Lyric's pups are here--Pictures!! UPDATE!

[Ginny Nightingale]

UPDATE:SEE MY LATEST COMMENT FOR TODAY'S CLOSE-UPS!

Wow--what a long two days--Lyric's labor started at around 12 am on Wednesday Feb 6th--she kept me up all night (didn't want to leave her alone just in case) and then I stayed with her all thru the day on Wednesday--it continued into the wee hours of Thursday morning--and she paced and panted but no progress....finally at 2 am, I said"OK Lyric, let's get in the whelping box and get this started". I went in and sat with her in the box and within 10 minutes her water broke--it is as if she was waiting for me to tell her what to do!

The first pup was born by 2:15 am--a lovely apricot female and then 5 more followed until 6:30 AM--3 boys, 3 girls--2 champagne colored, all others shades of apricot--so.... where is #7? We could clearly see 7 on the Xray--we waited and waited--Lyric rested comfortably while the pups ate and we saw a minor push now and then, but no pup--we were starting to get a bit concerned about this last pup--actually a LOT concerned and finally gave Lyric some oxytocin to increase the strength of her contractions at noon--10 hours after this all started. !5 minutes later, a beautiful healthy male pup came into view--PHEW!!!!!!! Lucky #7!! The breeder and I both cried --we were so happy to see that all was well...and everyone is doing well!

Here are some early pics!

[Ginny Nightingale]

Boccelli is curlier when not puffed out by the groomer--in other pics, he has ringlets!

Finnegans' dad is Boccelli? Wonder if it is the same guy?

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I love seeing the pictures of these precious pups.  I am in love with one of the apricots.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Dad's got such sweet eyes and is very handsome in his blue scarf! It's so interesting to see how the puppies' coats pull from the genetic pool... I'm afraid all these pictures are giving me a serious case of Doodle Puppy Fever! LOL!  Ginny, I don't think I could ever do what you are doing because I would end up with a herd of doodles!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

That's my Finnegan's dad too!  Finnegan has his daddy's eyes.  Awesome awesome temperament!! Mom and Babies are beautiful, Ginny!!  Ohhhh I want one....

[Sheila & Finnley]

Dad is a very good looking guy. He certainly does resemble Lyric, but I thought Lyric looked curlier ! ha ha

[Ginny Nightingale]

Here is the dad--looks a lot like Lyric but curlier! 

[Janice Hammond]

What a beautiful mom and babies.Enjoy them.

[Kim Starbuck]

I love seeing all the different shades. So adorable!

[Ginny Nightingale]

Dad is a white australian labradoodle with a curly fleece coat, but Lyric was reddish as a pup and he also carries for red. I think these guys will be between 40 and 55 pounds. Lyric normally weighs 50 and the dad is about 38--the pups from her last litter weigh between 40 and 60 pounds -they had a different dad who was the  same size as this dad---but this litter is more consistent in size. We had a few GIANT pups in that litter.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Ginny, how big do you anticipate Lyric's pup will be?