I only had a few litters, but the craft loops worked beautifully for me, on right after whelping with Jim writing down color, weight, time of birth and bringing me coffee and the mothers ice cream or broth :-) I liked the old fashioned cotton craft loops best, but couldn't find them after, so used the nylon ones. More colors, though, for the big litters:-) Stormy Dancer's Dancers will all be turning 11 Monday:-) On May 22, 2010, at 3:59 AM, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: > I don't use anything until the puppies are 4+ weeks and of COURSE I > know > who each puppy is! > > I've had moms who would fret over either rick-rack or polish early > on (and > lick and lick and lick), so I got out of that real quick. > > Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC > Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions > visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) > > > In a message dated 5/21/2010 1:29:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > uwish@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > You know those little colored ribbons. You know the ones I mean. > They're the ribbons that most breeders use to identify their new born > puppies with. Then there are those that choose to use a nail > polish for ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================