Day 1

Friday, July 29th - Birth started at dawn.  Tess was in labor all night...pacing and panting and trying to get comfortable.  Andrew and I were there to assist her for the first 7 which were all born by 11am.  Then the eighth little one came while Andrew was getting ready to leave for a meeting.  We thought all of the pups were born.  While I was on the phone talking with the vet, the ninth pup was born and then the tenth.....and then finally around 3 pm number 11 was born and Tess was exhausted!