Just as my beautiful Laika was about to have puppies, my Mrs decides to bugger off on holiday leaving me all alone to play midwife...brilliant.

Ha! This made me laugh out loud :) I watched the video and it seemed you did a wonderful job as a midwife, congrats on all the new babies :) Laika seems like a wonderful mom!

Too bad one got stuck along the way, good to see that after that, things went smooth.

Reminds me of the time that my shepherd had babies and there were 11 pups. What an intense, but beautiful time that was. Also when my cats had babies btw, lovely memories and so good to see how these animals deliver those little ones, isn't it?

sending lots of good vibes your way and maybe hoping to see an update on the progress when you find time :)