It was just not meant to be.

Jasmine had her puppies yesterday! Or rather, I should say more correctly, puppy. Just one – a little girl.

We knew from the outset that PONs don’t tend to have large litters, but goodness… I was hoping for at least more than one. The breeder in North Bay sent me a very nice email late last night to let us know about Jasmine’s c-section and how there is only one wee girl to show for it. She was very nice about the whole thing and I could definitely sense her disappointment and surprise. She tells us that she has contacted the show home about the puppy and is waiting for a reply. I’m sure the show home will be happy to take her though I’m hoping for the slim chance that they don’t want her so we can jump in. I won’t hold my breath.

I wrote the breeder back first thing this morning thanking her for sending pictures and for letting us know what was up. I made sure to mention that we would definitely want her if the show home does not. I even gave her my cell # and told her to call me, even during the holidays, if anything changes.

Here are some pictures of the puppy (and also a fascinatingly creepy x-ray shot of Jasmine’s belly):





The breeder’s other dam Natalka is due to go into heat in January so they will be breeding her soon. That means there will probably be puppies ready to go home in May. There will also be puppies ready around that time from the Quebec breeder. It looks like we’ve come full circle again. Funny how that happens.