12/24/2025
Happy Christmas Eve Everyone!!! I really thought I would be updating you all sooner than this but here we go....... Yesterday morning around 9:30 am Meuse starting showing signs of labor and if you know me, you know that life stops so I can be by our girls side start to finish. Around 6:30pm her water broke but there was no active pushing, no panting, no digging, no discharge etc. When I say this one was not textbook, I mean this one was far from it but I hope this helps educate others. Several hours passed, we walked laps, we repositioned, I kept a stethoscope on her to monitor heart rates.... Miss Meuse presented with a clear bag and another dark bag along side. I preformed a physical exam and there was no little in the canal. They were still deep in the abdomen. So at 9:30pm, I called the emergency hospital an hour away....... The vets told me to wait & hold out. Meuse wasn't showing signs of distress. She wasn't pushing & wasn't ready. So we waited....... That wait, ugh. I probably paced a path in my carpet. At 11:40pm, Meuse welcomed in a beautiful ee Red (B). She was trying to pass the placenta before the little one. At 1:40am a little ee Red Piebald (B). At 2:40am, a Chocolate & Tan (G). Then there was a whelping pause..... During that pause I made Christmas cookies while she slept and boy did she sleep. At 7am, a Chocolate & Tan (B). During this whole process, active pushing was minimal. She was unbothered and just tended to the 4 littles she welcomed in. At 10am, it was time to clean up everything. She got a bath, a clean box, breakfast, potty break & I started to deep clean everything. Since it was a stressful night with no sleep in over 24hrs, I took a shower. After the shower it was time to weigh the littles and what do i find? Another one at 11:30am. A little Chocolate & Tan (G). So if you made it to the end, congrats & thank you for reading this roller coaster.
Now onto the fun part:
Long Haired Chocolate based ee Red (B)- 8.1oz
Long Haired Chocolate based ee Red Piebald (B)- 7.8oz
Long Haired Chocolate & Tan w/ white chest flash (G)- 8.5oz
Long Haired Chocolate & Tan (B)- 7.8oz
Long Haired Chocolate & Tan (G)- 6.9oz
We will be doing 12 hr weigh ins to check for gaining. We will schedule Facetime sessions for when they are 2 weeks old and out of the danger zone. I will continue to post updates. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Since travel dates will be the beginning of March, The name theme will be St. Patrick's Day. If you have any fun or cute name suggestions that fit this theme, add them to the comments below to help us. I also hope that you have an amazing Christmas tomorrow surrounded by your loved ones!
If you have any questions, please feel free to message us anytime.
If you would like to fill out an application, please visit our website at www.whiterivervalleykennel.com
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!