ChriMaso Boston Terriers - Watch Karma Litter Grow

Watch the Karma Litter Grow

Sire: BISS CH Keynote's Knockout Kid - "Rocky"
Dam: Am/Can CH ChriMasos Lucky Copper Coin - "Penny"

I am a member of several Boston Terrier forums, and have been asked for pictures of my puppers. On this page, you will see my posts to those forums. Someone told me that it might be a good idea to put them on my website too, so here they are...

03-30-2009, 04:48 AM
Guess where I am???

At the e-vet with Penny. Apparently, she couldn't wait another 4 hours to go to my regular vet's office, so now I get to pay twice as much for her c-section. LOL. Oh well, as long as she's fine and the puppies are healthy too. What more can I ask? Keep her in your thoughts and prayers please. I'll keep you updated...

03-30-2009, 07:09 AM
Penny's uterus ruptured. Still at e-vet, trying to stabilize Penny. 3 girls.

03-30-2009, 11:49 AM
It was touch and go with Penny for awhile as her uterus ruptured down by her bladder. It was very nasty and vet said her "uterine matter was seeping all over" and that it was a life threatening issue that needed immediate attention. He let me come in the back and help with the puppies as he had to turn his focus to Penny. He had her and worked on her for nearly 1.5 hours before finishing up. He did the repair and then had trouble stabilizing her. They couldn't get her temperature up (it was 93). After another 30-40 minutes, she stabilized and we stayed for a bit longer to make sure the puppies nursed and she maintained her stability.

Everyone is eating (even Penny a little bit). This is the only pic I have right now. I've had ZERO sleep since Sat night, so I'm going to try to get some rest.

03-30-2009, 06:54pm
Who believes in Karma?

Well, you know what they say....What Goes Around, Comes Around, right?

Meet Karma....ChriMaso's What Goes Around

And we all know that You Get What You Deserve....eventually, don't you agree?

Meet Desi....ChriMaso's You Get What You Deserve

Sorry... the head pic was so blurry, it hurt my eyes...hehehe, but fear not...I'm sure there will be PLENTY of pics in the coming days and weeks.

So, the bottom line is that everything has a Cause And Effect, at least that's the way it supposedly works, huh?

Meet CAE (pronounced Kay)...ChriMaso's Cause And Effect

Everyone is doing well. Karma weighs in at 8-1/8 oz, Desi is 8-3/8, and fatty CAE is 9-1/8. Penny is doing so much better as well. Yeah. Poor thing...it was hard for me to concentrate on the puppies when I was so worried about her.

04-01-2009, 10:02pm
Karma...is it really all it's cracked up to be?

Ummm, I think so....at least THIS kind of Karma is certainly all I could have hoped for!

In case you've forgotten, we have Karma - ChriMaso's What Goes Around, Desi - ChriMaso's You Get What You Deserve, and CAE - ChriMaso's Cause And Effect.

And since Karma is basically "you reap what you sow", I am blessing you with pics because y'all have blessed me with your support, encouragement, and love, so it's my turn to give it back, in the form of pictures...

Desi says: Pssst Mom - Wanna hear a secret?

Penny says: Is that you Karma? Yes, it smells like you...

Is that you CAE? Yes, it tastes like you...

Here's Desi's head shot (I didn't include one before because it was soooooo blurry).

Someone had asked for a visual to help show the size of a newborn Boston puppy, so I'm holding a soda can next to Desi in this picture. These puppies are all a little big though. The smallest (Karma) was 8-1/8 oz and the largest was CAE at 9-1/8 oz at birth.

Karma gets some mommy snuggles....

04-02-2009, 11:22pm
What do you get when you cross Karma with milk buds?

Why comatose puppies butts, of course!!!

CAE ate so much, she couldn't even move away from the milk bar...she just crashed right where she was (at least Karma came up for air...).

After eating AGAIN, CAE and Karma had to stretch out (probably to make more room for even MORE milk....)

Desi thought she'd just sleep on her tummy, like a normal puppy...

But, then she changed her mind and decided to sleep on her back.

I think Karma thought Desi looked so comfy on her back, she decided to give it a try too...

You can practically read Penny's mind here, "Geez...don't these little buggers EVER stop eating????"

Nursing is hard work and deserves a good nap.

Okay, let's ALL take a nap.

But, let's spread out a bit....

They may eat a lot...and make me tired...but they're still MINE!!!!

04-05-2009, 7:21pm
How much does Karma weigh?

Well, I don't know how much spiritual karma weighs, but my sweet Karma weighs just a smidgen under 15 oz!!!

Next up is Desi, who likes to sleep when being weighed. She's 15 oz even.

And CAE, of course, is the Amazon at 18-1/2 oz (OVER A POUND!!!) already. Apparently, if she can't eat it, then she'll pass out on it....

They're really just eating and sleeping blobs right now, but what precious little blobs they are! hehehe Of course, I could be slightly partial.... LOL

Karma loves to sleep on her mommy. On her rear legs...

On her rear feet....

On her butt...

Penny's a proud momma...

You have no idea how much time I spend just watching them sleep....

04-07-2009, 11:38 PM
The Eye of Karma...

probably doesn't really "see" you, but it's still cute to look at. Karma opened her eyes today. Aren't they cute????

Desi has tiny little slivers starting to show through, but CAE is hold hers tightly closed. She doesn't want to see...just eat and sleep....hehehehe

04-08-2009, 12:57pm
Karma Litter - 1 week pics

Okay, so the Karma litter puppies turned one week old on Monday. I took pictures, but didn't resize and upload to Photobucket until last night. They are really growing like crazy!!!!

What started out as 8-1/8 to 9-1/8 oz puppies have grown to 15 to 18 oz Amazonian puppehs!!! hehehe

They are following the normal pattern of development with Karma who opened her eyes on Monday, Desi who opened her eyes last night/this morning, and CAE who could care less about seeing....again, if she can't eat it, she prefers to just sleep on it. lol

The three of them snuggling together - can you guess which one is which?

Karma - just observing her surroundings with her newly opened eyes

Desi - just minding her own business

CAE - her royal blobness in her usual milk coma

And her smooshy face too

Karma using Desi as a pillow

Penny using Desi as a pillow

Desi kissing momma

Karma kissing momma too

CAE doing what CAE does best...

Which, of course, wipes poor Penny out...

And just because it was too cute...PUPPY TOES!!!!

4-12-2009, 9:48pm
How do you know if you or your peeps have good Karma?

Why....by the puppy hair!!!!

I couldn't resist taking some Easter-themed pics of the puppies. They are still little porkers with very little "real" movement going on. lol But obviously, they have no problems scooting to the milk bar!!!

First born is Karma and her peeps. Isn't she cute with her little peepers open also?

Second born is Desi and her pretty little peeps. And her peepers are definitely open now.

Last born, but still just as sweet and cute with her peeps is CAE. Her peepers are FINALLY open as well. Yeah!

They'll be two weeks old tomorrow, so check back.... hehehehe

04-13-2009, 10:26 PM
The Karma litter is two weeks old, so how do they celebrate?

They were not very impressed....

CAE couldn't be bothered....it only bored her to tears...so should I say bored her so much that she started yawning like crazy!!!

Desi was even less impressed about becoming 2 weeks old. She yawned so big, she almost tipped over...

Fortunately, Karma was a bit kinder to me and simply gave me a little raspberry.....

Then... they promptly blew me off and did something that was much more interesting to them....SLEEP!!!

How much do these little cubbos weigh, you ask????

Karma, who used to the the smallest is now the middle-sized piggy at 22.9 oz and Desi who used to be the middle piggy, is now the smallest porker at 25.5 oz. And do I even need to say that the Miss CAE keeps the title of gumbo piggy at nearly TWO POUNDS (30-5/8 oz)???? hehehehe

04-30-2009 11:06pm
What's cuter than 4 week old Karma?

Ummm, nothing that I can think of...Here they are, fat and sassy. The Karma litter turned 4 weeks this past Monday. I weighed them and took pics, but just got around to uploading them and posting them.

First up is CAE. And talk about fat AND sassy - she weighs in at 3.25 lbs at 4 weeks of age. Little porker, but oh my gosh....look at this face...

Second up is Desi. She's the petite one at 2.485 lbs. hehehe But again....don't you just want to pinch those cheeks????

And lastly is Karma. She's firstborn, but the middle weight at 2.675 lbs. Who wouldn't love a face like as precious as this...

I tried to get stacked pictures, but it's pretty tough doing it by myself. LOL But, don't laugh... at least I tried!

Karma is trying to be good...

Desi wouldn't work with me at all...Either that or she thinks she's a German Shepherd Dog....

CAE told me NO WAY...

Karma thinks I'm an idiot and is probably flipping me off in the only way she knows how...

I love Karma's profile here.

Desi's profile is lovely too.

CAE wouldn't stay still long enough for me to get her profile. She's just a wiggly little girl.

Now comes the fun part... PLAY PICTURES!!!!

Karma getting ready to attack her zebraball.

Yummmm, mmmmm, yuuuummmmmmyyyyy - this zebra ball tastes delicious!!!

HEY - you took my zebra ball!!! GIVE IT BACK!

What is out there?

Hmmm, I think Desi tastes better than the zebra ball!

Desi says "Karma - you're a freak! Leave me alone!"

CAE and Desi are running out of steam...

Whoa! Playing is hard work. Now we're tired! (And, so is Penny....)

Okay, it's bedtime...we're beat and have no more energy!

Monday, they'll be five weeks, so be on the lookout for them next week!

05-10-2009, 11:10pm
6 weeks stacked Karma pics

Okay, I admit these are HORRIBLE pictures, but they are better than nothing....kinda.... lol

I have been a terrible show momo and haven't worked with them at all, so this was their first attempt at a "real" stack; unfortunately, none of them had ANY interest in stacking at all.

Karma is first up.

Next is Desi. She isn't actually so straight in stifle...I promise! lol My photographer took the picture right before I released her so she's still practically being held up and was almost just "hanging". lol

Last is little miss fatty girl, CAE. I wasn't even ready, but hey, I wasn't the photographer, so it is what it is. lol

After seeing the above pics, I thought I'd try it again, so started with Karma again...As you can see, she said NOOOOOO!!!! lol

So, rather than subjecting them to my cruel attempts at pre-show training, I decided to play and kiss them instead! LOL

05-26-2009, 11:23am
Karma kids at 8 weeks!

So, this Memorial Day weekend was a very busy one for the ChriMaso crew! We had first vaccines for the Karma litter on Friday, dog shows Saturday through Monday, health testing on Saturday and Sunday, and 8 week evaluations of the Karma litter on Saturday also. Whew!!!

I reported how we did in the shows and the test results in another thread, so thought I would share some of the photos taken during the evaluations (THANK YOU KAREN!!!!). They weren't exactly 8 weeks old, but they are today, so it was within the 3 day variance commonly recommended.

There were a total of six of us who participated in the evaluation (five are Boston breeders and one is a breeder of another breed, but all but one of us have shown/bred other breeds as well).

Evaluators included:

Jamey (Sage Hill Kennels) – Showed and bred Australian Shepherds before Bostons

Me (ChriMaso Boston Terriers) – Showed and bred Great Danes before transitioning to Bostons

Valerie (Secret Valley Boston Terriers) – Shows/breeds Boston Terriers only

Patti (Ooops…Jamey, I don’t know her kennel name…) – Shows and breeds Great Danes and has shown/bred sporting breeds in the past as well

Joe (MeJo Boston Terriers) – Shows and breeds Chihuahuas, Border Terriers, Tibetan Terriers and Bostons (previously Australian Shepherds as well) – he is a professional handler, so has shown a variety of other breeds and AS judge

Meryl (MeJo Boston Terriers) – Is Joe’s wife. She has the same qualifications as Joe.

Our thoughts/observations were very consistent with minimal disagreement/opposing opinions, so that was excellent. I really like to try to keep from being kennel blind and having other breeders go over each puppy and evaluate it honestly, really helps me keep focused and hopefully, more open minded and honest about my own breeding.

Since I do everything in order of birth, we will start with Karma.

Here’s her cute little face (and mine behind hers…hehehe). Her eyes are actually quite round, but she’s squinting because of the sun. It was a glorious, sunny weekend!

And now Karma’s front – as you can see, she’s not terribly thrilled with being stacked.

Lastly, her side profile (please ignore Meryl’s hand in the picture…she likes to point things out as she’s going over a dog):

Next up is Desi, the second born puppy. Here is a picture of her head.

And her front. I didn’t get her set up correctly, but hey… she’s a puppy! Lol

Now, her side profile (again… excuse Meryl’s hand).

And another side profile with Meryl feeling the shoulders to see if the width and layback are correct.

Since Karma and Desi are so close in structure, we thought we’d try stacking them together so the evaluators could look at them simultaneously. What a JOKE that was….hehehe In this one, I’m semi-successful in getting Karma set, but Jamey is struggling with Desi.

Here’s one where both Desi and Karma are ALMOST set, but Karma is starting to get a little irritated with the whole stacking thing..

Here’s Jamey with Desi ALMOST set up and Karma bucking like a bronco, so I couldn’t get her set up…

Yeah!!! Jamey FINALLY got Desi set up, but by that time Karma was “DONE” and I couldn’t get her set up at all. LOL

Last up is CAE. Here is her face; isn’t she ADORABLE?????

And here is CAE’s front. She is a good sport, but wasn’t excited about the whole stacking business…

Ahhh, poor CAE…she really did NOT want to stand still… and I promise, I was NOT pinching!!!

In summary, at this point in time (and YES, it can still change…) Karma and Desi are show potentials and CAE is a fabulous companion.

Stay tuned for more!!!