Our Lady in Waiting!

Our "Princess" is patiently waiting for her first little one.  She is looking quite lovely and is keeping her girlish figure for a bit longer!

A Little Good News for La Coquette Cotons!

Well it has been a bit challenging this year to get a stork arrival here at La Coquette Cotons but it looks like we are headed in the right direction.  After discovering Vanilla had a vaginal bacterial infection which was a spermicidal bacteria and then finding out while doing the breeding's with Versace she gave the bacteria to him and then having Amorette come into season while his sperm count was then compromised and he could give her the bacteria, we had to do some quick thinking and maneuvering.

After some contemplation, testing, antibiotics and a fertility enhancer and a quick ship of Semen from New Jersey here is the news.  Vanilla should be all cleared up and ready for her next season to be bred.  We will do another vaginal culture and sensitivity test before breeding next time and all should be good.  Versace is done with his antibiotics and is on a fertility enhancer and after about 90 days we will test him again and make sure he is clear (he should be fine) and ready to go again.  Amorette ovulated and gave us just one day to get semen here on time and we were able to do a surgical insemination as the semen did not come in in great quantity.  After all of this here is the big news! We ultra-sounded Amorette on day 21 and it seems we have 1 little bambina/bambino on the way! We were able to see a good strong heartbeat! Here is our first photo!

Our Little Angel!

Sometimes the Best of Plans

Well, today I was hoping to post exciting news about the upcoming litter from Vanilla, but we took her in for her ultra sound and found no babies in the basket :(( .  She it appears is having a false pregnancy.  All the signs looked positive but for the first time since I have been breeding dogs our girl appears to have not taken.  I will check again in a few days but the signs are not hopeful for babies this season with Vanilla.  We will breed her on her next season and hope for good news.

Amorette is in early season and we are hopeful for her babies.

We will keep you posted.  At times like this I try to remember that patience is a virtue.  Good things come to those who wait, so I will wait patiently!

Puppy News is Coming!

It is an exciting time at "La Coquette"!  Amorette has now passed her last health test with an OFA Excellent on her Hip Prelim.  She has just come into season this week and we are looking at the possibility of breeding her in the next week or so.  For those waiting for her babies this is the beginning of the process.  We will do her first Progesterone Testing on Wednesday, July 28th!

Vanilla is looking pregnant and we have her scheduled for her UltraSound on Monday, July 26th!  We are meeting with a new UltraSound Tech who is known for getting a good puppy count.  We are hopeful to have an idea of how many ahead of time.  The count will be posted on Monday evening!

Vanilla and Versace Babies in the Oven!

Today Vanilla had her first breeding to Versace! All looked good at the vet's for their AI and hopefully we have some babies in the oven!  Another AI tomorrow and then the waiting begins!

Vanilla is now in Season!

Well we have been waiting for a month now for Vanilla to come into season.  She finally decided it was time and came in 2 days ago.  We are now preparing for breeding and are hoping the puppy stork will arrive in late August!  Vanilla passed her CERF exam a little bit ago and is ready for her latest baby arrivals.  Versace is anxiously awaiting his part in this event and is sure to give us some very pretty babies!

Getting Ready for the 2010 Puppies at La Coquette Cotons!

We have started our Health Testing for Breeding for 2010. 

Our Grandma about town went in for her final CERF exam today.  Chateau's Something Special, aka Sami!She will be 10 years old in September.  The Eye Doctor gave her rave reviews!  Beautiful Clear eyes at almost 10!

Multi CH Cachet Designer Genes at La Coquette was re-CERF'd today and has wonderful clear eyes!  He has already passed his OFA Cardio and OFA Patella certification and has his OFA Hip Prelim Good.   He has had complete Blood Panels and has tested CMR Clear!

Multi CH La Coquette Regal Amorette just started her initial tests to determine her breedability.  So far she has passed her OFA Cardio and OFA Patella Cerification and today her 1st CERF exam.  Hips and Blood panels will be done as she approaches 2 years old.

We will keep you posted as puppytime and more tests are completed!
Applications have been mailed to the appropriate certification facilities and results should be posted on the OFA site soon.  Please check in the next few weeks!
http://www.offa.org/

Show News for the Weekend!

This weekend March 13-14, 2010 Amorette and I attended the ARBA Sunray Classic is San Diego, CA.  It was windy and cold but no rain, yeah!  The turn out was small so they held all six shows on Saturday.  That was a lot to ask of our sweet babies and I am not sure who was more pooped!

This weekend was a special one as Amorette's cousin of sorts, Kylee, was there with her mom, Diane Rinella from Keepsake Cotons.  Both of us only needed a couple of points to finish our ARBA CH. Both girls did it!

Kylee actually went best in Classic as she ended up with 3 Reserve Best in Shows and 2 Best in Shows!  I am so proud of her as Kylee's mom is my breeding and her grandpa on the daddy's side is too! So nice to see good things coming on down line!

Amorette had 3 Winners Bitch points, 1 BOB and 1 Group 1!