastries and ate them together with Mike at home.

Then I sent a few more messages to a few people to say that Xanthy is pregnant. Hopefully we can make a few people happy in about 5 weeks. We are really looking forward to it!!

 

Friday, March 21, 2025, day 34

We are already a week further. Xanthy's belly is growing well. She is gaining quite a bit of weight. Her nipples are already very big.

Today the weather is nice and we are all outside a lot. Xanthy is taking her rest well, she lies down a lot.

Last week we started feeding her puppy kibble, but she is not eating normally. She really gobbles them down, which makes her spit it out a bit later. So now we decided to give her regular kibble.

 

Sunday 30 March 2025, day 43

Xanthy is doing well. Since she started eating regular kibble again, she hasn't thrown up anymore. She is very hungry. Her food is increased every week.

She has quite a belly.

She walks short distances at a leisurely pace.

She is sometimes a bit more aggressive towards the others. Especially when they want to smell her belly. She is already very protective of her babies in her belly.

She is taking even more rest than she already did. If she has been moving for a while, she immediately lies down afterwards.

Time flies by. The puppies will be born in 3 weeks. It goes so fast.

We have also contacted the people on the waiting list. Of course, we don't know what the gender of the puppies will be, but we and they are all waiting with great anticipation.