THE "JO" LITTER
COI 6.0%
Date of Birth: January 2, 2011
Sacaházi Bajnok (sire) x
Pásztor-Virtus Fecske (dam)
Bajnok is a black merle with a natural short tail; Majdnem Normál (FDB) hip score; Herding Instinct Test passed; Character Test score Fair; Breeding Exam Passed; he carries merle, black, white and yellow; COI 8.6%
6 puppies were born, 3 black merle females (one with a short tail) and 3 males (2 black merles, 1 black with a short tail). Labor started normally and the first 3 pups were delivered easily. Then labor stopped and we decided to do a c-section to save the last pups. The last 3 were alive and well on the ultrasound check, but to our great sadness, one puppy did not make it out alive, he breathed in too much fluid and they could not clear his lungs, even though his little heart was still beating, he died. This Fecske x Bajnok litter was very different than the other 2 litters we previously had from these same parents. There were many merles and only one black, fewer short tails (the other litters had more shorts than longs), and the merles had lots of markings that the other 2 litters' merle pups did not have. Regardless of these differences, we are very grateful to have these 5 pups here which grow fabulously well, in spite of their rough start in life. Dew claws were removed as usual.