You tube

I have uploaded some more short clips onto YouTube.
The puppies are getting more and more active and making more and more noise.
I have wormed them for the last 3 days and will do them again at 5 weeks.
Tomorrow I am going to start them on to solid food as I think they are needing more than Amber can now provide, she has done an amazing job so far and now it is time for me to step in and give her a hand. I have had to take her food bowl out of the whelping box as the puppies keep on trying to get into it.

You tube

I am currently uploading the latest videos of Amber and the puppies on to you tube as the quality and length of time it takes to upload them on to this blog is not good.
You can hopefully see them at my user name which is amberandfern.
I have never used you tube before so hope I have got it right.
The puppies are all well this morning and will be wormed again later if the you tube works I will try and get a video of it for you to see.

the link for the first video is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1U0S2_lljM

Yeh it WORKS so watch out for LOTS and LOTS more
Show ALL you friends and family !!

Today's photos

Ruby in the puppies box she like to get into the smallest box available.
Another one
Our first outing
Children's T.V
How close can I get !!
We like the feel of this funny green stuff.

2 weeks and an what an exciting day we have had.

The puppies are now 2 weeks old and what an exciting day they have had, first off they has their first trip out into the garden to get used to the feel of the grass under their paws.
Amber was quiet happy to feed them alfresco and even allowed Fern a closer look as the video hopefully shows.

Once they where safely back indoors on a nice clean blanket having their hour of children's T.V this will get them used to the sound of children's voices which are much higher than adults so they will be getting an hour a day.
Then they had to be weighed and wormed they all took their medicine very well they weighed in like this
Chocolate dog 960g
Pale dog 1.kg
Pink spot bitch 825g
Purple circle bitch 820g
So they are all growing well and are starting to move around the whelping box more and more.
They are now also starting to show their personality which is interesting to watch.

New puppy photos

A bitch puppy

A dog puppy

A bitch puppy

All having a quick top up

One of the bitch puppies

The chocolate dog puppy

l I am thankful to say that I didn't need a new camera all I needed was a new set of batteries so I am back taking LOTS of pictures of the puppies.

They are 11 days old today and are starting to open their eyes and are a lot more mobile, Amber is starting to leave them for a little while but only after they have been fed cleaned and are all piled up fast asleep. She even had a game with Fern out in the garden.

Second time lucky or not

Fern taken last night


One of the Bitch puppies
All having tea together

I am trying to upload the latest video of the puppies but blogger wont let me for some reason. So I have uploaded some more pictures instead.
I am going to try and clip the puppies nails later on as they are just beginning to get sharp and I don't want them scratching Amber while they are feeding.I am also going to put on their collars so that we can tell them apart.
So I will try and get lots more individual photos at the same time for you all.
I have included the latest one of Fern so as that she wont feel to left out, I showed her one of the puppies yesterday while Amber was in the garden attending to a call of nature and she was VERY interested in it but VERY gentle to.

Pictures of Fern

Fern at 9 months

Fern last week

Fern at 3 months

Fern at 2 weeks

A couple of people have asked me to put some photos of Fern on to the blog so that they can get an idea of what the puppies MAY and I must STRESS that it is only MAY LOOK LIKE as they grow , but EVERY Cockerpoo is different even in THE SAME LITTER. This is due to the cross breeding and to many the unknown quality is what makes cockerpoos SO SPECIAL.

Fern is VERY small (she weighs 5.4 kg and is under 12"tall) for a Cockerpoo and it is very likely that these puppies will be both taller and heavier than she is.

Look at how we have grown

Amber keeping the puppies clean and giving them their lunch at
the same time.

The CHAMPAINE DOG puppies

The CHOCOLATE DOG puppy

The puppies are nearly a week old where has the time gone.

They have grown so much in the last week and are getting more noisy and are moving around in the whelping box a lot more.

Amber is now leaving them for longer periods of time and even wanted to come out for a walk with Ruby and Fern this morning but I had to leave her behind as I knew i was going to be out for a couple of hours which is just to long to leave the puppies at this stage.

I have been doing some on line research on early socialisation of puppies and I was doing most of it any way but it made interesting reading and has LOT'S of information for once you get your puppy home. http://www.openpaw.org

The first 24 hours

Amber has had a great first 24 hours with her new puppies.

She has only left then to go into the garden to go to the loo and that was very reluctantly and she was straight back to them.

I spent the last night on the sofa just to make sure every one was OK, and will probably be spending the next few nights there as well.

Poor Fern is still very bewildered as to where these noisy things that have taken over her Mums time have come from.

I have posted some pictures of Ruby and Fern as I don't want them to feel left out.

This video hopefully shows the puppies having lunch.

Good news the PUPPIES have arrived

Amber has given birth to 4 puppies 2 dogs and 2 bitches she started at 9.00 this morning and had the last one at about 12.00. They are VERY BIG and she did an amazing job, I only had to "help" her with the second one who came feet first and got his head stuck.
I will take some pictures tomorrow once Amber has had time to bond with them and to have a well deserved rest.
She has just had a slice of cheese on toast and a drink , been out for a "wee" and is now back with her babies.
It is going to be a long week as I will be up every couple of hours during the night just to make sure that all is well with Mum and babies.
To every one who has either emailed or phoned me I will be in touch towards the end of the week for a chat.
Karen Amber and 4 very cute puppies.

The final count down

We are now on the home straight, with a week to go. That is if she goes for the full 63 days for the last litter she went for 59 days so the puppies could be with us any day now.

The whelping box is made and in place (The cat loves it !)

The puppy pen is in place and we are all waiting with bated breath for the puppies to arrive.

Amber has slowed right down now and is eating for at least 7 !

She is very clingy and wants to be close to me all the time.

Fern is wondering what on earth is going on her Mum wont play with her in the garden and has told her off more than once for jumping on her.

Poor Fern she is going to have such a shock once the puppies arrive as she is such a Mummy's girl and sleeps cuddled up with Amber every night.

She is going to need extra cuddles and attention once the puppies are here.