Sprite Breeding Program

“G” litter folks, the adventure begins…girl, boy, girl to start things out.

Raika had her “trim” today. What that means is she looks like hell. I took off all of her belly hair and most of her pants. I didn’t even really try to make her look sylish, since mommy dogs always lose all of their hair anyway after they have puppies. But…will make whelping much easier and cleaner.

The past few nights have been rough; last night was better. She’s very uncomfortable now; she’s losing her appetite, so getting small meals. Her temperature is starting to drop; only 99.9 degrees this morning. For those that don’t know, dropping temperature takes place in the week before whelping. Normally there is a dramatic dip in temperature 12 to 24 hours before the first puppy arrives, so that is what I”m watching for. Mostly I’m trying to help her avoid the tummy troubles that seem to be plaguing her.Last night I kepy my hand on her belly and felt the puppies wiggling around. Lots of wiggling:)

The much anticipated Gator x Raika litter is expected at the end of March 2007! A recent Ultrasound shows a good sized litter is on the way!

Ideally, this litter will retain the willingness to please, boldness, focus, friendliness, structure, intelligence and extreme working drives of the dam. The sire, Gator, was chosen for his calm, mouth-stuffing grips, core confidence, trainability, drive, utter stability, physical correctness and working pedigree.

There should be a range of temperaments in this litter, but I expect all of the puppies to possess confident temperaments, high trainability with good drives, love of work, athleticism, and intelligence. The best Schutzhund puppies will also possess bite quality, intensity, naturally calm and focused tracking, dominant temperaments, and high fighting drive. I expect almost all of these puppies to excel in competition agility and many to excel in the protection sports.