Costume adjustments . . . .

Well, her pre-performance queasiness seems to have passed, and now Victory is resting up for the big show.  She's in fine form.  If there is such a thing as a pregnancy bloom in dogs, then Victory is experiencing it -- she looks gorgeous!  Her coat is full and luxurious, her eyes are shining, her expression is soft . . . all in all, a lovely mama-to-be, like a woman in her second trimester.

We have a month or so to go before the babies arrive, and in the meantime, if we had a wardrobe mistress, she'd be losing her mind.  The belly is firmer and fuller already, and there's lots of growing to go yet.  Thank heaven her costume is Taylormade!  ;-)  (Nothing quite like a good pun, I always say . . . .)

As for me, I'm reading Canine Reproduction: A Breeder's Guide, by Dr. Phyllis A. Holst.  It's an excellent book with all sorts of detailed information.  And yes, I know I should have gotten it all read BEFORE the breeding took place!

A Mama-to-be for Christmas!

I'm getting pretty excited about the whelping (in a scared to death sort of way).  And the other really interesting part about all of this will be experiencing "waiting for my puppy" from the other side of the breeder/puppy buyer equation.  I'm really looking forward to getting to know these babies and then communicating to their potential forever homes exactly who they are.  It's going to be lots of work, but what fun!