Our Puppies

What a thrill to be part of the whole birthing process for our little dachshund, Jena. She went into labor about 7am on Tuesday morning, September 17th. By 8am, we knew something wasn't right. It looked like feet were trying to come out first and the puppy was stuck. I packed Jena off to the vets. They were wonderful! The whole team jumped to and worked on getting the first one unstuck and breathing on his own. He was a sweet little dapple boy, just like his Daddy.

The rest came fine after that. VCA All About Pets gave us a private room with blankets on the floor and a little whelping box. It took about six hours for all six puppies to be born. Steve took the day off and we hung out together witnessing this incredible miracle of life being born and puppies taking their first little breath, then nuzzling up to mommy to suckle.

Little Jena did fabulously! She knew exactly what to do and was a great mommy from the start. The staff at the vets were as excited as we were, I think, and took turns poking their heads in and checking in on our growing little family.

We are all home now and doing well. The puppies are growing like little weeds and soon will be opening their eyes.