NOTE:  All babies have found loving homes, the last one will join its new family on July 11

Date of birth:  Litter free whelped April 25, 2010

Sire: Ch. Alki's Robert Redwood for Landhof "Robert"

Dam:  Ch. Landhof's Delphine of Brush Creek "Delphine"

Breeders:  Kathleen Borgmeyer and Brigitte Rhinehart

Number of puppies:  2 males, 6 females

Kennel name:  Landhof's O... of Brush Creek

Comment:  An ultrasound confirmed that Delphine is pregnant. We are very much looking forward to this litter as Delphine and Robert are both very nice and correct conformation wise and they both have great dispositions. Delphine free whelped  5 boys and 7 girls in her first litter, hence we hope that she will be equally prolific this time.

Update 4-16-10:  The prewhelp radiograph showed 8 puppies so Kathleen and Henry are getting ready for the arrival of the babies in a week to 10 days.

Update 4-28-10:   As with her previous litter of 12, Delphine delivered her babies quite easily. The puppies were very vigorous from the start and are doing very well. They are overall nicely markedand uniform in size. Delphine is an exemplary mom with plenty of milk, and with 8 nipples, every puppy always has a place at the "milk bar"!

Update 5-2-10:  The puppies are doing very well, they are one week old today and have on average put on half of their birth weight. They got another visit from little Hadleigh Rose who cannot get enough of these baby puppies.

Update 5-18-10:  The babies were 3 weeks old on May 16, they are now fully mobile and are starting their first taste of food other than mom's milk, they are not yet too enthusiastic about the baby cereal mixed with milk. Today, they also had their experience outside. They are now weighing between 5 and 6 lb.

Update 6-1-10:  The puppies are growing like weeds, they were 5 weeks old on May 30 and now weigh between 8 and 10 lbs. They are now fully on solid dog food although Delphine still lets them nurse a couple of times a day. Whenever the weather permits, they enjoy being outside in the sun and fresh air. For easier identification, they now wear different color collars: the girls are Purple, Orange Print, Red, Solid Pink, Animal Print and Zebra/Bones, the boys are Stars on black and Camo.

Update 6-6-10:  The puppies are 6 weeks old today, they got their first vaccination against the dreaded parvovirus, they are also getting their 3rd round of wormer, this particular product (fenbendazole) is administered for 3 days. They really enjoy being outside and playing in the grass but because of the heat, their outings are limited to mornings and evenings.