I have never seen one of my girls get so large as Gracie has with this litter!  She had the appearance of having a watermelon in her belly!  This did not stop her, however,  from playing a hard game of fetch this afternoon (we did take it a little easier on her though) or from catapulting her big self into the air to catch the ball on the fly!  Pregnancy never slows her down but she got so large this time that the most comfortable position to sleep in was sprawled out on her back (on my side of the bed of course)!  When I see her sprawled out like this, I can’t help but think of her as The Big Belly Deli!

 

On the evening of Sunday Dec 16th Gracie began stage one labor.  She delivered her first puppy around 4 am and continued into the next afternoon.  She delivered 10 stunning puppies varying from Apricot to a silky creme.  Gracie once again has her beautiful slender physic back and the Big Belly Deli and watermelon jokes have finally subsided in our home!

 

These precious little puppies will range in size from 16-19”at the shoulders and weigh between 25-40 lbs.