OK- so this is not a Podengo LOL. This sweet bulldog puppy belongs to a friend of mine. This is her first bulldog litter and I got the privilege to be their first Nanny. For those of you that don't know~bulldog puppies are not left with their mom the first couple of weeks. The poor mom has to have a C-section to have these little buggers and then being the dainty critters that they are- there is a fear that she may lay on her babies. I was glad to help out- they are so sweet and kissable !!
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I raise English bulldogs and let me say first, what beauties! Your friend should be proud of her pretty parents. My lady--Moxi--is snoring at my side right now.
Momma laying (not necessarily on, but crushing pups against the sides or corners of the nursery bed) on her her pups is a real concern. They need pig-rail in the nursey bed to protect the pups. Pigs have the same problem.
I've seen all kinds of contraptions, some quite fancy and expensive.
I thought about it before our first litter arrived; racked my brain for a simpler, inexpensive, yet effective pig rail system. Finally, a trip to Lowe's gave me the apiphany I'd been looking for.
I use a baby pool and 4 inch landscaping gutter tube (they are black corrugrated-looking semi-stiff tubes) and large zip strips.
The tubes have holes already manufactured in. I punch holes into a little higher than half the height of the sides of the pool and zip strip (often 2 strips zipped end to end) the tube to the upper inside of the pool (flush or barely above the top edge).
This gives a 4" depth and 4" wide space (perfect space for pups) for the babies to be safe. I have never lost a pup due to momma-suffocation with this simple idea.
Moxi became very agitated without her pups at all times, regardless of her stitches or staples. he first time she got to keep them after nursing, she moved them. How she put them where she did amazed us.
We hand-raise our babies, no separte nursery rooms--the bed is in our bedroom We've privatized Moxi with everyting we could think of that would still give us easy access. A child's dome tent worked great, but we have found that a regular old card table over the pool and covered with a blanket works best for us.
Mom and babies are socialized and seemingly more interested in the world.
She kept second litter from day one--my vet said why not, they are her babies--and like humans, nursing helps mom heal.
Our second litter was much healthier, happier and so was Moxi.
We all love our dogs, show or not. Some of us get a little overboard. Common sense needs to come back into our, and man's best friend's, lives. Sometimes we forget and disallow ALL nature.
P.S.
I love the pup to the left of the white guy. He looks white and brindle. I'd love to see the rest of his markings.
I adore white bullies, though, but after the untimely death of my white macho man as a child, I cannot bring myself to even try to replace him.
I've forced myself to sell three white beauties (oh, how wanted to keep them) and only to family pet situations. One is now a survivor of the Iowa floods.
I have kept up with most all of Moxi's babies--I get regular emails and photos. God help my future human grandchildren.
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