01Jun
Raven’s fourth and final litter arrived on the 29th of May 2026. She wasn’t officially due until around the 1st of June, but in the days leading up to the 29th I had a feeling she wouldn’t wait that long. Her tummy looked impossibly round, her skin felt tight, and she carried herself with that unmistakable heaviness. It makes sense now, knowing how many puppies she was carrying.
What surprised me most were their birth weights. Raven barely ate throughout this pregnancy — no matter what I tried. Little and often, different textures, different flavours… it felt like she only picked at her food. Yet somehow, despite her fussiness, she grew strong, healthy babies. She always puts her puppies first, even when she doesn’t realise she’s doing it.
This litter is incredibly special. Every litter has its own meaning, its own story, its own emotional imprint — but this one marks the end of Raven’s breeding journey. While her legacy will continue through Alaska and Eden, these babies are the very last chapter of Raven’s motherhood.I feel sadder than I expected. There’s a heaviness in knowing this is the final time I’ll watch her whelp, the final time I’ll see her curl her body protectively around her newborns.
But alongside the sadness is a deep sense of relief. She has given me everything — four beautiful litters, years of devotion, and a line of confident, loving puppies who carry her temperament forward. Now she gets to simply be. She can recover fully, live free from hormonal changes, and enjoy life as part of the pack without the demands of pregnancy. She can choose to help socialise future puppies if she wants to — or she can choose to sunbathe, play, sleep, and just exist.
And maybe that’s why this litter feels so emotional. It’s not just the end of a chapter for Raven — it’s the end of a chapter for me too. Raven isn’t just any dog in my programme; she is the matriarch of my lines, the foundation of everything I’ve built. She is the reason Wolf Heart Pomskies exists. Her temperament, her intuition, her gentleness, her resilience — they shaped my vision long before I ever had a name for it. Watching her become a mother for the last time, knowing these are the final babies I’ll ever see her raise, has made every moment feel even more precious. Her legacy will continue through Alaska and Eden, but this moment marks the closing of the story that started it all.
Raven’s journey didn’t begin as the matriarch of a breeding programme — it began as my girl. Long before Wolf Heart Pomskies had a name, a vision, or a direction, there was Raven. She was the dog who made me fall in love with the idea of raising confident, emotionally balanced puppies. She taught me a lot.
Her first litter taught me more than any course, book, or mentor ever could. I learned to trust my instincts. I still remember her first labour — how calm she was, how she looked to me for reassurance but never panicked, how naturally motherhood came to her.
Raven didn’t just start my lines; she shaped my standards. She set the bar for what I wanted to produce: puppies who are emotionally stable, people-focused, resilient, and ready for family life. Every litter since then has carried a piece of her — not just genetically, but in the way I raise them. The routines, the socialisation, the early experiences, the calm environment… all of it was built around what Raven taught me. She made me want to do this properly, ethically, and wholeheartedly. She made me want to create a programme that honoured the dogs at the centre of it.
This last litter feels like a gift. A closing chapter written with love, patience, and years of shared trust. Raven may be stepping back from motherhood, but her influence will continue through Alaska, through Eden, and through every puppy who carries her temperament forward. She will always be the heart of Wolf Heart Pomskies — the dog who started it all, the dog who shaped everything that came after, the dog who taught me what kind of breeder I wanted to be.
Raven watching over her 3 day old babies as she takes a little break.
~ Claire 🐾