Size as of 29th August.

Yesterday we took both dogs for a walk in the field. Gipsy was feeling the strain by the time we got back and loved another chance to roll on her back for another tum rub.  She's definitely getting bigger.  Pics of her yesterday of her belly and side on.

We wouldn't pay for a pregnancy test on our Newfies ever again.

Just a week on since we started this blog. So, that's eight days since we learned by blood tests that our Nwfoundland bitch, Gipsy was pregnant and now it is unmistakeably obvious.

This is our first time at mating any dogs, let alone Newfoundlands so I think we really got a bit carried away with ourselves asking for a blood test to be done. Pretty well a waste of time and money really seeing as how just a few days after getting the results, we would have known for sure anyway.

The reason we thought we ought to have the check done was so that we could increase her feed and add Calcium supplements, but, increasing her feed for a few days anyway wouldn't have done her any harm and calcium supplements are so cheap anyways. These pics were taken yesterday evening after her third walk of the day which, she is finding increasingly more tiring.

She is definately looking bigger, her belly feels really heavy and her rear teats will seen be a "B" cup we're sure..

What do Newfoundland Dogs eat.

Lol..... absolutely anything... Their staple diet is of dog food with "Wag Complete" but with loads of goodies thrown in.  They will eat absolutely any leftovers but, sometimes we do give them treats. Gipsy, as mentioned before, is now on a quality puppy food mix.

Today, they had cheese on toast as part of their breakfast and their absolute fave.....  rice, pasta and scrambled eggs with their tea....

What size is Gipsy today 22nd Aug 10??

Lets have a look at her photo...  She doesn't really appear to have changed alot....

Another sign of pregnancy...??

For the first time since toilet training, Gipsy didn't make it through the night without emptying her bladder.  Good job they sleep out during the summer !!!! We guess her bladder is shrinking as the pups inside her grow.....

How tall are full grown Newfies when they stand on their hind legs?

Jay Jay, the full grown Newfie Male that we have stands a full five foot four high on his hind legs....

What does she look size wise today. 20th August 2010

Every few days, we are going to photograph her side on to document her weight gain during pregnancy... Here she is today...

Is She Wanting To Eat More??

Are you kidding...... Gipsy has always wanted to eat more and therefore, this is no indicator for us...  Now we know, of course, her portion sizes are being increased by 50% and her meal mix changed to a high nutrition one designed for puppies.  Here she is being told to wait before being allowed to dive in to her food.

A sign to look out for that we did not know....

Gipsy is getting thirstier.....  Both dogs have got a huge bowl of water available to them any time of day. Occasionally, Gipsy will want a drink from the outside tap on returning from a walk, but, the last couple of days, she has been asking for an extra drink after placing her lead on...

Are her teats getting bigger??

They definitely are.  Over the past week and a half - her teats have been growing and the hair around them has fallen away....

Is she showing signs of wanting to make her bed???

Yes... Normally, the larger male (Jay Jay) takes dominance to the communal blanket, but, over the last 5 days Gipsy has been moving the bed and forming a cushioned nest for herself. Today, she upturned the blanket and enfolded it.

Is She Showing More Affection??

She certainly has been over the past few days.  Gipsy use to try to engage our hands if we removed them from an embrace but we had stopped her doing that, but, now, she has started doing this again..

Is She Looking Bigger ?

Well, the challenge with Gipsy is that she's always been a big lass.  So, even today, we can't see that she is any bigger.. When she had her blood taken for her pregnancy test she was definitely up from her usual 59 Kilos to 67 Kilos. Because we see her every day, there didn't seem any apparent difference.

From now on in,every few days,we are going to take pics of her growing a a pregnant Newfoundland dog

The Telephone Call

Yesterday we got the call from the vets.....  The blood results came back (from the second sample) and results are in...... Gipsy definitely is pregnant......   Whoooooo whooooooo...

We'd been struggling to get information on the internet and deffo struggling to get pictures of pregnant  Newfies so, that's one of the reasons for this blog....

We're gonna take both our dogs out for their afternoon walk in a little while and we'll try to give a few clues that we'd been looking out for and seeing over the past week and, a little clue that we most certainly will include if we ever go through this again...