Joe: Ringo has been like a best friend and part of studding was to preserve Ringo.
This litter didn't go quite as we had hoped.
Some of it was absorbed. So we are only expecting one Singleton.
This puppy could very well be the largest pup that Ringo will ever sire.
Susan: Dr. Carpenter. Does not feel that it's safe to
perform a C section today.
Joe: Hey, good to see ya.
Glad you guys got here. Come on in.
Backup buddy. Welcome to my home away from home.
My name is Joe Thompson and I'm the owner of three English Mastiffs.
My boys are some of the most wanted studs on the planet.
They're tall and massive.
That's kind of what I try to create.
Ringo and I are here today to meet up with my mentor Deb Jones.
It's been a breeding we've talked about for a very, very long time.
It's just been a big deal to me to do a breeding with a girl named Kimber,
owned by Connie Marie Krebs and Deb Jones.
It's about more than puppies. It's about legacy.
It's about paying back what was given to me
via guidance and support from Deb.
It's important in here.
When we travel, Ringo gets his own bed.
He's treated just like person he is, gets the same thing I do.
And it's kind of comical and you know, it's kind of
kind of a perk and I think it's pretty neat.
Ringo’s six and a half years old, he's 218 pounds in the winter,
about 205 in the summer works every day,
proves the breed proves himself.
He swims upstream, he pulls weight, he trees bears,
anything that I could come up with, he's done.
I haven't found something he can’t do just as good as any other dog.
And most importantly, he's a daddy and a good daddy.
Well, buddy, you're ready to move on to another adventure?
Deb ended up being my mentor through unorthodox circumstances,
my father fell ill with cancer.
And I wanted an offspring from Ringo to help my dad,
walk and move and be motivated.
And I went to Deb, and that resulted in Harrison.
That was the last pup that my dad ever saw or touched.
Deb: I have been breeding for close to two decades,
and I've got plenty of sires of my own.
Ringo has got some movement and a stature,
that you don't usually see you don't usually see that balance.
Joe: This litter, some of it was absorbed.
So we are only expecting one singleton
or hoping for a really outstanding puppy
despite the fact that this litter didn't go quite as had hoped.
I can't even describe how I'm feeling about this new litter.
You know I'm a little disappointed it's a singleton
but this pup is every bit important to me as if it was eight or nine in there.
Susan: Hi sweety are you ready? Woman: It’s Kimber.
Susan: Hi Kimber, big day. Joe: This puppy could very well be,
the largest pup that Ringo will ever sire.
Dr. Randall: We’ll be doing ultrasound just to make sure
that we have a live puppy there don’t want any surprises.
Make sure everything looks good.
With large breeds of dogs with a litter of only one
or two puppies in many cases they don't go into labor naturally.
On the blood test we're running a progesterone level.
That progesterone level will tell us whether she needs to go
a little bit longer whether we're okay to do a caesarian today.
I'm guessing this puppy is probably going to be in the one and a half to
two pound range and actually looks like it's going to be a whopper.
It's going to be a whale of a puppy.
Susan: Hi. So we have progesterone results for Kimber for today.
So today, she’s at 4.35.
The number that we're looking for is a two or below to
let us know that it's safe to remove that puppy from Kimber.
So her progesterone is too high. Dr. Carpenter's recommendations
are to come back tomorrow at 8am for another progesterone test,
see where she's at that time and hopefully do the C section tomorrow.
Deb: In the event she would go into spontaneous labor
is that a possibility while we're waiting?
Susan: Yep, that's possible. And I'll give you Dr. Carpenter and Dr. Ryan's …
Deb: Emergency number. Susan: For an emergency C section
if we need to do that. Okay? Joe: Okay.
Susan: Sorry. Deb: Thank you, Susan.
I need to hold her.
Joe: Good news. Today's progesterone levels are right on
and she's, she's ready to, to proceed with the C section.
Susan: Good girl.
Two three.
Dr. Randall: Within the next few minutes we're going to have a puppy out
and the way we go.
Joe: Oh my god, they're just doing it alright.
Deb: This is your first one isn’t it? Joe: Yes it is. Yes it is.
I’m a little squeamish. Dr. Randall: There we go.
Joe: I can’t. Deb: Scream baby.
Susan: Oh yeah look at this.
Dr. Randall: Surgery was fun, everything went well.
Mom handled the surgery well pup came out screaming
so I totally like to see they'll be ready to go home
within an half an hour or so.
We’ll send them back once the puppy gets his tummy full.
Joe: I can' believe that, that's insane.
Deb: I'm excited. It's a beautiful baby a male.
Joe: We did it Deb. Deb: Yes, yes.
Joe: I'm numb it’s a surreal feeling.
I didn't know going into there.
I’m speechless I don't know what to say and be a part of it Deb.
I can't thank you enough. Deb: This puppy is the start of a new line.
Joe: Start of a new line and the future and hopefully better meant to be big.
Deb: The puppy’s name is going to be Starrs of Thunder run a Jude
that will be the formal name.
And it's call name which is what you call your dog daily is Jude .
Joe: Ringo has been like a best friend,
like a confidant, somebody or something I can rely on,
and one of the things that I really love about this is you know,
part of studding was to preserve Ringo was to not lose him.
To keep offspring from him. Well, we did it.
It's been a long, long drive.
Long journey today was nothing short of magic.