Two sweet little Bostons...

Here are two of our seven pups at 4 days old. The others have big milk bellies and would not fit in the tea cup. Right now we only go by color to identify them.  They each have a name picked out but we are holding off on naming them until we get to see what their personalities are like. 

Above is our lime green pup. When this picture was taken she weighed 7.9 oz. 

Below is our gold pup she weighed 8.7 oz in this picture. 

When these were taken we had one more that could fit in the tea cup but she was feeding and I didn't have the heart to pull her away from her mama. 

These little girls are so much fun and a lot of work! For the first 2 weeks of their lives I slept right next to them to be sure their heating pad was on at all times, making sure the bedding was clean and mama didn't fall asleep on them and making sure their two bigger sisters were not hogging all the milk. 

(When you see pictures you will know why)

The puppies have arrived!

On September 6, 2012, our Pupcake had her first litter.  According to her veterinarian she had 6 possibly 7 pups.  I had been checking Pupcake's temperature two times a day for a little over a week and her temperature finally dropped to 97.5  at approx. 11:00 am.  Although Pupcake showed no signs of distress, I was sure the moment was not far.  I have been very cautious for weeks now not leaving her alone as I wasn't sure that she would know what to do.  Her first pup arrived at 1:49. This was horrible timing as I should have been leaving in 11 minutes to pick the kids up from school.  Luckily my sister just happened to be here to help.  There was no panting, no shaking, nothing!  All of the sudden VOILA! Out comes puppy number 1!  I was ready but at the same time not so ready! I quickly rushed to put on my gloves, begged my sister to find the floss (which we couldn't find even though it  was right in front of us) sterilized scissors and towels which were already prepared for the big moment.

• Baby No. 1 Comes out at 1:49 pm  Its a girl! 6.7 oz 
• Baby No. 2 Comes out at 3:15 pm  Its a girl! 7.5 oz
• Baby No. 3 Comes out at 3:54 pm  Its a girl! 6.9 oz
• Baby No. 4 Comes out at 4:28 pm  Its a boy! 6.5 oz
• Baby No. 5 Comes out at 4:42 pm  Its a girl! 7.2 oz
• Baby No. 6 Comes out at 5:15 pm  Its a girl! 7.4 oz

Some time went by and I was shocked at how fast it all seemed to happen. A baby would pop out and when I was almost finished cleaning it out would come another!  Pupcake had no clue what to do with baby No. 1 so I am glad I was by her side to help her break the sack, suction the nose and mouth and get the baby going.  With baby No. 2 & 3 it was pretty much the same, by the time baby No. 4 came she knew what to do but I was a little anxious so I helped her just a tad.  

Finally at 7:22 pm out came baby No. 7!  Another girl weighing in at 7.4 oz.  I was thinking there might be only 6 since the others came in a timely manner.  My sister and I had already cleaned up a majority of the mess and put the supplies away.  I think Pupcake was also surprised at No. 7 because she just looked at the baby in the sack when it popped out.  It took a couple seconds but she did all the work and I pitched in to help her get the sack off the puppies head, tie off the umbilical cord and cut it.  So we had 7 after all! All were in the perfect position and the delivery went smooth.  It was exciting, amazing, tiring, so many emotions, but in the end it was totally worth it.  I sleep right next to them every night and have not left their side unless I have a responsible adult to watch over them. Things couldn't be better right now in a house full of 7 itty bitty puppies.  If this ever happens again it will not be on travertine floors! My knee's ached all 4 hours that I slept that night. Pupcake has lost her girlish figure but gained 7 bundles of joy she loves dearly.  She watches over them carefully. It is so amazing to see nature at work.  

Rockstar our "stud"

Here is a pic of "Rockstar" (sire) and our little princess playing out back. 

This is true puppy love. He is one of her best friends. 

About us

Family of 7, Dad, Mom, 3 wonderful kids and 2 very lovable bostons. We are located in Northern California and have been proud Boston Terrier parents for 9 years. We have been fortunate enough to have 3 Boston Terriers in our family.  Unfortunately one passed a year and a half ago but she will always be with us a she has left a "paw print" in our home. We currently have 2 Boston Terriers in our family and they own our hearts.  Rockstar (sire)  and Pupcake (dam) are expecting their very first litter.  We have never bred any of our dogs before as we know it takes a great deal  of time and dedication.  We finally decided to breed our dogs for the first time because we are fortunate enough to have the time and resources available to assure Rockstar, Pupcake and their puppies get the best care. We have not gone into this blindly and have done much research before deciding to breed.  Our dam is in her last days of pregnancy and is expected to whelp any day now. At her last veterinary check up on 8/29 we did an X-ray to see how many pups to expect and to make sure that there would not be any complications with the size of the pups during whelping.   We are happy to announce that we are expecting a litter of 6 possibly 7 pups.  Here is our girl right before her vet visit.