Hermes - Male 

Born February 12, 2013 at 10:37 p.m.

• 15.0 oz.
• Black curly with partial white collar, white on head and tail



 Hermes - 2 Weeks Old

Hermes - 7 Weeks Old

Oshun - Female

Born February 12, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. 

• 14.0 oz.
• Black curly with full white collar, white belly, inner legs and tip of tail

Oshun - 2 Weeks Old

Oshun  7 Weeks Old

Tuck - Male

Born February 13, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.

• 13.7 oz.
• Black curly with half white collar, white front mitts and back toes

Tuck - 2 Weeks Old

Tuck - 7 Weeks Old

Rex - Male

Born February 13, 2013 at 1:57 a.m.

• 13.7 oz.
• Black wavy with white chest, white front mitts and back toes

Rex - 2 Weeks Old

Rex - 7 Weeks Old

Chaos - Male

Born February 13, 2013 at 2:47 a.m.

• 15.2 oz.
• Black curly with white dot on back between shoulders, white triangle on muzzle

Chaos - 2 Weeks Old

Chaos - 7 Weeks Old

Drew - Male

Born February 13, 2013 at 3:10 a.m.

• 14.8 oz.
• White wavy with black mask

Drew - 2 Weeks Old

Drew - 7 Weeks Old

Zeus - Male

Born February 13, 2013 at 4:45 a.m.

• 13.7 oz.
• Black wavy with white chest and line on belly



 Zeus - 2 Weeks Old

 Zeus - 7 Weeks Old

The Experience ...

Zoe's due date was February 13.  The evening of February 11th, my daughter Jessica's birthday, her temperature was 100 degrees. She was restless throughout the night and threw up bile 6 times and by 2:30 am it had dropped to 99.6 degrees.  She refused her breakfast so I knew early labour had begun.  She stayed close to me throughout the day however by 4 in the afternoon she was restless and wanted to be in her crate.  She refused dinner when offered and wanted back in her crate. 

At 6 pm I refused to let her in the crate and she chose to lay in the "puppy pool" and began to nest.  Contractions were now visible and her breathing was laboured. Mike arrived home at 6:30 and I was determined to get my 7:00 volleyball game in before the puppies began to arrive.  Zoe accommodated my desire.  While at volleyball my sister, mom and dad all arrived to take part in the excitement.  With a window of opportunity still available, I stopped to pick up some groceries and coffee to get us through the night. 

At 10:00 pm, after making everyone dinner, I joined Zoe in the puppy pool to offer my support.  She was now in the final stages of labour ... it was like she was waiting for me. 

At 10:37 p.m. Zoe delivered her first puppy with moderate effort.  Her water had not broke yet so it was a bit uncomfortable for her, especially given the size as the puppy weighed

in at a whopping 15 ounces! 

Her water broke just prior to the birth of the second puppy making subsequent deliveries much more comfortable, except for the two breach births.

The puppies continued  almost like clockwork about an hour apart.  I was my sister's first time witnessing the precious puppy miracle and she was amazed at the beauty of it all. 

By 4:45 am all the puppies had arrive and it was evident that she was done as her shape had almost returned to her gorgeous hourglass figure ... so not fair!!! 

Extremely well done Zoe !!!