…..BRINGING US A BEAUTIFUL BASKET OF EASTER PUPPIES! TRIXIE X RUSTY LITTER
I will be posting all details after we get settled in and Trixie kicks in to “mother mode”.
On March 8th Trixie had a Pregnancy Ultrasound. CONFIRMED, there will be Border Terrier Puppies arriving early April 2021! WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR PUPPIES OUT OF THIS LITTER.
RUSHWIND LIL’ BAG OF TRICKS (Trixie) X 17 OAKS RUSHWIND RUSTY (Rusty)
Sugar decided that she would start Labor on Weds. December 16th (2 days before her scheduled C-Section.)
So away we went to the Stillwater Veterinary Clinic and we came home with 9 beautiful, healthy yellow lab puppies! Sugar is doing great and is such a wonderful Mom!
6 Females and 3 Males
Here begins another Fun Adventure at Rushwind! Can you imagine 9 Rowdy Labrador Puppies indoors in the dead of winter? Yikes!
Watch the puppies grow, as I will be posting weekly pictures.
Click on the IMG above to see a short video.
Pups at 2.5 weeks old.
It was 2 weeks before Christmas, and no one was in the mood.
Mom thought we should do photos, as not to be rude.
There’s been no Covid grooming, no nail clipping, or diets.
We’re just as we are, happy little tyrants.
“Banks” got to go first, because he’s their SPECIAL BOY.
“Mimi” went next cuz’ they knew she’d keep her eye on the TOY!
“Trixie” hated every minute, but tried to be good.
And next came “Journey”, in her postpartum mood.
“Thomas”, who is always so photogenic, laid down and did his best.
“Rusty” came last and by golly, he passed the test.
At the end, there was no debating;
We had to get a photo of
The Lady in Waiting.
Miss Rushwind “Sugar”
Sugar had her Pregnancy Ultrasound at the Stillwater Vet Clinic in Stillwater, MN today.
Approximate Puppy Count: 8, maybe 9 puppies. Due Date: December 19, 2020 with Pups Ready to go in mid-February 2021.
This will be an all yellow litter and we are so excited!
So, I am a natural planner and usually quite organized. However, I really procrastinated in getting the whelping area ready and supplies out for Journey’s delivery. Having done this dozens of times, I knew that there would be plenty of time once I saw that labor had begun.
It was Friday mid- afternoon, and Journey was acting uncomfortable and would pant now and then. Dan and I sat down to take a little snooze as it was looking like it might be an “all nighter”. She hopped up on the couch and would press in to me and would pant. Around 3:30 pm I thought I had better start getting some things prepared. So, Dan took Journey on his lap and I went about getting the scale, gloves, the stack of towels, suction bulbs, the scissors and clamps, etc. out and within reach of the whelping box.
Within those few minutes, Dan had put Journey down and started to fall asleep. I came back around the corner and could not believe it, but there was the first puppy entering the world on the living room floor! It was 3:54 pm!
It was a flurry for a few minutes, but we got everything in place and Journey proceeded to deliver all 4 puppies and was done by 6:02 pm! It was fun, it was daylight, and she did it in 2 hours and 6 minutes!
Introducing the Journey X Linus litter. Born September 25, 2020.
1 Female and 3 Males. All very nice size and healthy. This will be a fun adventure! Stay tuned weekly for updates and pictures.
We are not taking applications for this litter, as they will be placed in homes of the families on my waiting list.
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Getting Excited!
Jasper and his folks came to Rushwind for a visit and to get some grooming instructions this last weekend.
He is a lovely pup with a wonderful temperament and personality! A pup that could very well be a therapy dog. Love him!
GCH RUSHWIND’S KRAME DE MINT
3/22/2006 – 8/27/2020
It was March 2006. We had a lovely litter of 8 Labrador puppies here at Rushwind. Some people called it a jackpot litter because we got 7 Yellow Females and 1 Yellow Male. As the pups grew, we kept being drawn to the Funny boy. That’s what we called him, “You Big Funny Boy”. By the time he was 6 weeks, we knew that he wouldn’t be leaving, thus joined our family and got the name “Kramer” from the Big Funny Guy on Seifeld.
Kramer was special in every way. He made us proud in the show ring earning his Grand Champion. He made us proud when he sired a couple litters of puppies. He made us proud in the field and made us proud when visitors came. He was so gentle and considerate of all.
He lived a wonderful long life and on August 27th, 2020 at the age of 14+ years he told us that he could no longer fight to get up and go another day. He passed peacefully that afternoon at 4:03 pm.
Thankful for all he taught us and the love he gave. Very hard to see him go.
