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Ten Days Old: Supplementing, Five Generations Under One Roof and (Micro) Chaos Theory

8/20/2015

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​The puppies have gained amazingly.  We like to see them double their birth weight at ten days – they’re pushing triple.  Everyone’s fat and shiny and quite precocious. They’re showing huge will to get up on their legs and walk, and a few of them are pooping on their own.  We’ve now got five generations of Madcap Bull Terriers under our roof – more about that, later.

On the topic of supplementing a litter, as with almost everything else in dogs, there's no one right answer, it depends on a number of variables, and it varies tremendously from breed to breed. I have learned my lesson that just because a bitch CAN feed a large litter, does not mean that she SHOULD. Pippi’s mother, Daphne stayed in the box 24/7 with her second litter and they nursed in shifts just about continually.  She was dripping milk and easily fed all 8 puppies - and she also wound up with eclampsia, which I hope none of you ever have to experience because it's scary as all get out.


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Puppy Culture - The Next Generation

8/12/2015

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First born
It's hard to believe that it's been three and a half years since we began filming Daphne and her first litter for Puppy Culture.  But the years pass by when you're not looking, and in the wee hours of Monday morning, August 10, 2015 we welcomed nine of Daphne's grandchildren into the world.  Mom is our Pippi (CGH Madcap Jump The Broom ROM) and Dad is Zak (UK CH Emred Devil's Spy.) 
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    Jane Messineo Lindquist (Killion) is the director of "Puppy Culture: The Powerful First Twelve Weeks That Can Shape Your Puppies' Future" as well as the author of "When Pigs Fly: Training Success With Impossible Dogs." 

     Jane has had Bull Terriers since 1982 and she and her husband, Mark Lindquist, breed Bull Terriers under the Madcap kennel name.

    Her interests include dog shows, agility trials, gardening, and any cocktail that involves an infused simple syrup.

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