whts- puppies are the first out where i am, before I went to a breeder, I searched high and low for a puppy at a shelter, but all the shelter workers told me that those were hard to come by- puppies were usually adopted out within weeks of coming to the shelter. I almost ended up adopting a beautiful 9 y.o sheltie mix at a no kill shelter I went to, especially when they told me she had been there for 5 years, of course, then they told me why she had been there for five years- shes kind to everyone, but somehow senses when someone wants to take her home, and bites them before they get a chance. The only people she had bitten were people who wanted to adopt her.
Anyway, I started making phone calls to breeders, and one lady I talked to who I found on the AKC website, and has over 20 years experience with all 3 sizes of poodles,she told me that size could be a concern, but it shouldn't be too bad because the difference is four pounds, and she had a toy bitch with the sire being a mini, and she did have a little trouble, the bitch took an hour to get the pup out, but that was all. She said to give each pup an hour, if it goes more then that to call up my vet.
Anyway, When I talk to vets and breeders, I feel at ease, and prepared, and when I come on here, I become a nervous reck. If a problem should arise, I would much prefer to have a calm cool head, and that is difficult to do with all these condescending pessimistic posts, and quite honestly, I know everyone here had good intentions, but I simply cannot value the post of people online over the opinions I'm getting from vets and experienced breeders.
The on edge, frantic, and panicked feeling I get when I come here, vs. the calm, collected, and sense of preperation I get when I talk to breeders and vets, tells me that I need to continue talking to vets and breeders about any possible problems and not the members of this website.
When the day comes, if a problem should arise, basing my information off of vets and breeders, I feel confident that I would be able to help out my girl, and basing it off of what Im reading here, I'd feel too inadequet to even try anything, with fear of making it worse.
This website isn't helping me at all, and if a moderater could come back and close, or preferibly delete this thread that isn't leading anywhere, i'd be greatful.
My girl is seven weeks pregnant today,
My plan is not to visit this thread anymore, and instead to call up a few more breeders (perhaps the breeder of my pups) and keep all my information in a notebook that I'll keep by her whelping box.
What I need now is to be prepared, and feel confident in my ability to assist in the whelp, if needed, not the sense of hopelessness that this thread is bringing me. I realized today, that after reading through these four pages, I started to see my girl as doomed, and I found it difficult to let go of her, feeling as though in another weeek or two, she would be gone.
This thread made me feel like the health of my bitch was a lost cause, and I realize now that this is a ridiculous way to think.
This place has done me a world of harm, and I will no longer let it effect the way in which I will care for my girl, whom is so important in my life.
If you are truly interested in the way the whelp turns out, then PM me, as I will no longer revisit this thread- and again, I'd be greatful if a moderator could lock or delete it.