Introducing Puppies

Since I have not slept since 4 am yesterday,
it's possible that my explanation might
be fuzzy here or there. :)
It has been a journey befitting the
"life" litter. Life is precious indeed.
The first puppy was stillborn.
He looked perfect, I worked on him
for 30 minutes before letting go.
Sorrow. Heartbreak.
Mr. Red came next at 8:33pm,
followed by Miss Pink, Miss Purple
and following a break, Mr Green.
Then another rest period, with all pups
nursing contentedly. Paris worked very hard
on bringing the next pup into the world.
He had other ideas! He was not making
progress, and she kept having contractions.
Off to the emergency vet (sometime around 3 am),
and Paris needed a c-section. A boy
(Mr Naked who became Mr Blue), and a girl
(Miss Naked that became Miss Yellow) and another
boy (puppy number 8) who we couldn't get started.
More sadness followed by joy that Paris came
through the surgery fine, and we have 6 healthy puppies,
3 girls and 3 boys. Life is good.
Who is the winner? I think we have *winners*!
Pete guessed Wed 8 (5-3) and Jeanne said
Thurs 8 (5-3) which is what the breakdown was,
born over two days. So, $25 will be donated in Pete's
name, and $25 in Jeanne's name to the FCR Foundation.
Thank you for playing along and starting the journey
with us. Photos soon!