I got some nice photos this morning of the babies. They are getting more interactive but still need alot of sleep. Gail from Prairie Doodles stopped over this morning for a visit and was very complementary of Avalon/Oscar’s little family:)

pretty caramel girl

stunning red girl

adorable caramel boy

cutie bug girl

charming darker caramel boy

too cute cream boy

absolutely adorable curly parti boy

hansome and mellow parti boy

Avalon’s babies are two weeks old.Their eyes are starting to open and they are finding their voices.  Avalon is doing a great job of managing her large family.

female - retained by Earth Angels Labradoodles

female - not available

female - not available

cream boy - available

parti boy #1 - available

parti boy #2

caramel boy - not available

caramel boy #2 - not available

Parti boy #2 has a drink

Keely’s puppies have their eyes open and are getting cuter by the day:)
They are an amazingly content little bunch.
Keely continues to be attentive and stops whatever she is doing at the slightest sound. They are very quiet when I take photos and are showing early signs of being great little family members.

curly boy

black boy #1

black boy #2

Big black boy

Caramel girl

caramel girl #2

red girl

parti boy

parti boy #2

curly cream boy

caramel boy

caramel boy #2

Avalon’s puppies are one week old and doing great. The top three puppies are the females and the bottom four are the males. We still have two openings for  males in this litter however the famales are spoken for. The cream boy with the black nose has a curly fleece and one of the parti boys will have a curlier fleece than the others.

Here are some shots of Keely’s babies. Their eyes are not quite open yet. We have two BIG puppies and one medium sized and the smaller guy with curly fleece.

Big boy #2

The puppies are getting bigger by the day. I am waiting for Keely’s babies to open their eyes.
Avalon’s puppies are growing and their pigment is starting to come in on their noses. We are seeing two that are showing signs of being abit curly.Avalon has to be very flexible in order to nurse her big litter:)

I will post individual photos this weekend when Darren has time to help me.

Today we were blessed with 8 beautiful babies – five boys and 3 girls.
We were up all night and Avalon started to birth the puppies this morning. To be honest I dozed off for a few minutes and darren came and found Avalon cuddled up beside me while she nursed a parti boy who was still tied to the umbilical cord!

Christa – my right hand gal was there after the first delivery and help with all the rest of the deliveries while I got to sit back and enjoy Avalon’s last litter.
Avalon has earned her retirement as she has been a devoted and hard working mom of three previous litters and I think she has made awesome contributions to the labradoodle community and will continue to share her legacy through her offspring who are retained as breeders.
In the midst of all the activity Maddie has gone into heat for the first time and we will anticipate her first babies to be born in early winter 2010. Avalon will get to enjoy watching her grand babies grow and no doubt helping Maddie out when she can:)

Enjoy the photos and updates as you will see the pigments darken especially the parti boys(last 2 photos) who both have lovely markings in shades of caramel.

Keely and her 4 boys are doing great. She is very loving and attentive and rarely leaves their side. She has not been able to enjoy our beautiful summer weather as she just wants to get back in and make sure they are OK:)
The babies are gaining weight and sleeping well so all signs of content babies.

Keely nurses her baby

We are excited to announce that Keely gave birth to 4 healthy puppies. We were very surprised to see a litter of 4 black boys. We had expected a litter of reds and blacks and a girl or two. It can be hard to align our plans with the ones that nature has:)
The boys are healthy and doing great and Keely is going to manage these four boys very well.
Now we will wait for Avalon’s litter to be born next weekend!

Keely's four sleeping boys:)