Alda's - Breeding
  Alda homepage | Early Years | Presentation Ceremony | Breeding | Movie "Sit" |
   

2003 | Season | Alda breeding with Dylan | Pregnancy | Ultrasound | Birth | Pups 10 days | Pups 17 days |
     

| Pups 24 days | Pups 31 days | Pups 38 days | Pups 45 days | Pups 52 days | Pups 58 days |

      The Pups | Cynthia | Covina | Cairo | Chuckie | Carmel | Carob | Chardonnay | Coralee | Clarabelle |
     
 

Alda's pups at 31 days old

  

   

 

  • These photos were taken on November 29, 2003.
  • Pups weigh about 3100 grams (6.8 lb.)
  • Pups are eating mush (really soggy puppy food).
  • Alda is eating 3 cups of food 4 times per day (used to be 3.5 cups 3 times per day)
  • Alda began separation from the pups when the pups were 28 days old. She is the kennel across the isle (6 ft away from them).
  • Alda is getting more energy back, the staff mentioned that she is starting to jump again.
  • Alda has a slight mastitis in one of her teats, about the size of the end of a little finger. They are treating with hot compresses and massage.


Movie of pups and Alda
sleeping across the isle.

The puppy's names are:

Cairo
Carmel
Carob

Chardonnay
Chuckie
Clarabelle

Coralee
Covina
Cynthia

They give them the same letter of the alphabet to keep track of the littermates. Alda's litter was given C because the litter before her was given B and the litter after Alda was given D. They skip letters of the alphabet that are hard to find names, like Q and X.
 
 
  "After 3 weeks of age, the wading pool is taken away and they are put on the floor on shredded newspaper. At this time they start eating solid food and are slowly weaned. They are fed a high-quality dry puppy feed mixed with meat and vitamins three times each day. " (from Guide Dogs for the Blind)
 

 

 

 

Website links
- Guide Dogs for the Blind Breeding Program
- Contra Costa East Guide Dog Raisers
- University of Cal article about being a Breeder Keeper

      
             
             
 

website updated on Nov 29, 2003

          

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