Our first litter! DUW ;)

bad

It was a crazy experience! Poor Casper ended getting and emergency c-sect. and a spay (due to a high risk of infection and likely permanent damage having been done to her cervix and uterus). We hand reared the puppies as momma was not a good mom at all.

We had 4 live puppies- 1 white male w/ black ears, 2 tricolor males, and one white female with brindle ears.

The giant puppy had drowned before she could be removed and we lost a tricolor female during whelping (she was stuck in breach position too long).

Still, despite all the bad it was a wonderful thing and I wouldn't trade the experience for the world. My favorite was the tri male with the blaze on his nose

Video of the puppies wanting food-

http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff60/bad-one_snakes/?action=view&current=100_6478.mp4

 

 

 

 

How the giant puppy couldn't be seen on the pre-whelping xray I have no idea 0.o

 

 

Zerlett

breeding these dogs can be so hard!! glad it had a happy turn around! how big is the mom and dad? maybe the dad was just too big for her.

bad

Daddy was almost twice the size of Casper who is 40lbs. It was our first time and if we breed again that is one mistake we won't make again, poor girl did so good whelping the rest too.

BulliesofNC

Well I have to give you lots of credit for commiting to the litter because I know exactly what you went through as I've done it several times. One of the things many don't realize is the difficulties involved with breeding bull terriers. There are some litters that are smooth as can be and others that are as difficult as they come. The unfortunate thing about the breed is the fact that it's not uncommon to lose one or two puppies on a litter and often some are completely unpreventable. In all actuality the misfortune with your litter doesn't have much to do with the size of the stud Casper was bred to. Those puppies may have the genes to grow as big as the father but birth size wouldn't be a factor for the complications you encountered. Sometimes a puppy can get stuck inside or the bag may break prematurely and a puppy can drown. This mishap will cause the puppy to become waterlogged and appear much larger as described by you as a "Giant" puppy. Chances are he would have been born the same size as the rest had he not engulf the water and enlarge in the womb after death. Many refer to this as a "Seal" baby which is often twice the size of the rest of the puppies.

Although Casper ended up with a C-Section and was required to be spayed due to complications, she was blessed to give birth to four gorgeous puppies who will bring joy and happiness to those fortunate enough to take ownership of them.

The litter of puppies Casper had looked great and just as you mentioned it was all worth it in the end. How old are the puppies now and do you have any updated photos of them now?

Zerlett

i think one factor to consider to is if the breeding was done with large gaps between them, like for example you breed a female day 9 and again on day 16 with a week apart, you have one puppy a week older and bigger than the rest, resulting in a huge puppy on delivery day, or how some have really small puppies in a litter with bigger ones.