Week 1

Well, here it is, week one of Millie's journey to becoming a mommy. At least, we hope it's here. Millie went into heat about a month earlier than expected and since we have no control over nature we sprung into action. We had already pre-arranged a boyfriend for Millie. We did our background checks, asked all the questions we needed to, exchanged contact information and life went on. We have been researching to some great extents on how, when and where to breed dogs. We have become novices at the whole business of breeding dogs. So we knew that Millie needed to be bred on her 9th or 10th day of her heat with another visit within a couple of days. That time has come and gone. We have met with her boyfriend (Benny) on two occasions within the last 3 days. Benny is a "sure thing" according to his owner. That's what we wanted, an easy guy with a proven track record. I mean really, isn't that what every good mom wants for her offspring? Now we wait. We have 4 or 5 weeks to wait before being able to tell if Millie is pregnant (according to my research).

Following the rules of breeding we have switched Millie to a high quality puppy formula. Every week there are new things to do or watch for, so we will be following that process carefully. Our projected due date is March 6, 2010!