CACHI & DOLLAR!
Are happy to announce the birth of 5 dogs and 4 bitches
on August 14th. 2023
For the record :
Allegras Pleasure Daddy's Dollars (Dollar)
Born July 27th 2021
Skinned Alive of Tintagel Winds - (Cachi)
MEGA HUGGING SUNDAY OF TINTAGEL WINDS (Meg) x Never Give Up Of Tintagel Winds (Never)
Born February 19th 2021
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Are happy to announce the birth of 5 dogs and 4 bitches
on August 14th. 2023
For the record :
Allegras Pleasure Daddy's Dollars (Dollar)
Born July 27th 2021
Skinned Alive of Tintagel Winds - (Cachi)
MEGA HUGGING SUNDAY OF TINTAGEL WINDS (Meg) x Never Give Up Of Tintagel Winds (Never)
Born February 19th 2021
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23/11/23 - Allegra’s Pleasure Daddy’s Dollars - the sire of the Cachi puppies. Congratulations to Maya - he’s now Swiss Show Champion, Swiss Beauty Champion and Swiss Retriever Club Champion since the Geneva Show this last weekend.
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Going Home!
Going Home!
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U.S. Navy Otter Of T.W. The beginning of a new life for U.S. Navy Otter of Tintagel Winds. What a welcome ! First the surprise of 10 year old I Do Too of T.W. (Ipsos) - surprise for both of them - then the fun of two young humans, Martin and Julie, who adore him. It appears he’s absolutely at ease, playing, discovering, eating, drinking , tail never stops wagging . . . . Life is going to be FUN, Otterly fun ! |
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After 3 days
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4 Months - What a lovely surprise in the post . . . Little Otter and his friend I Do Too (Ipsos) - a book of photos to mark the arrival and the first months of a tough, resilient, courageous and joyful little boy who is extremely lucky to have Salima as his Mummy and Ipsos as his big brother. □❤️
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8 Months
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1 Year
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Unforgettable Love Of T.W. O.K. I’m off home to Les Yvelines a long, long drive. Time for a snooze in the car . . . |
Unforgettable Love in her new home . . . trying to fathom out who these two small humans are and why Texy, Blue and Star have evaporated and what this lovely soft bed is for . . .
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United Love Of T.W. United Love has just left for his new life - tip-toeing in the foot-prints of Big Mac (Tam O’Shanter of T.W. X Rainbow’s End of T. W.) . . . long and happy life little pale blue colla |
3 Months
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8 Months
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Unmatched Love Of T.W. (Texy° Went to TEXAS |
« What d’you mean ´we’re off to Texas’ ? Where’s that ? »
And what did Beth reply ? (watch her husband’s expression) « Just down the road, Texy, just down the road ! »
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28/11/2023 - Super ! Texy has arrived in Texas, was clean in his kennel, enjoyed being popular in the airports both leaving France and arriving in the U.S. All is fine, what a relief !
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30/11/2023 - Super news ! Texy has arrived home, met his new friends and humans and checked in on the drive home to say hello and meet his future show handler. Everyone seems to love him and vice versa. For a 15 weeks’ old puppy who’d only had one 5 minutes foray into the outside world and three visits to the Vet - I think he’s really pretty cool. Way to go little treasure !
05/12/2023 -Unmatched Love has settled happily into her new home and brings joy to her family.❤️
01/03/2024 - Texy - now 6 1/2 months and looking very like his sisters - scrawny adolescents - just as they should be !
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8 Months
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10/08/24 -Texy got his first point today - Best of Winners - 4 days before celebrating his first birthday. His sisters Star and Blue send him their love
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1 year
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Meet Star (aka U R My Blueprint) ) now 9 weeks and staying
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UP TO SCRATCH OF T.W. Royal Blue aka UP TO SCRATCH OF T.W. has left for the 7 hour drive to his new home and his new life. The first to arrive, the first to leave . . . Breaks my heart to say “goodbye” but he will be happy and active and goodbye is not forgetting. . . . tell me I’m right . . . |
AT HOME!
Seems absolutely serene after seven hours clean and calm in the car. A real little trooper ! Now asleep in his new home.
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Up To Scratch (Royal Blue) after a week in his new home - lovely photo of a little boy feeling absolutely right at home !
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Up To Scratch - happy in his new home □□. When you love humans, you’re happy to have some special ones for you . . .
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Up To Scratch of T.W., very happy with his very happy family ! (I envisaged cutting the photo in half . . . but didn’t . . . this would have entailed keeping only the 2 smiling faces and the 4 front paws !)
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4 Months
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1 Year
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Meet Blue (aka U R My Blueprint) now 9 weeks and staying
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23/10/2023
Seven little yellows sitting on a wall . . . Three jumped off and then there were four . . . .
23/10/2023
Seven little yellows sitting on a wall . . . Three jumped off and then there were four . . . .
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09/10/2023
“We’re having a little garden-party today, of course you’re invited. We were just discussing why Royal Blue has disappeared since yesterday”.
From left to right : Fuschia (Unforgettable Love) - Turquoise (Unmatched Love) - Red (U R My Blueprint) - Orange (Up Among The Stars) - Pale Blue (United Love) - Navy Blue (U.S. Navy Otter)
Nota Bene : Fuschia and Turquoise (the two on the left) are still waiting for me to approve humans for them.
09/10/2023
“We’re having a little garden-party today, of course you’re invited. We were just discussing why Royal Blue has disappeared since yesterday”.
From left to right : Fuschia (Unforgettable Love) - Turquoise (Unmatched Love) - Red (U R My Blueprint) - Orange (Up Among The Stars) - Pale Blue (United Love) - Navy Blue (U.S. Navy Otter)
Nota Bene : Fuschia and Turquoise (the two on the left) are still waiting for me to approve humans for them.
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“O.K. So we’ve eaten our collars, or one of the others did, but you know we know you know who we are . . “
“I do”
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“What were you saying?” (Turquoise)
“Nothing, forget it !” (Me)
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“Room on your knees for me too ?” (Fuschia)
“Of course, always”
(Me)
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“Please pick me up and sit me on your knees . . . Like when I had the bottle. I miss the bottle. Do you still love me ?
“No, Otter, I ADORE you
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“I thought you said you loved me ?”
“I did, I do and I always will - forever”
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06/10/2023
8 Weeks
it was a wild dash to prepare the puppies for the long trip to the Vet for their first vaccination and the identity implant and health check. They behaved like troopers, impeccable, happy, sociable, polite and totally clean from leaving at 10 a.m. till home at 1.30 p.m. what more could I want.
06/10/2023
8 Weeks
it was a wild dash to prepare the puppies for the long trip to the Vet for their first vaccination and the identity implant and health check. They behaved like troopers, impeccable, happy, sociable, polite and totally clean from leaving at 10 a.m. till home at 1.30 p.m. what more could I want.
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03/10./2023
Seven weeks. 10 X birthweight- just a few days later than usual, but all doing well. Including Otter
03/10./2023
Seven weeks. 10 X birthweight- just a few days later than usual, but all doing well. Including Otter
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30/09/2023
Good morning - have a happy weekend !
30/09/2023
Good morning - have a happy weekend !
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26/09/2023
When you’ve played all morning, eaten all your lunch, fooled about in your water bowl, it’s time to flop down in the shade in a live jigsaw puzzle and snooooooooze.
26/09/2023
When you’ve played all morning, eaten all your lunch, fooled about in your water bowl, it’s time to flop down in the shade in a live jigsaw puzzle and snooooooooze.
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22/09/2023
They are maturing fast - rapid, curious, intelligent and loveable . . .
22/09/2023
They are maturing fast - rapid, curious, intelligent and loveable . . .
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19/09/2023
I don’t ever take bench photos dead on 5 weeks but taking advantage of the visit of Yvonne Weber with Yala - we tried to see whether it could be possible.It (almost) was !
19/09/2023
I don’t ever take bench photos dead on 5 weeks but taking advantage of the visit of Yvonne Weber with Yala - we tried to see whether it could be possible.It (almost) was !
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19/09/2023
Five weeks ! Breakfast is over and it’s time for another snooze
19/09/2023
Five weeks ! Breakfast is over and it’s time for another snooze
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13/09/2023
Growing by leaps and bounds and they sure have absolutely super pigmentation - thank you Cachi for this transmission
13/09/2023
Growing by leaps and bounds and they sure have absolutely super pigmentation - thank you Cachi for this transmission
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12/09/2023
12/09/2023
4 weeks . . . . YES !
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U.S. Navy Otter - how not to love this lively, enterprising huggable little boy
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11/09/2023
And today they will be 4 weeks old and a new chapter in their lives this morning as they discovered the outdoor world (well a tiny tiny bit of it !). More space, sun and fresh air.
11/09/2023
And today they will be 4 weeks old and a new chapter in their lives this morning as they discovered the outdoor world (well a tiny tiny bit of it !). More space, sun and fresh air.
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08/09/2023
GROUNDED! Now in Charlie’s loving care !
08/09/2023
GROUNDED! Now in Charlie’s loving care !
Orange - probably Cachi2 as she so reminds me of her mother
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07/09/2023
Mixed feelings about food . . . But we’re on our way ! 2 greedy boys eat separately from one brother and three sisters. I think the Vetbed eats the most
07/09/2023
Mixed feelings about food . . . But we’re on our way ! 2 greedy boys eat separately from one brother and three sisters. I think the Vetbed eats the most
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Red - No table manners!
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06/09/2023
Here are the 3 girls - Red collar, Fuchsia collar and Orange collar.
One will be staying here - not much fun for her but I need to hug Cachi’s daughter for the rest of my life.
06/09/2023
Here are the 3 girls - Red collar, Fuchsia collar and Orange collar.
One will be staying here - not much fun for her but I need to hug Cachi’s daughter for the rest of my life.
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05/09/2023
We’ve made it to 3 weeks by some miracle. Not the kind of weight chart of which I’m particularly happy or proud but I’m happy they’re here and proud of their resistance . Their exemplary and beautiful mother would love them.
05/09/2023
We’ve made it to 3 weeks by some miracle. Not the kind of weight chart of which I’m particularly happy or proud but I’m happy they’re here and proud of their resistance . Their exemplary and beautiful mother would love them.
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03/09/2023
20 days today - 20 days of round the clock bottle feeding, intubing, forcing them to pee and to poo, cleaning, hugging and loving each one, one by one. 20 days of a sleepless zombie at the helm of the battleship. But with the extraordinary waves of messages, positive vibes, encouragement, telephone calls, offers of help from just about all over the world. A powerful positive help. And the total devotion of Alain Fontbonne. I have not been alone in this battle.
The weight disparity is enormous but they are ALL doing well today. A moment of silent grief for Cachi and her little girl, and for Purple and Green who gave up the battle. Nothing will console me for their loss but I am incredibly proud of the seven survivors.
Not a super success- only 2 really tried to eat for the first time - the others either walked through it or ignored it. Big mess (which is fairly usual for their first confrontation with food in a bowl).
03/09/2023
20 days today - 20 days of round the clock bottle feeding, intubing, forcing them to pee and to poo, cleaning, hugging and loving each one, one by one. 20 days of a sleepless zombie at the helm of the battleship. But with the extraordinary waves of messages, positive vibes, encouragement, telephone calls, offers of help from just about all over the world. A powerful positive help. And the total devotion of Alain Fontbonne. I have not been alone in this battle.
The weight disparity is enormous but they are ALL doing well today. A moment of silent grief for Cachi and her little girl, and for Purple and Green who gave up the battle. Nothing will console me for their loss but I am incredibly proud of the seven survivors.
Not a super success- only 2 really tried to eat for the first time - the others either walked through it or ignored it. Big mess (which is fairly usual for their first confrontation with food in a bowl).
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02/09/2023
19 days today. Weight chart yesterday evening. This is Pale Blue with his friend (Plushes son - Hush)
02/09/2023
19 days today. Weight chart yesterday evening. This is Pale Blue with his friend (Plushes son - Hush)
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01/09/2023
When you’ve drunk so much you have to lie on your back and Plush’s little boy is lost for barks !
01/09/2023
When you’ve drunk so much you have to lie on your back and Plush’s little boy is lost for barks !
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31/08/2023
Green collar joined Purple collar at midday today. I am devastated. No words.
31/08/2023
Green collar joined Purple collar at midday today. I am devastated. No words.
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30/08/2023
Too tired to make a comment . . .72 nails clipped . .
30/08/2023
Too tired to make a comment . . .72 nails clipped . .
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27/08/2023
With immense, immense sadness I said goodbye to little Purple collar yesterday morning at 4 a.m. I was in shock. Never in 45 years have I been face to face with a problem such as this. For now the 8 puppies are each in his/her personal zone which will be maintained until they start their « egg custard », planned for September 1st. Life has just become somewhat more complicated.
Four have now doubled their birthweight and the 4 others should make it tomorrow or Tuesday.
There is the probability that I take official action against the incompetent and idiotic Vet who is responsible for Cachi’s untimely death. did wrong or didn’t do at all. This won’t bring back my beloved Cachi but may stop her doing the same thing again to someone else’s girl.Too many things she did wrong or didn’t do at all. This won’t bring back my beloved Cachi but may stop her doing the same thing again to someone else’s girl.
27/08/2023
With immense, immense sadness I said goodbye to little Purple collar yesterday morning at 4 a.m. I was in shock. Never in 45 years have I been face to face with a problem such as this. For now the 8 puppies are each in his/her personal zone which will be maintained until they start their « egg custard », planned for September 1st. Life has just become somewhat more complicated.
Four have now doubled their birthweight and the 4 others should make it tomorrow or Tuesday.
There is the probability that I take official action against the incompetent and idiotic Vet who is responsible for Cachi’s untimely death. did wrong or didn’t do at all. This won’t bring back my beloved Cachi but may stop her doing the same thing again to someone else’s girl.Too many things she did wrong or didn’t do at all. This won’t bring back my beloved Cachi but may stop her doing the same thing again to someone else’s girl.
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Turquoise and Royal Blue - the two « bad boys » looking so sweet and innocent
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25/08/2023
The super advantage of this follow up of the tragedy is that all these puppies are going to have a unique relationship with humans - as did their mother who was born dead. Which is why I won’t use a feeder as every feed is a time for stroking, whispering, hugging, sniffing . . .
25/08/2023
The super advantage of this follow up of the tragedy is that all these puppies are going to have a unique relationship with humans - as did their mother who was born dead. Which is why I won’t use a feeder as every feed is a time for stroking, whispering, hugging, sniffing . . .
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The « pink penis syndrome » (well I invented the term)- when you end up being treated as a teat. And sucked to death. The idea that Betadine would discourage the siblings just didn’t work atall.
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They are starting to look like little dogs at 11 days and their comprehension of the situation is astonishing - they already understand a great deal more than what a puppy with its mother could tell you.
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24/08/2023
Nine days yesterday evening. Nine puppies yesterday evening . . . it is indeed terribly difficult at 42 degrees Centigrade and I’m doing just about every single thing one is being told not to do when my age, living alone and with serious health problems. However, today we are day 10 and if you count me in - there are ten of us ! I was happier with the weight chart yesterday evening but it comes and goes - I think the stifling unbreathable heat has something to to with the divergence.
Comic how a « punished » puppy (i.e. tearing his brother’s penis off in search of a teat non-stop) goes and sulks with Plush as though she were his real Mummy. I wonder what she’s whispering to him. It’s a very confusing situation for them between my rôle, that of Plush and the absence of Cachi.
24/08/2023
Nine days yesterday evening. Nine puppies yesterday evening . . . it is indeed terribly difficult at 42 degrees Centigrade and I’m doing just about every single thing one is being told not to do when my age, living alone and with serious health problems. However, today we are day 10 and if you count me in - there are ten of us ! I was happier with the weight chart yesterday evening but it comes and goes - I think the stifling unbreathable heat has something to to with the divergence.
Comic how a « punished » puppy (i.e. tearing his brother’s penis off in search of a teat non-stop) goes and sulks with Plush as though she were his real Mummy. I wonder what she’s whispering to him. It’s a very confusing situation for them between my rôle, that of Plush and the absence of Cachi.
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23/08/2023
Big fright since yesterday with disinterest in the bottle and several with a refusal to drink. Orange collar was totally disinterested in any milk so I just wrapped her up and hugged and cuddled her. By the 4th meal refused I was in a panic and then she decided to reward me with a few sips. Weight-wise it was a very bad day for almost all of them, but the canicule temperature at 41+ may have had something to do with that.
23/08/2023
Big fright since yesterday with disinterest in the bottle and several with a refusal to drink. Orange collar was totally disinterested in any milk so I just wrapped her up and hugged and cuddled her. By the 4th meal refused I was in a panic and then she decided to reward me with a few sips. Weight-wise it was a very bad day for almost all of them, but the canicule temperature at 41+ may have had something to do with that.
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22/08/2023
Plush taking good care of Navy Blue. Sometimes I get to talk to her, or apologise as though she were a bit more than . . . plush - too tired or dementia.
Initially very disappointed with the final results for ONE week of existence. Then I blended together the brutal birth, the lack of a bona fide mother, the difficulty some had or have to negotiate the correct debit from the bottle and the fact that I can’t settle the problem of their seizing a penis and sucking on it and drinking the urine and the final fact was that milk not consumed immediately appears to get a bad taste. 2 hours in the fridge and then rewarmed and they just don’t like it at all. So though disappointed their gain wasn’t better - I’m not displeased considering the difficulty when you’re not in good condition, entirely alone and rearing 9 puppies while looking after 4 adults. And we are all still alive to wag our . . . tales on Facebook.
22/08/2023
Plush taking good care of Navy Blue. Sometimes I get to talk to her, or apologise as though she were a bit more than . . . plush - too tired or dementia.
Initially very disappointed with the final results for ONE week of existence. Then I blended together the brutal birth, the lack of a bona fide mother, the difficulty some had or have to negotiate the correct debit from the bottle and the fact that I can’t settle the problem of their seizing a penis and sucking on it and drinking the urine and the final fact was that milk not consumed immediately appears to get a bad taste. 2 hours in the fridge and then rewarmed and they just don’t like it at all. So though disappointed their gain wasn’t better - I’m not displeased considering the difficulty when you’re not in good condition, entirely alone and rearing 9 puppies while looking after 4 adults. And we are all still alive to wag our . . . tales on Facebook.
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Who would have thought that this puppy could exist - well, we are in « U» this year so « Upside Down of T.W. » seems designated.
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21/08/2023
Plush (I had to give her a name) watching me wash and change the whelping box. Puppies all cleaned up . . . . for the millionth time. Until you face this tragic situation - no mother atall - you don’t really realise the work the bio mother puts into cleaning her puppies. The food is one thing but the total picture is a 24 h job.
Navy Blue says « hello ». He’s very attached to me though he hated the gastric tube - now he nuzzles and sucks a hundred times a day in tiny quantities. Maybe it’s all on purpose to get extra attention and he’s laughing his little head off !
21/08/2023
Plush (I had to give her a name) watching me wash and change the whelping box. Puppies all cleaned up . . . . for the millionth time. Until you face this tragic situation - no mother atall - you don’t really realise the work the bio mother puts into cleaning her puppies. The food is one thing but the total picture is a 24 h job.
Navy Blue says « hello ». He’s very attached to me though he hated the gastric tube - now he nuzzles and sucks a hundred times a day in tiny quantities. Maybe it’s all on purpose to get extra attention and he’s laughing his little head off !
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Ah! Now I understand what Americans mean when they talk about « stacking » their dog ! You learn something new every day !
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20/08/2023
We love our mummy
20/08/2023
We love our mummy
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19/08/2023
I’m number 9 this morning on our 3rd feed, but though I’m the last - the bottle is warm and full and I know that the human is counting the bubbles surfacing because she knows that means the milk is going down. All is well. All our cords have dried and gone. Our noses and pads are turning black, today 35 degrees but tomorrow 39. . . not cool ! Just one thing I wish the human would explain better is that a penis is not a teat . . . this confusion is uncomfortable for us boys.
19/08/2023
I’m number 9 this morning on our 3rd feed, but though I’m the last - the bottle is warm and full and I know that the human is counting the bubbles surfacing because she knows that means the milk is going down. All is well. All our cords have dried and gone. Our noses and pads are turning black, today 35 degrees but tomorrow 39. . . not cool ! Just one thing I wish the human would explain better is that a penis is not a teat . . . this confusion is uncomfortable for us boys.
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Day 6 (yesterday evening 6 p.m.). And tonight we will celebrate one week’s existence.
One week without Cachi. One week in tears. But one giant week for these puppies.
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18/08/2023
A wild dash to buy new teats and a couple of extra feeding bottles and a new bottle-brush and kilometres of kitchen paper or should I call it Puppy Toilet Paper to be more precise ?
18/08/2023
A wild dash to buy new teats and a couple of extra feeding bottles and a new bottle-brush and kilometres of kitchen paper or should I call it Puppy Toilet Paper to be more precise ?
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Momma Cachi is watching over them.
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17/08/2023
At 2.30 a.m. today. - puppies asleep and bottles ready for 5 a.m. - now I’m off to rest for a couple of hours. Navy-blue is being intubed, he rejects the bottle after 30 seconds.
17/08/2023
At 2.30 a.m. today. - puppies asleep and bottles ready for 5 a.m. - now I’m off to rest for a couple of hours. Navy-blue is being intubed, he rejects the bottle after 30 seconds.
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16/08/2023
I tried to answer on Facebook all those of you who wrote kind and stimulating messages. So many kind messages and private messages and phone calls - in this tragic and depressing time I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
The puppies are doing well though 2 of the boys are being a bit difficult with the bottle though they appear capable of sucking siblings’ parts so are obviously hungry. It’s only day 2 and I guess it’s no fun being dragged out of your mother under anesthetic and be expected to be a normally happy baby with a loving mummy when all they’ve got is a weeping me and bottles of milk.
16/08/2023
I tried to answer on Facebook all those of you who wrote kind and stimulating messages. So many kind messages and private messages and phone calls - in this tragic and depressing time I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
The puppies are doing well though 2 of the boys are being a bit difficult with the bottle though they appear capable of sucking siblings’ parts so are obviously hungry. It’s only day 2 and I guess it’s no fun being dragged out of your mother under anesthetic and be expected to be a normally happy baby with a loving mummy when all they’ve got is a weeping me and bottles of milk.
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Incredible that a fake mummy can draw the attention of 2 day old (not quite) puppies searching for teats when they’ve not known anything except the bottle. And have no ears or eyes functioning and I hesitate to think that a puppy’s incredible natural instinct would push it to search for a teat when there’s no mummy-smell. Without doubt we have the most amazing breed in the (dog) world.
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Gob-smacked by their affinity !
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14/08/2023
I am totally shattered since yesterday afternoon when incomprehensibly my beloved and unique Cachi died when undergoing a C-section. I could not believe that my devoted yellow shadow was gone, she who was to be the one who stayed with me when finally I could no longer go on with more than one dog.
The heat and the number of her babies was tiring but she was an active healthy girl. No contractions to speak of, no Vets interested in reproduction and the Vet who’d been following her since the start of her season had gone on holiday. This local Vet had given me her perssonal number in case I needed it for in addition today is yet another bank holiday. 18 years in Sciez and I never had a reproach for the C-sections at my Vets. Impeccable conditions.
Yesterday was pretty horrifying on every count and considering the conditions I am sure that elsewhere, had there been one, Cachi would still be in my arms today.
One little girl joined her mother and I asked the clinic to make sure that mother and daughter were incinerated together. And then I took the road home with the nine babies who were starving.
I can’t believe she’s not there, smiling at me and wagging her tail. I smell her, the warm fur anointed with essential oil to keep the mosquitos off. And I’m crying non-stop and hating myself for destroying my miracle child, my born-dead baby who survived her own birth, already an incredible desire to live. Had I not wanted puppies after nearly 2 years without - Cachi would still be here today. How to forgive myself ?
Now I have just one obligation - to care for Cachi’s 9 babies, to be worthy of her as a thank-you for her existance and for her love.
Rest in peace my beautiful Cachi and forgive me if you can.
14/08/2023
I am totally shattered since yesterday afternoon when incomprehensibly my beloved and unique Cachi died when undergoing a C-section. I could not believe that my devoted yellow shadow was gone, she who was to be the one who stayed with me when finally I could no longer go on with more than one dog.
The heat and the number of her babies was tiring but she was an active healthy girl. No contractions to speak of, no Vets interested in reproduction and the Vet who’d been following her since the start of her season had gone on holiday. This local Vet had given me her perssonal number in case I needed it for in addition today is yet another bank holiday. 18 years in Sciez and I never had a reproach for the C-sections at my Vets. Impeccable conditions.
Yesterday was pretty horrifying on every count and considering the conditions I am sure that elsewhere, had there been one, Cachi would still be in my arms today.
One little girl joined her mother and I asked the clinic to make sure that mother and daughter were incinerated together. And then I took the road home with the nine babies who were starving.
I can’t believe she’s not there, smiling at me and wagging her tail. I smell her, the warm fur anointed with essential oil to keep the mosquitos off. And I’m crying non-stop and hating myself for destroying my miracle child, my born-dead baby who survived her own birth, already an incredible desire to live. Had I not wanted puppies after nearly 2 years without - Cachi would still be here today. How to forgive myself ?
Now I have just one obligation - to care for Cachi’s 9 babies, to be worthy of her as a thank-you for her existance and for her love.
Rest in peace my beautiful Cachi and forgive me if you can.
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The last photos of Cachi alive
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13/08/2023
She can’t imagine for what she is waiting and I’m stressing out . . . and Charlie is watching his granddaughter from beyond the whelping box, calm and composed !
13/08/2023
She can’t imagine for what she is waiting and I’m stressing out . . . and Charlie is watching his granddaughter from beyond the whelping box, calm and composed !
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10/08/2023
Cachi in excess movement mode (internal movement very visible) but external movement more complicated . . .
How can you scratch your ear with your back paw when you are totally unable to circumvent your circumference ? Answer - you can’t.
Hence I havebecome a surrogate ear scratcher.
10/08/2023
Cachi in excess movement mode (internal movement very visible) but external movement more complicated . . .
How can you scratch your ear with your back paw when you are totally unable to circumvent your circumference ? Answer - you can’t.
Hence I havebecome a surrogate ear scratcher.
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08/08/2023
NINE - it looks like NINE !
08/08/2023
NINE - it looks like NINE !
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07/08/2023
Cachi at 55/56 days of gestation with her Mummy - photo credit to Dog-daddy Alain Fontbonne.
07/08/2023
Cachi at 55/56 days of gestation with her Mummy - photo credit to Dog-daddy Alain Fontbonne.
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05/08/2023
« I can’t go on like this . . . I can hardly move, my organs are squashed, I can’t stop peeing and pooing . . Please tell me what is happening. I feel guilty and horribly uncomfortable . . . ». If only I could explain . . . .
05/08/2023
« I can’t go on like this . . . I can hardly move, my organs are squashed, I can’t stop peeing and pooing . . Please tell me what is happening. I feel guilty and horribly uncomfortable . . . ». If only I could explain . . . .
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03/08/2023
Progesterone level is O.K. Weight is incredible and difficult for her and worrying for me. Couldn’t believe she was over 40 kilos at the clinic this morning. Still roughly 2 weeks to go . . . . Her normal weight is 32 kilos. Her food has been strictly normal until 3 days ago when I added a very small second meal.
03/08/2023
Progesterone level is O.K. Weight is incredible and difficult for her and worrying for me. Couldn’t believe she was over 40 kilos at the clinic this morning. Still roughly 2 weeks to go . . . . Her normal weight is 32 kilos. Her food has been strictly normal until 3 days ago when I added a very small second meal.
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Getting prepared but I have no more colours available. Will these collars determine the number of puppies ?
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01/08/2023
Six and a half weeks
Cachi starting to burst at the seams . . . and does not understand these strange changes in her life. She has great difficulty scratching an ear as her hind leg gets blocked by this expanse, burgeoning daily, and that useful back foot is frustratingly useless. Ugh !
01/08/2023
Six and a half weeks
Cachi starting to burst at the seams . . . and does not understand these strange changes in her life. She has great difficulty scratching an ear as her hind leg gets blocked by this expanse, burgeoning daily, and that useful back foot is frustratingly useless. Ugh !
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026/07/2023
· Good Night, sleep tight . . . Six weeks tomorrow . . . and something strange is going on inside me . . . I wonder what’s happening . . .
(I think she was dreaming about a boy she met a few weeks ago . . . )
026/07/2023
· Good Night, sleep tight . . . Six weeks tomorrow . . . and something strange is going on inside me . . . I wonder what’s happening . . .
(I think she was dreaming about a boy she met a few weeks ago . . . )
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23/07/2023
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20/07/2023
Now 5 weeks in whelp and rounding bit by bit, but mid-August is not the kindest month of the year to become a mother for the first time when the temperature is hovering around 39C (103F) with mosquitos and flies the size of drones and not a drop of rain. Off to the Vet to check progesterone level this morning. 32 kms X2 on a bumpy road not ideal either.
20/07/2023
Now 5 weeks in whelp and rounding bit by bit, but mid-August is not the kindest month of the year to become a mother for the first time when the temperature is hovering around 39C (103F) with mosquitos and flies the size of drones and not a drop of rain. Off to the Vet to check progesterone level this morning. 32 kms X2 on a bumpy road not ideal either.
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14/07/2023
Cachi - protecting the contents of her rounding tummy, indoors. Far too hot to leave her outside even in the shade. Meanwhile her human is sandpapering and reconditioning her whelping box in full canicule sun. Cachi is collecting baby clothes for my approval . . . .
14/07/2023
Cachi - protecting the contents of her rounding tummy, indoors. Far too hot to leave her outside even in the shade. Meanwhile her human is sandpapering and reconditioning her whelping box in full canicule sun. Cachi is collecting baby clothes for my approval . . . .
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10/07/2023
CHAMPAGNE . Ghastly canicule trip this morning. No indication where to go with entire roads shut down. My there and back hit 100 kms instead of 62. Just home. Chaotic. BUT Cachi is indeed in whelp and I am so very happy for her, for me, for Dollar & Maya and for the Labrador world. Those interested can contact me but preferably by message as my Internet and computer are still dead.
10/07/2023
CHAMPAGNE . Ghastly canicule trip this morning. No indication where to go with entire roads shut down. My there and back hit 100 kms instead of 62. Just home. Chaotic. BUT Cachi is indeed in whelp and I am so very happy for her, for me, for Dollar & Maya and for the Labrador world. Those interested can contact me but preferably by message as my Internet and computer are still dead.
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06/07/2023
Off to the Vet with Cachi for her progesterone test. Steady as usual at 20 ng. All is well and Monday hopefully there’ll be definite proof that Cachi is in whelp. She enjoyed making friends with several dogs in the waiting room.
06/07/2023
Off to the Vet with Cachi for her progesterone test. Steady as usual at 20 ng. All is well and Monday hopefully there’ll be definite proof that Cachi is in whelp. She enjoyed making friends with several dogs in the waiting room.
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22/06/2023
The start - Le début
Cachi and Dollar
LOTZWIL - SUISSE
The start - Le début
Cachi and Dollar
LOTZWIL - SUISSE
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