Our golden retriever safely delivered her first litter of 5 puppies today, and she looks exhausted for it. Slightly stressful moment when she was scared of the first one, but after a little encouragement she attached and bonded with it and is now doing an excellent job of nursing them.
Mum looks really tired.
She needs a nap.
Also, when she’s less tired, let her know she’s a good girl for me? And give some scritches or whatever,
She’s had all day to recover now and is happily snoozing with her pups all cuddled up underneath her.
She got constantly told how good she was and how well she was doing throughout everything, with plenty of fuss to keep her calm, and plenty more fuss when she’s doing such a good job caring for them.