Monty's sister will be a brother... FINAL UPDATE with pictures

Some of you might know that I went crazy and put my name on a waitlist for another English Goldendoodle. We wanted a little sister for Monty, we were just 2nd on the waitlist after the breeder keeps the female pick of the litter. Dad is the same, just a different poodle Mom, so she would be a half sister to Monty. Yay! The litter was supposed to be born on May 19th, but there was no news. Finally today, I heard from our breeder: the poodle mom was going into labor. And the counting begins: first puppy male, second female. Big puppies. Third and fourth puppy born: males. Another male an hour later. The birth was finished with....wait for it.....a male!

There are 5 males and 1 female. How soo not typical is that!

So oh-oh, Monty might get a brother instead? But wait, what do I do with the pink collar and leash? Good grief, I don't have a male name either! It took me 3 months to come up with a female name Macie. Yes, it was supposed to be Monty and Macie..... my M&M's.

Now what?

(More updates to come in the next 8 weeks)

UPDATE 1: after 2 hours when everyone though the labor was over, here comes 7th puppy: a female. I might get my Macie afterall...now that I've gotten used to the idea of having two boys. :-)

UPDATE 2 (5/23/12): I just spoke with our wonderful breeder. We had a lengthy conversation about what we want in a puppy and what would be the best fit. Soooo, we are "donating" our female spot on the waitlist to the family who only wanted a female dog for their son and we are going to have a first pick of a male puppy. Monty's sister will be a BOY. I feel like it's a good decision. Now I still need a boy name.

UPDATE 3 (5/28/12): I have seen the first pictures of the litter. Monty's brother is in there somewhere. All pics are courtesy of our wonderful breeder.

UPDATE 4 (06/16/12): The puppies are three weeks old now. Here is a collage of all 5 boys. One of them will be Monty's little brother.

UPDATE 5 (07/12/12): the puppies are 7 weeks old and Auggie will be coming home on July 17th. The baby gates are up, as well as Monty's old crate. Few more days of me being able to sleep in. Oh boy...

UPDATE 6 (07/17/12): We have our little boy now. I completely forgot how tiny these puppies are compared to my Monty monster. We went with a more mellow guy. Monty wanted to have nothing to do with little Auggie, but as soon as we got home, he warmed up to him and is more curious about Auggie. He was quiet the whole ride home (2 hours) just eyeballing Monty in the car. Right as we pulled into our garage, Auggie threw up on Bill. He is very good in his crate and just plays by himself with his bully stick. We will see how the first night goes.

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Permalink Reply by Bonnie and Kona on July 13, 2012 at 5:07pm

Jarka, they are all just darling! I cannot wait to see the photos and hear the stories of your new little dood.

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Permalink Reply by Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie on July 13, 2012 at 7:14pm

They have changed so much and all are just gorgeous and each looks unique. Do you have a favorite so far?

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Permalink Reply by Jarka, Monty & Auggie on July 13, 2012 at 8:24pm

The one in the middle of the last picture reminds me of when Monty was little. But it's so hard based on one picture. I will have to wait and see the temperament testing. We are thinking about taking Monty with us (2 hr drive), but he won't be allowed in the breeder's house for health reasons. I just thought that during the drive home the boys would get familiar with each other. Is that a bad idea?