[Bellbird]

Many thanks Dana and Theresa. I'm going to miss my daily puppy hit.

 

[MushyB]

FYI, today is the last day of the puppy cam. It will be taken down tomorrow, and the puppies will go to their homes. Thanks for watching!

So happy for the lucky families but we are so going to miss the puppy cam! Good luck this weekend!

 

[GoldenRetieverL0ver08]

Wow, just wow.. Thank you Dana for taking the time to write that all out for us. I read every word too and digested it all. I still have a hard time comprehending just how much time you spend to have a litter. It is just mind boggling when you think about all the time and stress involved to be a breeder.

You are such a great breeder! You take care of those puppies like they are your life. I want to start a breeding program someday and i know all the stuff that can fo wrong, and when it all goes right its still so much work. It would really hurt me if i lost one of my pups, or even the dam because of the breeding but i would pay $100,000 to make sure the puppies and dam are healthy. The only problem is you cant breed with a limited registration.

 

[GoldenRetieverL0ver08]

Just to add, thank you so much for putting the puppy cam up and answering all the questions everyone has!

 

[FUReverGolden]

I wish there was a way to record their antics to keep
It forever , as I am a big fan. Ohhhh what to do now 🤷🏻‍♀️. Thank you ! We love these little fur balls 💓💓💓💓

 

[DanaRuns]

Thanks so much Dana, for sharing the puppy cam and taking the time to answer all the questions. I've learned a lot from all of this!! Just wondering what do you look for when deciding which puppy to keep? Why did you decide to keep pink girl over the other 2?

We look for two things: temperament and conformation. We look for a great temperament, a happy and confident puppy who will gleefully follow humans around, who is affectionate and engaged, and is "forward" rather than hanging back. We also look at the puppies' conformation, since we want to keep a show dog. We kept Pink Girl (now Delta) because her conformation was slightly better than Purple's. It was close. I liked Purple's temperament a tiny bit better than Pink's, but Pink's conformation was the clear winner. (Actually, black boy is definitely the pick of the litter in terms of both conformation and temperament, but we're only keeping girls at this point.)

 

[diane0905]

Sweet babies. I will miss seeing them. Thank you for sharing their beginnings. I hope they all lead happy, healthy, and full lives.

 

[DanaRuns]

The puppy cam is no more.

Thank you, everyone who has followed this litter's journey. I think it's amazing that people all over the world have been a part of these puppies' struggle to live and thrive.

We had nine puppies on board, but two were stillborn. The seven who were live born have all thrived. Today the puppies will start going to their homes. They weigh between 14 and 16 pounds each, and they are lively and eager, and very healthy puppies.

We are glad for them to leave, but we will miss them. We're keeping Pink Girl, now named Esquire's Delta Breeze (aka "Delta"), and today we begin in earnest the task of melting her into the pack. The other dogs already love her, and Splash is very protective of Delta, even intervening with Summer when she thought Summer might be harming her puppy (she was actually trying to nurse Delta, but I appreciate Splash's proactive protection LOL! ). Funcle Deuce absolutely adores Delta, and even Gibbs, who usually has no use whatsoever for puppies, likes this girl.

The life-long adventures start today. I wonder what is in store for these precious little souls. I wonder what their big little lives hold for them. It's very exciting!

 

[Tricia]

I didn't realise how difficult it would be after 8 weeks to break my addiction! It has been a wonderful happy and informative time. Even though from the UK I was on a totally different time scale.

So as everyone else has said, thank you and all the best to the little ones.

 

[Macca]

I hope that you will continue to give us occasional updates and photos of Delta as she grows and becomes a part of your beautiful Golden pack!

 

[ScoutTheGolden]

Thank you for sharing this litter with us Dana (and Teresa)!

One more question... Do you feel like Splash's behavior towards Delta is indicative of the kind of mom she will be when it's her turn?

 

[JerseyChris]

I feel kind of lost with no puppy cam to start my mornings. Thanks again for sharing that with us.. It was great watching them grow up.

 

[DanaRuns]

Thank you for sharing this litter with us Dana (and Teresa)!

One more question... Do you feel like Splash's behavior towards Delta is indicative of the kind of mom she will be when it's her turn?

LOL! I have no idea. Every dog is different, like every person is different. We'll just have to wait and seel