DIARY from mating to puppies 8 weeks

	April 20th - vaccination, chipping and health check at Kenno Clinic. Emma is waiting for her turn. Our puppies are ready to start to move to their new homes!
	April 17th - time is flying too fast ... our beautiful puppies are celebrating their 8th week today. New stacked pictures here. A big thank you to my mentor Kaidi (Yacheeros dobermann`s) for the pictures and all the help! Boy1 - Weistrand Arising Star Ozzy Boy2 - Weistrand AllGood Things from Oz Boy3 - Weistrand Adventure Apollo Boy4 - Weistrand All Eyes on ActionMan Girl1 - Weistrand ATreasure in YourHands Girl2 - Weistrand Aussie Secrets One of our exportboy`s on the frontpage - very dark red Boy1
	April 10th - Happy Birthday - 7 weeks today!!! No staced pics today, but a lot of fun pics from last week, enjoy:D Pictures here
	April 5th - finally my brother uploaded new piccies of our sweet 6 weeks old ridgebackers! Our lovely puppies wasn`t in posing mood this time and of course, I didn`t force them, so enjoy their funny poses:D Pictures here
	April 3rd - well well, today we`re celebrating the 6th months:P The babies are not so babies anymore, they`re eating RC kibble, cottage cheese and yoghurt, tomorrow we start on minced meat and ect. Wanted to take some new staced pics today, but the weather was too cold, maybe tomorrow. Waiting for the sun:P
Royal Canin has signed a sponsor-contract with our kennel. All our dogs are fed on Royal Canin
	March 27th - we`re getting 5 weeks tonight! The weather has been warm and sunny and the babies enjoying it. Today we took the first stacked pics (finally:D), I did it first time as well the pups, but thanx to my mom and our very intelligent ridgebackers - we did it! Pictures here and here
Dear Friends - big thank you for all the wonderful e-cards, emails, SMS` and congratulations in our guestbook - it`s great to have so many friends out there!!!
	March 20th - today we`re celebrating our first BIG Birthday, could you believe - we`re ONE month old!!! Time is flying fast, here she is - our firstborn puppy - what a big girl:P
	March 18th - we`re getting 4 weeks soon and we just LOVE our SuperDaddy-Freddy:D Check out new pictures of us here
	March 14th - 3rd week - we can already walk, talk, play, see and hear - amazing isn`t it:D The littleones are about 2,5 kg and look like little doggies, very cute, sweet, lovely ... :P Daddy Freddy represented us great at CACIB show on Sunday... see news
	Our sweethearts are two weeks old and they are taking their first steps, getting more curious and yesterday they learned that playing together IS fun! The babies beautiful eyes are fully opened and all our pups are nicey healthy and active. Some of the boys can even pee without help!
	March 4th - All the puppies started opening their eyes yesterday and today they almost have them fully opened! We`re learning already to stand on 4 feet as well:D We had some stomach problems on Thursday and Friday, probably caused by the quantity of milk what Lotta is drinking. We changed milk to Gefilus yogurt and buttermilk and we`re all healthy again:D Pups are active and loving to talk, the „milkbar“ is the high spot of the day and our sweethearts are visiting it after every 1,5-2 hour :D
	27.02 Our wonderful 5 Brownies and 1 ActionMan. We`re ONE week old!!! Let me just say that this has been an emotional week for me (pretty crazy as well), but what`s important - our sweet ridgebackers are healthy (the weights around 1 kg and more), happy  and active!!! Our littleones are SO SO sweet, we just can't get enough of watching-cuddling them :D
	24.02 - Our 4th day:D Our lovely Lotta is doing quite well, I admit she is still much like the „elephant in the China shop“, we`re watching her and babies 24 hours a day. Good things - Lotta has alot of milk and puppies growing well, the weights about 800-810 g, one girl is 710 g. Today they start wag their tails while eating, lovely:D Aw their all SO beautiful, I LOVE that new puppy smell, funny noises and poses … so so adorable :D
I'm writing with tears in my eyes- we tragically lost our sweet firstborn boy, he is in the better place - on the Rainbow Bridge now … rest in peace my dear …
	20.02 - in the afternoon at 3.25 pm our very first puppy (babygirl on the picture) came to say Hello World, three boys and one girl followed her and after long waiting one more boy ... and 8 hours later, 1.50 am at night one MORE boy arrived:D All babies are ridged, strong (450-500 g), healthy and so beautiful!!! Young Mommy feels great, Daddy is confused a bit, we`re all tired but happy than ever!!!
	9th week - We are anxiously awaiting the big day!!! Nesting behavior may start or Lotta may seek out a quiet area, appetite may disappear. 17.02 - Lotta`s massive pigmented mammary glands are full of milk and lovely Lotta looks like "Pamela" :D
	Sweet Lotta - a little tired, but happy!
	We`re ready:D
	8th week - puppies can be born at anytime, but keeping them in for another week is much healthier -we`re prepared!!! 14.02 - Lotta  was scanned today and Dr. Jyrindi said us wonderful news - all pups are nicely developed and with strong heartbeats. This picture shows the heartbeats of one little babyboy or -girl:) We are still growing!
	The whelping box is a big hit and Lotta, a kind girl, sharing it with Freddy:D
	When Lotta is resting we can see and feel the pups moving :D Lotta feels fine, she is happy and healthy!
	7th week - the whelping box is ready and Lotta finds it just perfect for puppies! The babies will continue to grow and develope, Lotta`s whelping box is ready :D
	6th week of pregnancy - sweet Lotta is feeling fine and getting bigger!!! 6th week - the puppies develope skin pigment and the fetal heartbeats can be heard with a stethoscope.
	5th week of pregnancy - my darling Lotta - looks beautiful than ever!!! 5th week- Lotta will start to look pregnant and her mammory glands will start to develop. The puppies will develope toes, whisker buds, and claws. The fetuses will now look like dogs and you can tell sexes.
	4th week of pregnancy - Lotta felt queasy every morning :( 4th week - the puppies eyes and spinal cords develope, their faces take shape and the fetuses will grew from 5-10 mm to 14-15 mm.
	3rd week of pregnancy - is she pregnant??? 3rd week - the embrios will implant in the uterus.