12:42 pm Water broke! I'm pretty sure that Connie's water broke sometime this morning and she isn't interested at all in eating, both pretty good signs that she's going to have the puppies within the next 12 to 24 hours.
12:58 pm Preparations: I made her a nice spot to have the puppies, a shower curtain covered with newspapers, sheets and towels and when I just checked her everything was all kicked and torn up! Poor girl must be feeling pretty bad right now if chewing up newspapers comforts her!
1:25 pm Puppy Number 1: Connie let out two huge yelps and out came the first puppy! He's black with a white stripe down his muzzle and I can't believe how active he is, he's crawling around everywhere!
4:28 pm 4 pups now: 2 black; 2 white with black spots (one with a spot on his eye!).
5:44 pm All here! These pups seem very vigorous...Number five just arrived, another black and white. To summarize: 3 females, 2 males; one white, two mostly black with white heads or facial markings, and two with black and white patches.
11:20 pm Update: Everyone is doing really well and Connie is a natural at being a mom, although I had some scary moments with two puppies when Connie bit off their umbilical cords too closely and I needed to tie them off to stop the bleeding (she actually chewed the thread off of one and I had to re-tie it).
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