So last night, 3 days early, Isla's puppies arrived! The first one came at 1.45am and the last one arrived at 4.54am, so not much sleep here last night!!  She has 8 beautiful strong puppies and is being an amazing Mum already. More pics to follow after some much needed sleep :)
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Well, there is just one week to go now and the whelping are is all ready right outside my bedroom door!  The heat lamp is up and  towels at the ready.  Isla has been sleeping upstairs with us for the last weekso I can keep an eye on her and is quite determined to sleep on my bed and not in her choice of beds put up there for her!!! 

The pups are really lively and kicking all the time, but she is still keen to go for her woodland walks and her energy just amazes me.  She is super fit, so hopef...
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Isla is doing really well and getting bigger by the day.  We are very excited here today as we all felt the puppies move for the first time!  She is getting extra food rations now, to build her and the babies up.  This weekend I will prepare the whelping area so we are all ready for the big day.
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This is Isla's happy place, snuggled up with my son on the sofa. She is without doubt "in pup" and was 5 weeks pregnant on Saturday.  So her pups are due on or around the 28th July. She is really perky now and eating like a horse. We are really looking forward to it..........
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