Based upon a progesterone test we ran during her heat cycle, we calculated Maya's due date to be December 17, 2019. A true overachiever, she started cranking them out around 1am on the 17th. And about 4 hours later, we had 11 beautiful puppies in the whelping box with her! All of them were quick to suckle and receive colostrum, which will provide passive immunity to the puppies for weeks to come. It was a joy for me to help get the puppies dried and breathing, and see them off to a good start. And she did a magnificent job delivering her puppies, smothering them with kisses, and having them immediately nurse. Here she is, half way through delivering her litter, providing well for the ones before her as she labored to bring the rest of them into this world!
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