Bonnie, Since the puppies are a week and a half old and snuggled with their mom all night I think they will be fine. I might be worried if they were only a few days old. CandyZ candiasgsd.com > I have a whelping/grooming building that's about 200' from my house. Well, I > have a young litter (one & a half weeks old) in there now with their mother. > The building is laid out so their is a whelping room with an indoor/outdoor > run off of the one end and the other end of the building (grooming room) is > divided with a half wall and a 4' chain link gate. Last time I was in the > building was last night around 11pm, at that time all was well. We did hear the > dogs barking at around 4am but they tend to do that, it's usually deer running > across the fields that causes it. We live in a very remote area, you'd never > think you'd have to worry. > This morning around 7am I went over to the building to check on the babies > and cap off the pellet stove. When I approached the building I noticed that > the outdoor run's gate was open and the clip that goes into the gate was on > the ground (which was odd). The door on that end of the building is always > locked, I use the other door so as not to disturb the dog inside. So, I go around > to the other side to go into the building and the door is hanging wide open! > Apparently someone had tried to get in and when my bitch began barking at > them they ran. My bitch remained with her puppies, even though her kennel door > was open = ) > Now that is really unsettling but I can take precautions to see that it > doesn't happen again.What bothers me most is my puppies were exposed to lower > temps over night. IT went down to like 35 degree's here last night. Now the > pellet stove was between the open door and the babies and their heat lamp > remained on but still I am sure they were exposed to a chill. I'll just have to > watch them for signs of sickness. What kind of temps can a young pups be > exposed to and not get ill? They are pretty accustomed to even temperatures. > > Bonnie Jenkins > BonJen Shepherds > www.BonJen.com > *Signer of the GSDCA Breeders Code Of Ethics* > > > **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a > recession. > (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries? ncid=emlcntuscare00000002) > > > ================================================== ========================== > POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ================================================== ========================== > --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================