Maya's Puppies

Update on our Mallory

2010-02-21T14:00:00.000-08:00

As you know, Mallory has been in her new home for several weeks now and is doing wonderfully! Her owners Mike, Nancy, and their daughter Stephanie are so happy that Mallory has come to live with them. From what I hear, she's pretty much in charge over there, too. :) She has two canine sisters, a yellow lab and a 10 lb. maltese; of course, she's the smallest of them all but definitely thinks she's the biggest. She is very much loved. Here a just a few recent pictures that were sent of our little girl. Mallory and Marina will be 15 weeks old tomorrow.

Flashback from the Past!

2010-02-18T10:40:00.000-08:00

As I was going through some older photos, I came across this one of our little Maya when she was probably around 6 months or so. We had just come back from her first trip to the groomers, and I just had to share this with you all. Another reason being that Marina looks just so much like Maya but even cuter. To whoever adopts our little Marina, just know that she will be one beautiful dog! :)

14 Weeks Old (tomorrow)

2010-02-14T18:48:00.001-08:00

I took these pictures today of our little girl. And yes, she's looking a little ragged, lol. I'll be sure to give her a bath real soon. :) She's growing up so fast, and sometimes she looks so much like her mother.

13 Weeks Old

2010-02-14T18:45:00.000-08:00

11 Weeks Old (Marina)

2010-01-27T14:27:00.001-08:00

This was the very beginning of the week, her ears had already made an incredible improvement.

And here is Miss Marina today! :)

Mallory is visiting with her soon-to-be family, but I'll be sure to post pictures soon.

Marina's Ears

2010-01-23T09:35:00.000-08:00

Some little Yorkie puppies' ears, like Marina's, take a little longer to stand. I had mentioned this to some breeder friends of mine and they suggested I help them out by shaving her ears down. Who knew that a little ear hair could weigh down those little ears so much!?! We did this the other day and I can already see (maybe I'm looking too closely) that they're starting to change. I think within the week, her ears will be standing upright as they should. Though I love those floppy ears, it'll only be a matter of time before they're no longer floppy. :( I bet she'll be even cuter with them standing though. I'll keep you guys updated! BTW, she will be 11 weeks this coming Monday. ;)

10 Weeks

2010-01-18T09:24:00.000-08:00

9 Weeks

2010-01-11T09:12:00.000-08:00

Sorry I've been so far behind on posting updated photos (I effective dated the posting date to reflect the actual dates these photos were taken); things have been a little crazy lately and I haven't had much time for the computer these days. But I'm trying to get caught up now by posting a couple of weeks worth of photos. :)

First and foremost, please ignore the crazy lady in this photo. I thought this picture especially captured Mallory's sweet loveable nature. She just LOVES to be held. She would stay bundled up in her blankie forever if I let her. ;)

Marina- Sit & Down

2010-01-10T11:38:00.000-08:00

So, I've recently started working with the girls one on one with basic commands. So far, they're doing great, though they are easily distracted. :) Here's Marina after just a few minutes of our first training "session". What a smart girl, she is!

8 Weeks Old

2010-01-04T20:51:00.000-08:00

Here are just a few random pictures, in no particular order.

A little sweater I made for the girls out of a sock (I made several, actually). Mallory hates them, Marina tolerates them. ;)

Ready to Go Feb. 1st!

2010-01-02T08:25:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to give a little update on how our little Marina is growing up. Mallory has been spoken for and will be going to live with her new family soon. We are excited for her, and even moreso because we know the family that is adopting her. This coming Monday, Marina will be 8 weeks old and ready to leave our home in just four more weeks. She is truly a wonderful puppy, so sweet, full of energy and spunk, loves to give kisses and cuddle, and she absolutely LOVES getting her tummy rubbed! Not a barker, I actually have yet to hear her bark. And when she plays, I rarely hear her growl; her sister was the complete opposite. I'm also very amazed at how well both of our girls have taken to potty pads. I would say they use the puppy pads at LEAST 85% of the time (of course we have about 7 pads throughout the living area, lol). Marina has her mother's good looks and I think she'll have a fuller coat as well, just like her daddy. She'll be one gorgeous little lady!

If you're interested in our little girl, all other details are listed on the sidebar in the About Me section of this blog. Feel free to e-mail for more information or call 361-249-4760.

Tara

Baths, Poop, Shots, and More Baths

2009-12-31T07:08:00.000-08:00

I think the title pretty much describes the events over the past 12 hours. :) So yes, I decided to give the girls their first baths yesterday evening because not only did they need them, but I wanted them to smell good on their way to the vets office this morning. They hated every moment of bathtime; you would have thought I was killing them. They were not happy campers! So in order to try and make this a better experience for them, I gave them a little snack afterward (tiny tiny piece of one). They were dry in no time and off playing just as they were before. I had to be at work early today, so Arthur was in charge of getting them to the vet. Arthur calls me to tell me that they had poo all over themselves when he arrived at the vet's office. Oopsies! The vet technicians were so kind to give them a little bath (really they just gave them a spot cleaning), so it looks as though I'll be giving the little boogers another good bath later on today. Lovely! At least it didn't happen to me, haha. Poor Arthur, but I can't help but laugh at the situation. Note to self: Don't give the pups treats (no matter how small the portion) and/or let them nibble on Chloe's dog food right before a vet visit.

6 & 7 Week Old Pictures

2009-12-29T19:30:00.000-08:00

I've been such a slacker lately posting updated photos. I guess with in all the craziness of the holidays, I haven't found much time to post anything. Sorry! :) Well, here they are, our babies at ages 6-7 weeks. The first several are Marina, followed by Mallory, and then a few shots of the girls together.

This weeks pictures...

2009-12-17T18:41:00.001-08:00

Here's just a handful of some recent pictures we've taken of the little ones. :)

Four Weeks Old

2009-12-08T20:38:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Mallory and Marina turned 4 weeks old. I decided to jazz it up a bit, and add some Christmas to the pictures. :) Here they are- babies in a sleigh (the cutest babies you've ever seen).

Mallory

I love this picture because of the look on Mallory's face. She was serious about chewing the crap out of that sleigh (too bad she doesn't have any teeth yet). LOL

Marina

Videos (3-4 weeks old)

2009-12-07T17:35:00.000-08:00

The girls starting playing with eachother a little bit before they turned 3 weeks old. Here in this video they're about 3 1/2 weeks of age. I love watching them play, it's so much more entertaining than TV. ;)

And I thought it was time for them to try some "real" food. Here they are, gobbling it all up. They LOVED it! That's my girls!

And I thought this was just too cute not to post. These are their first toys! I love how they just fell asleep on them- that's how much they loved them. I just can't get enough of their cuteness!

And here is Mallory, one unhappy baby. I've determined that when they start crying, they're usually just tired. Just like babies get fussy when they need a nap, so do puppies apparently. Mallory had been out for a while; Marina was actually asleep near me. That's the major difference I've noticed so far- that Mallory is very much the outgoing little explorer and Marina is a very content just chillaxin', a very lovable cuddle baby. More lately, Marina is out running around like her little sister (she cries when she wanders too far away, lol), but for the longest time she just wanted to cuddle with me. And what's really cute is that when they get tired, they always come back and find me. They love to sleep in my arms or snuggled up against me- I LOVE them so much! This is going to be hard to let them go. BTW, please excuse the mess. :)

Three Weeks Old!

2009-12-02T20:00:00.000-08:00

Mallory and Marina turned 3 weeks old on Monday, and what a difference a week makes! These girls started walking, running (very clumsily still, lol), playing, and barking just in a matter of days. Crazy! They're growing so fast, too fast. Speaking of fast, the older these girls get, the harder it is to take pictures of them- they're all over the place. Hence the delay on posting these particular photos. Sorry. But here they are now- Mallory (the first set of 3) and Marina (the last set three). Let me tell you a little about their personalities as I'm just now really getting to know them individually. Marina, though very playful at times, is definitely more of a cuddlebug. She's a sweetie, more mellow than her sister, and I love her so much. She's not nearly as vocal as Mallory is, but she whines when she sees fit. ;) Mallory is a little spitfire! She acts all big and tough, and really seems to enjoy exercising her newly discovered vocal cords. She's always ready to play and makes the cutest little growly puppy noises. She's always on the move, that one. Again, they've changed so much, it's just unbelievable. I wish time would just slow down, just a little bit. They will be gone all too soon, my sweet girls, and I will miss them so much.

Mallory

Marina

Today's Videos

2009-11-27T12:06:00.000-08:00

Mallory just being cute. Hey wait, she's always being cute! ;)

Marina's little puppy dreams

2 Weeks Old!

2009-11-23T14:28:00.000-08:00

Marina

Mallory

I See You!

2009-11-21T16:26:00.000-08:00

Well, Mallory doesn't see me all that clearly yet, but she's finally got her eyes open. I didn't take too many pictures, as I'm not all too sure the flash is good for that brand new set of peepers she's got now. As far as Marina goes, maybe tomorrow hers will start to open.

Isn't this the cutest little puppy yawn?!?

9 Days Old

2009-11-20T08:10:00.000-08:00

Marina

Mallory

"Official" One Week Pictures

2009-11-17T18:00:00.000-08:00

Somehow I got my computer working again, don't ask how. Now I can FINALLY post these pictures of the girls. The first two are Mallory, the bottom two are Marina. Aren't they just precious!?! ;)

One Week Old

2009-11-16T06:39:00.000-08:00

Our little girls have finally hit the one week mark, so I hurried and took a few pictures this morning. They weren't cooperating very well, so I may be re-taking these photos later on today, lol. But for now, here they are at exactly one week old.

MALLORY

This is little Mallory. She was born at just under 5 oz. at birth, but now weighing in at a whopping 7 5/8 oz. That's my girl!

MARINA
And these last photos are of sweet Marina. She weighed right at 5 oz. when born, but she now is at 7 7/8 oz. In a few days, they should be at about double their birthweight!

6 Days Old

2009-11-15T12:50:00.000-08:00

Marina is in the top two pictures

Mallory is in these last two

Cry Baby Marina

2009-11-15T10:07:00.000-08:00

As most mothers do, Maya was taking a much needed break from baby duty. Marina woke up all too soon and was hungry and needed her mama. Don't worry, Maya was on her way to comfort her when I shut the camera off. I thought it was too cute not to post. ;) This is what a nearly one week old puppy sounds like-

BTW, Marina seems to be the bigger cry baby of the two, always whines when she isn't getting what she wants when she wants it (which is always NOW). Lucky for them, Maya is always right there as soon as someone cries. They can't see or hear right now, but they know as soon as she's stepped in that box that she's there. They sense her presence and usually stop crying immediately.

5 Days Old Today

2009-11-14T17:31:00.000-08:00

I just took a couple of short videos (sorry they're not the best quality) of our little girls nursing. I can just sit and watch them hours on end. I still can't get over how freakin' cute they are- every movement, every puppy noise, is just adorable. Of course, I'm biased. ;)

In these videos Marina is in the front, Mallory is in the back. Marina has a way of twisting her body around while she nurses- sometimes she even ends up on her back (not sure if that is okay, really) for little periods at a time. I just love their little feet, sooooo cute.

A Mother's Love

2009-11-13T06:23:00.000-08:00

It's just warms my heart to walk in and find this. What's better than a full belly and a warm mom to snuggle with?!?

One Day Old

2009-11-10T10:03:00.000-08:00

More Pictures!

2009-11-09T13:42:00.000-08:00

My babies, six hours old.

We've named them Mallory and Marina.

Chunky girl- Marina.

The little one with the white patch on her chest- little baby Mallory.

Introducing Maya and Her Two Baby Girls!!!

2009-11-09T10:28:00.000-08:00

For those who don't know the dilemma we faced earlier this morning, here it goes. Maya went into active labor around 2am this morning, she was pushing for over two hours when I thought it was probably too long. I called an emergency vet, they told me to give her more time- another hour or two. I thought about that for a while, didn't feel comfortable with it and then called a different emergency vet and they told me to bring her right in. So, after much deliberation, we brought our Maya in to get checked out. She received some much needed calcium and a shot of oxytocin and made a little progress. They repeated the process but she didn't improve any. They told us the first little one was probably already deceased and that Maya needed an emergency c-section to have any chance of saving the other. At this point it is 8am, I'm already crying but have to make a decision.
We decide to take our Maya from this emergency clinic and transfer her to our veterinarian (since now the office is open) to do this procedure for our girl. We trust them with our pets, and though this may seem a stupid idea, I think it was an inspired one. Both of our little girls and our Maya have pulled through just fine. And fyi, we saved $1400.00 by taking Maya to our vet. We are so happy! I want to thank everyone for your prayers, every one of them counted. Thanks again everyone!!!

And this is our chunky little girl, though she actually weighs less than her sister. I would have taken a picture of her sister, but she was asleep and I didn't want to wake her. Plus, Maya needs her beauty sleep too. :)

Climbing on momma looking for food! :)

Maya and her girls!

Day 63

2009-11-07T09:22:00.000-08:00

This was Maya yesterday; I think she's ready for these puppies to come out already. Today is her actual due date and we were really hoping today would be the day. We're still waiting, though. Her temperature has dropped and she was showing signs of pre-labor yesterday but today nothing yet, but she is showing other signs like hiding under the bed every now and then and digging frequently. ??? I'd like to think that today is the day.

And this is her belly now. It's pretty big for only two puppies. Below is another video. The bigger they get, the more active they become. Poor Maya, these puppies are crazy, lol. ;)

X-Rays

2009-11-02T08:29:00.001-08:00

We finally had Maya's vet appointment this morning to do a head count on the puppies. We were so anxious to know how many puppies to expect. And here it is: TWO!!! I'm really happy with that too, especially since this is her first litter. I didn't want her to be too overwhelmed, so two is just perfect. We don't know what exactly to expect as anything can happen, but we hope delivery is easy for her. The vet told us that she has a fairly large birth canal, so he seemed to think she wouldn't have complications, but you never know. We're prepared for just about anything; we've been reading sooooo much. Unfortunately, there are so many conflicting opinions on the specifics of whelping a litter, but luckily we have our trusted vet to rely on. He was able to sit down with us a for quite a while and give us great advice and answer some questions I had. He's a great guy; we've always really liked our veterinarian. We have less than one week (unless she goes past due) to go; I'm hoping she delivers these pups on Saturday. That way we'd have all weekend to be with her and the newborns. Hopefully, the next post will be pictures of the healthy puppies. Wish us luck!

This is a better shot of the x-ray, close up. Here you can see the two heads and two spines. How cute!!!

Week Nine (Days 58-65)

2009-10-31T07:24:00.000-07:00

*BTW, this picture reminds me of the giant ant from the movie, "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids". :)
It's almost here! We can't wait to meet Maya's little ones.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
Growth and Development continues
CHANGES IN THE DAM
Nesting behavior may be seen
Dam may become distressed (panting, pacing, acting uncomfortable)
Temperature should be around 100.2-100.8 degrees Farenheit
When temperature drops to around 98-99.4 degrees Farenheit, puppies should be born within 24 hours
Appetite may disappear as whelping approaches
CARE OF THE DAM
Start taking temperature three times a day

Maya's Tummy

2009-10-31T06:00:00.000-07:00

I thought this was a really neat video to post. You can see the puppies moving around/kicking inside of Maya's belly. This has been such an awesome experience; we're officially counting down from one week, TODAY. Monday morning, we'll know how many to expect. :)

Week Eight (Days 50-57)

2009-10-26T14:41:00.000-07:00

Maya's little puppies are finally looking like puppies now, yay!!! :) And we've also FINALLY been able to hear two sets of heartbeats. It's about time, too. In exactly one week, we will know for sure how many she's got in that fat little belly of hers when we take her in for her x-ray and/or ultrasound.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES

Fetal movement can be detected when dam is at rest
Puppies can safely be born from now on

CHANGES IN THE DAM

Milk may begin to come in
The dam will be very large (Yeah, Maya is pretty huge now, lol)

Maya and her Whelping Box

2009-10-23T05:51:00.000-07:00

We have finally got Maya's whelping box completed. Yay! I think she loves it! Well, I sure hope she does, lol. ;)

Week Seven (Days 43-49)

2009-10-20T07:43:00.000-07:00

Next week we knew we'd possibly be able to detect the puppies' fetal movements, but I decided to look for it this week instead. Our stethoscope is obviously too cheap and we can't hear any heartbeats. :( But sure enough, we could feel the puppies moving around in Maya's fat little tummy. If you looked closely enough, you could even see her tummy wave whenever a puppy would make lots of movements. It's quite an experience! And we're getting sooooo anxious as the weeks go by. Two weeks left! :) Her ultrasound/x-ray is scheduled for November 2nd.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
Growth and development continues
CHANGES IN THE DAM
Abdomen hair will start shedding
The dam will start to look pregnant at this point
CARE OF THE DAM
Slightly increase both meals
TO DO LIST
Stop any roughhousing or jumping
Radiographs (X-rays) possible to determine number and size of puppies

Week Six (Days 36-42)

2009-10-12T09:51:00.000-07:00

Everyday I am now using a stethoscope to see if I can hear their hearts beat. So far, I haven't had any luck, but this could be my cheap stethoscope causing the problems. Hopefully soon, we'll hear them.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES

Development of skin pigment

Fetuses should weigh around 6 grams and be 45 mm long

Fetal heartbeats can be heard with stethoscope

CHANGES IN THE DAM

Nipples darken and enlarge

Abdomen continues to enlarge

This is what Maya likes to do all day- take it easy. :) Don't mind the messy hair, she'll be getting a bath soon enough, lol.: Source

Week 5 (Days 29-35)

2009-10-07T11:13:00.000-07:00

Today is actually Day 32 for Maya. Pictures taken below were at the end of last week, just as her belly started increasing in size. Since we just created her blog, this was posted mid-week, but I will be updating development of the babies every Sunday as the week begins from now until the birth(s).

DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
Development of toes, whisker buds, and claws
Fetuses look like dogs
Gender can be determined
Eyes (previously open) now close
Fetuses grow from 18 mm - 30 mm
Organogenesis ends -- embryos are now fairly resistant to interference with development
CHANGES IN THE DAM
Swelling becomes noticeable
Loss of "tuck-up"
Weight will start to increase

Thanks to Liza Lee Miller.

Welcome!

2009-10-07T10:27:00.000-07:00

This being our first post on this blog, we just wanted to welcome any visitors and/or friends who have stopped by. We currently reside in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area. This blog was created for our dog, Maya (yorkshire terrier), who is expecting little ones this fall. We couldn't be happier! Within the next two weeks or so, we will be taking Little Miss Maya in to the veterinarian to get her 2D x-ray done. Then we will know how many little ones we will be expecting and the sizes of each (to determine whether or not complications may present themselves during delivery). We're hoping for a smooth and easy delivery, considering this is her first and ours as well. It looks as though we may have a home(s) for possibly one, maybe even two of our babies, but of course, this isn't set in stone. No deposits have been made. Things can change, and we have no idea how many puppies she will even have at this point. I will keep you all updated through the blog, in case you are interested in her story and/or maybe in purchasing one of her little ones. :) Thanks again for visiting, and we hope to see you soon!