On June 26, 2005 Sara had her new Goldendoodle litter! The photos of her puppies being born may be graphic and parental guidance is suggested.
Meet Sara! She is a Lake Ridge Golden Retriever who is very sweet natured, gentle and calm.
Sara's Goldendoodle puppy is about to make its entrance into the world. The reality to the birthing process is that it is very messy. Alot of amniotic fluid passes before a puppy is born.
This fluid can be green in color or have some blood content.
As Sara has contractions, the new Goldendoodle puppy is being pushed towards the exit....ie...Sara's vagina. It has opened up enough to allow passage of her newly arriving puppy. Alot of amniotic fluid passes. Sara had some of her puppies come out feet first and this is common. Because a puppy can quickly suffocate under these circumstances, it is necessary that I am there to provide quick assistance during the entire birthing process.
Sara's vagina opens further as the new Goldendoodle puppy begins to make its way through the birth canal. The puppy is near the edge of the opening and about to make its grand entrance into the world. The bulge is apparent under the skin of Sara which is the puppy coming near the exit to be born. A couple more pushes and contractions and soon the puppy will be out. There are times when the breeder must reach inside to assist the puppy if there is difficulty such as the mother becoming too tired to push or if a puppy is backwards and stuck.
Sara's new Goldendoodle puppy is inside of amniotic fluid (called a sac) that helps the puppy survive while inside of the mother's tummy. This fluid is what the puppy breathes before being born.
The new puppy is now coming out and soon the sac will break open. I remove the puppy after it comes out and break open the sac so that Sara can rest before the next puppy is due. Her litter is a very large one..... 12 in all!!! Males and females!
It is very important to ensure that the puppy does NOT inhale amniotic fluid as this can cause aspirated pneumonia. (respiratory distress caused by breathing fluid into the lungs). This is prevented by keeping the puppy tilted downward while cleaning the mouth, nostrils and body and breathing into its mouth/nose with short, quick bursts of air by the breeder...ie...myself. It is sort of like giving mouth to mouth but not placing your mouth directly upon the puppy's mouth. This becomes necessary at times and if a breeder is not available during the birthing process, a puppy can die within minutes if left alone due to suffocation.
Here he is!!!! Sara's newborn male Goldendoodle puppy! He is the smallest and yet, first to be born!
The "runt" is not always born at the end of the birthing process. The smallest puppy is not always the last puppy and can be born first, in the middle or end or even somewhere in-between! This little boy is quickly dried off.....cleaned up and rubbed down vigorously to get him "started". He's a real cutie isn't he??? There are more to come...so...let's keep going!
Sara's puppies came out very quickly! Her delivery of puppies was quite easy and her labor time was not that long. Soon, we had another puppy! This particular litter was born June 26, 2005.
They are all dark apricot in color....all appear to be very healthy and as of 5:45PM, they are all eating..sleeping and doing very nicely. All will become much lighter as the days and months go by.
Sara's puppies were completely born by noon. Her first puppy...the little boy up above was born at 7am.
Before we knew it, there was 5!!! 2 girls and three boys! All nice and fat. Sara is doing well and by this point was still showing she had alot more puppies to go!
This is a close up of her newborn puppies! They are all dark apricot....but will lighten up as they age. Right now, they look just like every other Goldendoodle we have seen since 1999. All newborn Goldendoodles look like a purebred Golden Retriever at first. It's hard to see, but there is some "rippling" going on at the base of their tail and some have some "rippling" on the body coat. Rippling indicates a nice long, shaggy coat. The more ripples, the shaggier the coat.
WOW SARA! You now have 8 little Goldendoodle babies!!! What's up??? Sara is still fat and by now, we know for sure there are more on the way!!!
The newborn babies are eating and looking very nice! We are definitely pleased with this litter.
Pierre is the father to this litter. We expect these puppies to be anywhere from 45-65 pounds as an adult. Heights are more difficult to determine. It is very difficult to tell how tall a Goldendoodle will be, but we can give a good guesstimate as to their approx. genetic weight as an adult when they get closer to the age of 8 weeks. Goldendoodles are generally "leggy" dogs because of the Poodle, but what gorgeous dogs they are!
And here they are!!! 12 newborn Goldendoodles!
Welcome to the world my friends! They are so darned cute! If you are seeking a Goldendoodle puppy, make sure to visit our AVAILABLE DOODLES page for updates on what's available.
Meet Pierre! As summer comes, we shave down our Poodles so that they do not become too hot! Pierre is approx. 35-40 pounds now and stands approx. 18 inches tall. He is a very lovable and calm Poodle and his father is Alexx of Excel Jr who is the son of Alexx of Excel. Alex comes from an extensive OFAgood, Champion lineage out Wycliffe, Bel Tor, Eaton and Dassin heritage. Many people still believe that the parents play a role in determining size of a puppy. The entire lineage plays a role with hybrids. Genetics determines the size and the temperament, not gender. If un-altered, female dogs will spray on your lower plants and of course, male dogs will spray on your favorite rims and tires! All dogs will roam if not supervised.
Everybody is ready to eat breakfast...........Sara's litter is growing like little weeds!
Breakfast is ready and all the pups have gathered around their feeding bowl to eat.........of course they all try and stand in their food and shove each other out of the way, but everyone gets plenty to eat around here!
On Saturday, August 6th, 2005...we had to reschedule most of our customers because to the left is what I was doing from Late Friday night until mid-Saturday!!!!!!!!! On Sunday, I was still very ill.........but we had to get the pups off with their new families......We thank those who came out and if we were unable to get your photo on Saturday, we DO apologize!
We hope you'll send one as soon as you get a chance!
On Sunday, August 7th, 2005........Alice came out to pick up her little girl. She was very playful with her new mom and they looked like a perfect match! We hope to get photos as this little doodle grows.
On Sunday, August 7th, 2005........Mr & Mrs. Collins came out to get their little girl....Neubie. Off she goes to South Carolina! We hope to get photos as she grows and she sure had a playful time with her new parents. Mr. Collins and Neubie made immediate friends and she seemed to take a shine to him!
On Saturday, August 6th, 2005....the Trempe family picked up their little girl, "Paisley", from Maine. We thank them very much for having their camera on hand as I was too sick to meet them and my husband wasn't thinking about taking photos since he had been up all night with me! (see the above photo of the doggie over the toilet!ha)....Special thanks for emailing the photos!!! We really appreciate it and look forward in watching Paisley grow!
Meet Neubie....to the left...she is one of the females out of Sara's litter who now resides in SC with her new family. All of the puppies look alike in this litter with the exception that some have white on the chest and toes...or just the toes. This litter will look very much like our doodle in FORBES magazine. CLICK HERE to see! More of Sara's litter left on Saturday and Sunday....August 13th and August 14th, 2005. This litter is sold out.
CLICK HERE and HERE to see more doodle families. Our doodle family just keeps getting bigger and bigger!
Mrs. Hoover of NC picked up her new little boy on Monday. She and her hubby just got married and Mr. Hoover purchased this little boy as a wedding gift to his new wife. We look forward in watching him grow!!!
PS: WE HAVE MANY PHOTOS OF "BLAZE" ON OUR WEBSITE SO MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT HIS PHOTOS! A special Thanks as well to Kelly for sending her brother out to also make a purchase of a lovely Goldendoodle girl from Ariel's litter (2007).
** Linda and her husband drove from Baltimore on a Sunday to personally pick up their little guy out of this litter. CLICK HERE to see our new doodle friends' page.
