On Friday, September 11th, just after midnight, Annora woke me up with a sharp bark.  Annora is normally a very quiet dog and rarely barks.  I stumbled out of bed, thinking that she just needed to go outside.  I quickly realized that, no, that was not the problem…She was in active labour!

The first puppy arrived just before 1:00 a.m..  The rest of the puppies quickly followed and by 7:00 in the morning, after only 6 hours of active labour, Annora had delivered her 10 puppies!!!

Looking back now, I remember that Annora woke me up in a similar way for her previous litter.  I guess she just wanted to make certain that I was there for the birth!