August 2021 Breeder's Diary for Lucy Litter Delta before breeding August 2021 - What we do before conception

 

08/03/2021 Breeders diary- Lucy got her cbc, fecal heartworm test, and shots last week save one. Bordatella. I like to give a bitch her shots a month out before breeding to powerpack the milk but didn't have bordatella. She is due to bred in about 3 weeks. So this morning i brought her in for that and I was used to nasal but this was oral. I don't always feel shots are necessary but when it comes to breeding? I like it for a different reason. I need antibodies built up for the milk. Also, my vet approved my chewy request for advantage multi. This is a longer story but the one thing I know I can't give simparica to pregnant nursing dogs. Frontline stopped working for me a long time ago and oral got rid of my flea problem but we have ivermectim strains in the area. Esp in the summer dogs on heartgard can get heartworms or hookworms. So since I had to switch? I ordered advantage multi and I pulled those reports and I am pondering rotating out. We buy in bulk and normally and tonight the other dogs are getting their monthly Interceptor Plus/Simparica. Lucy, holds my advantage multi will be here in a few days. I switch gears with a pregnant nursing dog. The vet was confused because Lucy is her called name. but I put on chewy her akc registered name "minerva lucia cerberus" and explained that is Lucy Lucy is called name. I post her akc registered name on every thing else

Sidenote gave her some benadryl I gave her two pink tabs and spit one out. At 75 lbs she could have been given three at dinner will give her two more. I shoot my dog with disease? I give them benadryl to offset the reaction. She is getting two at dinner time

08/0/4/21b829p Breeder's diary- All systems go, get Lucy's medicine but al health clearances are clear! Lucy didn't get her normal dosage of heartworm/flea rx. We are waiting on Advantage Mulit which is a topical. got into a discussion about annual vaccines. Do I feel nec? I have concerns that humans don't get annual shots But one place I LOVE THEM. is one month out before breed, I am building ups Mom milk and I can't compete without them. So all dog but Lucy got their interceptor plus and simparica. Any day will get the Advantage Multi. Talked to the stud owner , we are good to go in a few week

08/04/21 853p Lucy's medicine is on its way and talked to the stud owner today. She leaves Monday to host a fastcat event she is Black knights lure coursing, and will be back the following monday and I said perfect. Lucy hasn't even started. When she does generally 10 days out. Her medicine was approved by my vet and shipped today. Lucy is good to go!

08/07/21 6:17p Breeder's diary. Hold on Lucy for a few days. Lucy got her Advantage Multi last night. meaning all is set. the stud owner leaves on Monday for Tampa as she runs fastcat events for Tampa with Black Knights coursing and runs the following Monday. Lucy is self cleaning but I haven't seen "the drop" The drop generally means about 10 days and today is Saturday. Hold on Lucy. I will travel to the Ms. gulf coast probably in about 2 weeks and vet owners. Health wise? all is settled will sear some liver but Lucy hold on a few days. "self cleaning" typically a sign it is coming and I have a feeling Lucy will be exactly where she should be. Tonight will sear the liver to "vitamin" my girl up. We do solid gold green tripe too. When she does get the "drop" first spot of blood" will probably do labwork on progesterone about 6 days in. Sometimes easy to miss. So close now but hold on Lucy. Generally about day 10 after first drop and many skip a day and I won't get technical why that is. Told my boss will be going to Ms very soon. But I work from home half the time

08/07/2021 745p talked to my uncle this evening who lives over there(gulfport, ms) and he knows the person who handles the ATTS. I mentioned only reason why I dont have an excellent rating on good dog is because I lack the atts. CGC doesn't count. Lucy won't get it (at the moment, but wanted to get it next year) but happens to be a friend of a friend so I said I would like to talk to her for the next gsd opportunity. ATTS is cgc for german shepherds. so since in the area I very much wanted to talk to her about the next temp test so I can not only prepare for it but tell me fellow gsd owners. I planned on doing in october of 2020 but hurricanes prevented it

08/11/2021 -856 p Breeder's Diary- Lucy goes to homeschooling which most of her life went to formal training weekly . Lucy was born on 3/23/2019. She is about 2.25 years old. Of that, she went to training WEEKLY for 1.5 years of her life. We also went to titling events. As I talked to my trainer and talked to folks that want to do titling events, I am afraid I won't train nor title her pregnant/nursing. Biggest reasons? Exposure to disease tracked back. You can appreciate from a woman who took her to those trainings it is a lifestyle change for me too. Part of my week. So I had to find ways to engage her and she LOVED this squirrel chuck it. I plan on taking her to salty paws and uptick titling and training after xmas. But a distinct why I don't breed a bitch often, they have to seperate their life to what they are used to. Now the pup I keep from the litter at about 4 months old? Will take front and center. Kind of like Edelweiss and Lucy simulataneously. But a young pup doesn't really get "good" until after teething. Meaning that while I have to change her lifestyle and mine (I will bring Prima for training and titling) but she does need to be trained and engaged so will have to get used to training her at home during this time period. Sidenote? She loved this toy 

08/21/2021 Breeder's diary- Waiting for the drop. Owners are more excited than I and I am keeping female pick of litter. But promise Lucy is set on go! I promise more people are excited than I am about the breeding, and that is saying something. But my records show she won't start heat until the last week in August. What the "drop" means is first drop of blood on the floor. That means she starts heat. I suspect any day and when I see it? at about day 5 I will take her to my vet. For hormone testing. I have to travel to the Ms gulf coast at around day 9. I graduated from jd for my associates and usm for my bachelor's I promise know the area well. I was a foster child so staying with my mother and talking to 4 potential owners while I am there. I graduated from "pass high" in 91 (I skipped a grade but you can do the math on my age, went to college at 17 just turned) and that is where the stud owner lives. So any day now folks, but promise my Lucy is exactly as I expect her to be. 

08/23/2021 922p -Lucy was VERY hungry this evening. As a middle-aged woman allow me to use discretion in "mixed company". She is due to be in heat any day and ate 8 cups of kibbles 2 two turkey necks, 3 chopped legs New followers? we feed MOSTLY raw but we do utilize kibble an quarters and a variety of things. (canned commercial, cottage cheese, coconut oil, fish oil, glucosamine, raw egg..to name a few others) In short? Ate a feast and I made sure she was satiated. Women might appreciate this one. Lucy you need energy for eggs, and that you will have. I may be wrong but certain times that "give a dog al they wan" comes into play. In my eyes? this is one of those times. The other times? pregnancy and nursing. The kibbe we feed which they typically ignore she at a ton of. Make me some eggs Lucy, is my mindset