Grace's First Litter
Dobbit's Juniper X Opus' Smile At Dobbit
Grace X Charlie
Bred: May 1 2020
Date of Birth: July 1 2020
Litter of: 10 (6 male, 4 female)
A non-breeding contract will be required to be signed before the puppies leave our home.
All puppies will be microchipped, CKC registered, dewormed and have 1st vaccinations.
Date of Birth: July 1 2020
Litter of: 10 (6 male, 4 female)
A non-breeding contract will be required to be signed before the puppies leave our home.
All puppies will be microchipped, CKC registered, dewormed and have 1st vaccinations.
SireCharlie
Color: White Charlie is our only intact male. He is cuddly, sweet and a little bit small for an average male poodle, but we still love him! He's a bouncy goof! More info on Charlie here. 
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DamGrace
Color: Black Grace is Lucy's daughter and was born here! She loves to cuddle and is a very loving dog. She also likes to smile when she is happy. What a dork! More info on Grace here. 
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Grace Pregnant
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Birth Story
Usually I have a few hours notice when my dogs are going to give birth. Not Grace. She was as cool as a cucumber. Hanging out. Walking around. Then I noticed she was panting a bit so we decided to pull out the birthing equipment. As Dave was carrying the bins up the stairs I noticed Grace squatting and pushing. We quickly got everything ready thinking that we would still have a while to go.
Dave went upstairs to shower while I was comforting Grace in the whelping pen. 20 minutes later Dave called me from the bathroom to ask how things were going and just like that the first puppy started to make it's grand entrance! She miraculously gave birth to 10 healthy puppies in just over 4 hours. The last puppy was touch and go for a while but our farm hand Kali was assisting and stimulated the puppy for about 30-40 minutes and got it going! All puppies lived and are healthy and strong. And.. well... all born on Canada Day!
Dave went upstairs to shower while I was comforting Grace in the whelping pen. 20 minutes later Dave called me from the bathroom to ask how things were going and just like that the first puppy started to make it's grand entrance! She miraculously gave birth to 10 healthy puppies in just over 4 hours. The last puppy was touch and go for a while but our farm hand Kali was assisting and stimulated the puppy for about 30-40 minutes and got it going! All puppies lived and are healthy and strong. And.. well... all born on Canada Day!
Meet the Puppies
Puppies are listed in the order they were born.
We named the puppies all after Canadian Provinces since they were born on Canada Day!
We named the puppies all after Canadian Provinces since they were born on Canada Day!
Dobbit's Newfoundland
Registered Name: Dobbit's Newfoundland
Call Name: Beau
Color of Collar: Green
Time Born: 7:43 am
Gender: Male
Color: Brown
Owner: Pat Cowan
Departure Date: Aug 30 2020
Lives: Pictou, NS
Call Name: Beau
Color of Collar: Green
Time Born: 7:43 am
Gender: Male
Color: Brown
Owner: Pat Cowan
Departure Date: Aug 30 2020
Lives: Pictou, NS
Dobbit's PEI
Registered Name: Dobbit's PEI
Call Name: Mabel
Color of Collar: Purple
Time Born: 8:06 am
Gender: Female
Color: White
Owner: Nicole Landry
Departure Date: Aug 28 2020
Lives: Scotsburn, NS
Call Name: Mabel
Color of Collar: Purple
Time Born: 8:06 am
Gender: Female
Color: White
Owner: Nicole Landry
Departure Date: Aug 28 2020
Lives: Scotsburn, NS
Dobbit's Nova Scotia
Registered Name: Dobbit's Nova Scotia
Call Name: Luke
Color of Collar: White
Time Born: 8:42 am
Gender: Male
Color: Black with white
Owner: Derrick Zimmerman
August 9 2020 - Luke unfortunately passed away from a horrible accident explained at the bottom of this page
Call Name: Luke
Color of Collar: White
Time Born: 8:42 am
Gender: Male
Color: Black with white
Owner: Derrick Zimmerman
August 9 2020 - Luke unfortunately passed away from a horrible accident explained at the bottom of this page
Dobbit's New Brunswick
Registered Name: Dobbit's New Brunswick
Call Name: Odin
Color of Collar: Red
Time Born: 9:05am
Gender: Male
Color: Black with white
Owner: Natasha Masters
Departure Date: Aug 27 2020
Lives: Paradise, NL
Call Name: Odin
Color of Collar: Red
Time Born: 9:05am
Gender: Male
Color: Black with white
Owner: Natasha Masters
Departure Date: Aug 27 2020
Lives: Paradise, NL
Dobbit's Quebec
Registered Name: Dobbit's Quebec
Call Name: Pearl
Color of Collar: Pink
Time Born: 9:14 am
Gender: Female
Color: Black with white
Owner: Kraig Paulenko
Departure Date: Aug 28 2020
Lives: Greenwood, NS
Call Name: Pearl
Color of Collar: Pink
Time Born: 9:14 am
Gender: Female
Color: Black with white
Owner: Kraig Paulenko
Departure Date: Aug 28 2020
Lives: Greenwood, NS
Dobbit's Ontario
Registered Name: Dobbit's Ontario
Call Name: Chaz
Color of Collar: Orange
Time Born: 10:32 am
Gender: Male
Color: White
Owner: Jean Campbell
Departure Date:
Lives: Edwardsville, NS
Call Name: Chaz
Color of Collar: Orange
Time Born: 10:32 am
Gender: Male
Color: White
Owner: Jean Campbell
Departure Date:
Lives: Edwardsville, NS
Dobbit's Manitoba
Registered Name: Dobbit's Manitoba
Call Name: Bobbie
Color of Collar: Blue
Time Born: 11:17 am
Gender: Male
Color: Black with white
Owner: Kate Anderson
Departure Date: Aug 26 2020
Lives: New Glasgow, NS
Call Name: Bobbie
Color of Collar: Blue
Time Born: 11:17 am
Gender: Male
Color: Black with white
Owner: Kate Anderson
Departure Date: Aug 26 2020
Lives: New Glasgow, NS
Dobbit's Saskatchewan
Registered Name: Dobbit's Saskatchewan
Call Name: Rosie
Color of Collar: Yellow
Time Born: 11:37 am
Gender: Female
Color: White
Owner: Lauren Josselyn
August 11 2020 - Rosie unfortunately passed away from a horrible accident explained at the bottom of this page
Call Name: Rosie
Color of Collar: Yellow
Time Born: 11:37 am
Gender: Female
Color: White
Owner: Lauren Josselyn
August 11 2020 - Rosie unfortunately passed away from a horrible accident explained at the bottom of this page
Dobbit's Alberta
Registered Name: Dobbit's Alberta
Call Name: Tillie
Color of Collar: Grey/Tan
Time Born: 11:48 am
Gender: Female
Color: Brown
Owner: Lynette McCarthy
Departure Date: Aug 30 2020
Lives: St. John's, NL
Call Name: Tillie
Color of Collar: Grey/Tan
Time Born: 11:48 am
Gender: Female
Color: Brown
Owner: Lynette McCarthy
Departure Date: Aug 30 2020
Lives: St. John's, NL
Dobbit's British Columbia
Registered Name: Dobbit's British Columbia
Call Name: Sampson James
Color of Collar: Black
Time Born: 12:10pm
Gender: Male
Color: Brown
Owner: Jessica Roper
Departure Date: Aug 29 2020
Lives: Sydney Mines, NS
Call Name: Sampson James
Color of Collar: Black
Time Born: 12:10pm
Gender: Male
Color: Brown
Owner: Jessica Roper
Departure Date: Aug 29 2020
Lives: Sydney Mines, NS
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A Really Sad Story
First I would like to say a few things.
I am very transparent when it comes to my dogs. I do not hide things. I sell my puppies to families knowing that I am sending them home with healthy, happy dogs. When shit hits then fan, you know about it. It sucks. It happens. With every breeder, it will happen, but most just keep things quiet because they don't want it to hurt their reputation. BUT being sneaky ruins reputations. I will not hide it from you, but I also appreciate respect by doing this.
Another thing I would like to highlight...
Lucy is not an aggressive dog. She is very much a submissive dog. After speaking with a vet they have advised me that Lucy's random obscure behavior likely was a result of stress of puppies being around and also being in heat.
I am very transparent when it comes to my dogs. I do not hide things. I sell my puppies to families knowing that I am sending them home with healthy, happy dogs. When shit hits then fan, you know about it. It sucks. It happens. With every breeder, it will happen, but most just keep things quiet because they don't want it to hurt their reputation. BUT being sneaky ruins reputations. I will not hide it from you, but I also appreciate respect by doing this.
Another thing I would like to highlight...
Lucy is not an aggressive dog. She is very much a submissive dog. After speaking with a vet they have advised me that Lucy's random obscure behavior likely was a result of stress of puppies being around and also being in heat.
August 12 2020
I am here with some unfortunate news.
The last few days have been no more than a complete nightmare for me and my husband. It has been one of the most challenging and horrific things we have experienced and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone.
On Sunday at 7am my husband let Bogart, Lucy and Grace out into the yard for a pee and then added the puppies into the area with them so they could play.
My husband was not aware that Lucy had been starting to show some rough play with the puppies since her heat cycle started last week and I had her separated from the puppies. I was asleep in bed and I woke to loud puppy screams. When we ran outside there was 1 puppy dead (Luke) and another injured (Bobbie).
I proceeded with CPR to Luke for about 30 minutes but he was already gone. We buried Luke under our fruit trees in our yard.
We had our friend come get the injured puppy and rush him to the emergency vet. He stayed overnight for observation. He had pain meds, antibiotics, xrays, ultrasounds, IV fluids etc. He has 4 broken ribs and a puncture wound to the chest. He was able to come home Monday under our close care. He is doing very well.
Monday after bringing Bobbie back home we decided it was best to pack everyone up to our cottage and go off the grid for a few days to clear our head of the trauma. We packed up the kids, puppies and dogs and made arrangements for our farm to be taken care of while we were gone.
At the cottage we have 2 screened in decks on either side of the house. Puppies on one side, big dogs on the other. On the puppy side the door was a little flimsy so we put a large bag of dog food in a container and placed it in front of the door so the puppies couldn't push the door from the bottom.
Tuesday morning I brought Grace in to feed her puppies. Then we got ready to go outside. Dave let the other dogs out for a pee and almost immediately I heard a puppy scream. Dave ran out to see one of the puppies had somehow pushed through the door and had been sitting on the deck stairs. Lucy ran to the puppy, grabbed her quickly, then took off. She was gasping for air. I ran outside breaking down the door to get to them, grabbed the puppy from Dave and again started with CPR. She passed away in my arms shortly after. She had a puncture wound in her chest again.
We decided to go back home. I cried the whole drive home. I called Lauren, the owners of this beautiful puppy (Rosie) and told her the heartbreaking news. We buried her with Luke under the fruit trees.
I'm not really sure where to go from here. This is me pouring my heart out to everyone completely devastated by this series of events. Lucy has never once shown aggression. My son literally naps on her while she naps. She raised 4 litters of puppies, including one of our dogs Grace. She is a cuddly loving dog who loves to squeak toys, get belly rubs and knock things off the table with her tail. My 18 month old son can literally take food out of her mouth while she is eating it and she doesn't even bat an eye. She is not the mother of this litter, but she is the grandmother of this litter. She IS in heat which is when her behavior changed. She has also never had puppies around her that aren't her own.
I cannot understand any of this. I don't even know how to proceed. I need time to think. I need time to process. I need time to heal. I put my heart and soul into these puppies and a piece of me has been ripped out by this loss. It is unimaginable for me.
I hope you all can forgive me and trust me.
From the bottom of my heart and the depths of my soul I am sorry. Such a waste of 2 beautiful lives.
Amanda Clarke
I am here with some unfortunate news.
The last few days have been no more than a complete nightmare for me and my husband. It has been one of the most challenging and horrific things we have experienced and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone.
On Sunday at 7am my husband let Bogart, Lucy and Grace out into the yard for a pee and then added the puppies into the area with them so they could play.
My husband was not aware that Lucy had been starting to show some rough play with the puppies since her heat cycle started last week and I had her separated from the puppies. I was asleep in bed and I woke to loud puppy screams. When we ran outside there was 1 puppy dead (Luke) and another injured (Bobbie).
I proceeded with CPR to Luke for about 30 minutes but he was already gone. We buried Luke under our fruit trees in our yard.
We had our friend come get the injured puppy and rush him to the emergency vet. He stayed overnight for observation. He had pain meds, antibiotics, xrays, ultrasounds, IV fluids etc. He has 4 broken ribs and a puncture wound to the chest. He was able to come home Monday under our close care. He is doing very well.
Monday after bringing Bobbie back home we decided it was best to pack everyone up to our cottage and go off the grid for a few days to clear our head of the trauma. We packed up the kids, puppies and dogs and made arrangements for our farm to be taken care of while we were gone.
At the cottage we have 2 screened in decks on either side of the house. Puppies on one side, big dogs on the other. On the puppy side the door was a little flimsy so we put a large bag of dog food in a container and placed it in front of the door so the puppies couldn't push the door from the bottom.
Tuesday morning I brought Grace in to feed her puppies. Then we got ready to go outside. Dave let the other dogs out for a pee and almost immediately I heard a puppy scream. Dave ran out to see one of the puppies had somehow pushed through the door and had been sitting on the deck stairs. Lucy ran to the puppy, grabbed her quickly, then took off. She was gasping for air. I ran outside breaking down the door to get to them, grabbed the puppy from Dave and again started with CPR. She passed away in my arms shortly after. She had a puncture wound in her chest again.
We decided to go back home. I cried the whole drive home. I called Lauren, the owners of this beautiful puppy (Rosie) and told her the heartbreaking news. We buried her with Luke under the fruit trees.
I'm not really sure where to go from here. This is me pouring my heart out to everyone completely devastated by this series of events. Lucy has never once shown aggression. My son literally naps on her while she naps. She raised 4 litters of puppies, including one of our dogs Grace. She is a cuddly loving dog who loves to squeak toys, get belly rubs and knock things off the table with her tail. My 18 month old son can literally take food out of her mouth while she is eating it and she doesn't even bat an eye. She is not the mother of this litter, but she is the grandmother of this litter. She IS in heat which is when her behavior changed. She has also never had puppies around her that aren't her own.
I cannot understand any of this. I don't even know how to proceed. I need time to think. I need time to process. I need time to heal. I put my heart and soul into these puppies and a piece of me has been ripped out by this loss. It is unimaginable for me.
I hope you all can forgive me and trust me.
From the bottom of my heart and the depths of my soul I am sorry. Such a waste of 2 beautiful lives.
Amanda Clarke
