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07/19/07
It's hard to believe it's
been a week since the puppies were born. They continue to grow almost
before our eyes. Here's the latest weights:
Female puppy #1: 1# 14 oz.
Male puppy #2: 2# 8 oz.
Female puppy #3: 2#
Their ears seemed to have really 'opened' up today
and the little boy is almost up on all fours when he scoots around the pen.
It won't be long before he's done doing the army crawl and really motoring
around. The 2 girls are also scooting around the pen quite a bit too and
all 3 are eating like crazy as you can tell by the weight gain. On average
they each gain anywhere from 3-5 ounces a day. As you can see from some of
the pictures they're favorite sleeping position is on their backs whether in
someone's arms or lap or in the pen itself.
Ruby is leaving the pen for
longer and longer periods of time and even is spending some time outside in
the back yard running and playing with family members. You can almost see
the smile on her face. We have discovered though that she really doesn't
like the bunnies, squirrels and chipmunks in the backyard and also is quite
the 'digger' which we're working on with her. She's done a little counter
surfing too but that's also being addressed. I guess now that she's lost
all the pregnancy weight she can actually get up there to see what's what.
07/13/07
Update on Ruby and pups - Day 1
Hi Jamie,
Here's day 1 update....
Ruby continues to amaze us and the puppies seem to have
grown so much just overnight! It's truly amazing to think that they are
only a little over 24 hours old. They have changed so much already.
Ruby had her vet visit today and was given a shot to help
her uterus contract as well as a thorough check up. Dr. Desiree pronounced
mom (and babies) in wonderful shape and she kept commenting on what a sweet
dog and amazing disposition she seems to have. She said alot of new moms
would be very anxious and jumping up trying to get to the puppies that we
held but she was content just to sit at our feet and watched us with an
eagle eye. She didn't even flinch or anything when she got the shot and was
ready to head right back out the door to the van and home. We haven't
weighed her today yet but as of Tuesday (pre-delivery) she was 62#.
As I said, the puppies seem to have grown overnight - of
course it's no wonder since all they do is attach themselves to a nipple and
eat and sleep right there! :-) They are all gaining weight nicely
and look like fat, sleek little sausages already. It's interesting to see
their personalities already coming out. The first girl is the most
cuddly and still the most vocal of the bunch. The boy is still the biggest
and he just goes over or through anything in his way especially if it's
between him and mom's food. The third little girl our son has nicknamed
Flower because he thinks she's as pretty as one, is the quietest of the
bunch and seems to sleep more than the other two. We're watching her
closely to make sure she gets enough to eat too. Although according to her
weight gain she is not fooling around while making up for lost time. She
even had a slightly larger weight gain than her sister.
Weight gain for the first day:
Puppy 1 Gail -gain of 30 grams
Puppy 2 Cooky - of 60 grams
Puppy 3 (Flower) gain of 40 grams
Well, I believe it's time for me to go turn into a
pumpkin for the night. It's been another long but very fulfilling day for
our family and I'm sure tomorrow will be equally as busy. We'll get new
pictures off to you tomorrow also.
Thanks again!
Deb
07/11/07
10pm- Update - 3 Pups
Puppy #1:
Small female dark brown with slight red/fawn coloring and white strip down
the chin & throat to the chest. Two middle toes on all four feet are
currently pink (white)
Born at 12:00 p.m. and weighed 250 grams or 8.8 oz.
Very vocal puppy. Other than sleeping she's usually the one we hear
squeeking.
Puppy #2:
Large male with very dark brown coloring that dried to a light grey with
black and dark brown undertones. White tip on the end of the tail and also
white strip down the nose. All four feet have pink (white) on the toe part
of the foot. Small white triangle on top of nose.
Born at 12:42 p.m. and weighed 390 grams or 13.7 oz.
Definitely the largest of the bunch and only male.
Puppy #3:
Female with darkest coloring of the three. White on her chest and small
spot on chin and also middle toes on right front and back toes are white.
Born at 1:22 p.m. and weighed 310 grams or 10.9 oz.
She seems to be the quietest one of the bunch so far.
All three are eating like troopers and Ruby is
being absolutely wonderful and such a good mom! What a day.
1PM
Here we go.... 2 Pups
so far... 1 male and 1 female...
We'll post pictures as
soon as we get them!
Mom's doing fine!
7/02/07
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We'd like to introduce Ruby but more then that, weıre
reserving a section of our site to
Ruby and invite everyone to join with us in this wonderful girlıs rescue.
We received a phone call from a Westchester County, New York shelter
telling us that they had a boxer girl that was brought in by the local
police. They asked if we could take her into rescue because she was
VERY pregnant due in about 2 weeks. Of course we immediately agreed
to bring her into the safety of AABR a shelter is no place to deliver
babies.
We were not quite prepared for the girl we met. Ruby was
brought out to us and to tell you she is the cutest, most adorable girl is
just not doing her justice she has, as they say, a face to die for and a
personality to match. Sweet, calm, loving, gentle.. well you get the
idea. Ruby is a beautiful deep fawn (red). Unfortunately her
body/legs are heavily scarred. Whether she was caught up in a barbed-wire
fence, mauled by another animal, or harmed by humans, we don't know.
What we do know is that her past mistreatment has done nothing to dampen her
disposition. She is amazingly people and animal friendly.
How did Ruby end up homeless? Late at night, the local police
were called. Someone had just witnessed a dog being thrown from a moving
car. The car took off, leaving a very pregnant, very frightened boxer
girl to fend for herself on the side of the road. Thankfully, the police
immediately picked Ruby up and brought her to the shelter. And thatıs
how this amazing girl began her life as a homeless, mom-to-be.
Once in the care of AABR, Ruby was immediately seen by our vet who performed
an ultra-sound and sure enough, we saw little tiny hearts beating, little
tiny spines, and little tiny heads and feet. Ruby and her babies had
come through the terrible ordeal of being thrown from the car. They
were all safe now and the future was looking up.
AABR is very fortunate to have very dedicated volunteers and one of
those volunteers received a phone call at 11 P.M. Can you foster a dog for
us?
Oh and by the way, in about 2 weeks, can you foster about 4 or 5
dogs for us when she gives birth?
Happily, Ruby was welcomed into the loving arms and home of
Deb, Jeff and their children Kristin, Stephanie, and Jeffrey, an amazing
family who also have Llamas! We want to thank them for immediately
responding to our late night call for help. And we also want to know
whose bed Ruby finally ended up in we left the kids, aged 19, 17 and 12,
tussling for the privilege.
Ok so hereıs where you come in. We want you to visit
Rubyıs page often we promise to keep you updated on Rubyıs condition and of
course, weıll let you know the minute the babies are born. We promise
lots of pictures of Mama and babies and together, weıll watch as they come
into the world and grow.
We invite you to help your children learn a valuable lesson on life
and about the importance of spay and neuter and the need to get involved.
Remember, without that life-saving phone call from a stranger, Rubyıs story
would never have been told and would probably have ended in tragedy.
We will hold a special something to name the puppies... Not sure
quite yet... And, weıre asking for donations. Raising healthy
puppies is expensive both Mama and her babies will need vet visits,
inoculations, etc. So please, help us keep our promise to Ruby that she
and her babies will have a happy, healthy future.
Weıre doing our part but we canıt do it without you.
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If you would
like to help please mail a check to:
Adopt A Boxer Rescue
PO BOX 423
Harrison, NY 10528
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