Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well I told you I would let you know how we made out! At 3 weeks = gestation by bitch started to spot. The vet put her on antibiotics ( just like her Grandmother) ! The spotting did stop.=20 A couple of people mentioned it can happen from a large litter! Well on March 11 we had 11 puppies through emergency=20 C-section. She was ENORMOUS! The vet felt that her uterus was too = stretched to contract properly. All 11 babies are growing like weeds! and Dixie is = the BEST Mama! She just adores those babies.We have 4 males and 7 females. =20 Proud Mama is our Ch Ptd. Jolin's Dixie Chick OFA( a Trouble daughter) = and Papa is Justin-Pine Hill's N Sync TC,HT,PT OFA (Ch. Jim son) =20 =20 They are 2 weeks today. Anyone have any input as to when I should start feeding them and what? I usually don't start feeding early, but thinking maybe I should? I usually start at 3 1/2 -4 weeks. =20 Thank for letting me share! Linda DeLarso Lindel Shepherds Visit us at: <http://www.lindelshepherds.com/> www.lindelshepherds.com =20 ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================