Sam and Dean turned 2.
Kevin turned 1.
See our Facebook Page for the full album of photos.
Sam, Dean and Kevin were all born in April! Today we celebrated their Birthdays! Sam and Dean turned 2. Kevin turned 1. See our Facebook Page for the full album of photos. -Amanda
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Wow it's April already! This year sure is flying by. Were anxiously waiting for Spring to arrive now. We have lots of exciting new announcements coming soon, you'll have to stay tuned, we don't want to jinx anything until things are SOLID. I currently have MEGA puppy fever!!! Only 7 more weeks until Lucy turns 2! Which is so exciting!! I hope she keeps her legs crossed and holds back from going in heat just a few more weeks so we can have a summer litter of puppies! How AWESOME would that be! I've been eyeballing a few Studs but I have yet to decide. I'm waiting on some poodle pedigree results. We had 2 little visitors last weekend, Moose and Watson, puppies from our previous litter. It's so lovely to see them! I gave Watson her first hair cut. That was not easy. It turned out pretty cute though! Now, I'm by no means an expert at shaving a dog. I like to think I get a little better each time I do it but a real groomer would probably disagree, Haha! Here's a few more random photos from last month.... I also had a grand time grooming Bogart and Lucy last weekend. I shaved off their winter coat. Bogart felt especially insecure the first few days but he's gotten used to it now. They like to snuggle up in the bed now at night to stay warm! Well, that's all for now folks! Stay tuned for lots of exciting things in the next few weeks!!
-Amanda Well it's been about a month since my last post. Dave and I have been struggling since the loss of Audrey but we are still hanging in there. Yesterday I created a nice little shadow box to put all her things. If anyone has lost a pet (or a person) you know that seeing their things around the house can sometimes be 'triggers' to more sadness. Almost a reminder that they wont be coming back. But I suppose it's all a part of the grieving process. We've hung it in our dinning room, a nice spot that it can been seen but not where we have to see it every time we walk by. It's also located just above the basket of toys that we have for the dogs, which only seemed appropriate! We had a sweet little visitor last weekend. Moose came over to hang out with our dogs. He is so funny and sweet!! For those of you wondering about our next litter... Lucy will be 2 at the end of May (just 2 months away). She goes for all her OFA testing and then we will breed her that following heat cycle. No signs of her heat yet (she is due any day). I am hoping she holds off a few months until her tests are done, otherwise we'll be looking at another winter litter! Hehe! I have a waiting list complied so if you're interested in a puppy let me know!! I've been keeping in touch with the puppy parents. I love getting updates on them. I think they have all reached the 25 lb range now (some more then that). I think Coco (Dobbit's Peppermint- also the last born) was taking the lead last time I checked, she was 25 lbs back in February! They are 15 weeks now (almost 4 months). Here's a few updates I have received!!! PS. THANK YOU to all the wonderful owners who keep me in the loop on their pups! I love hearing and seeing them and it also gives me something to blog about :) hehe! mUGZY (dOBBIT'S cHAI)Got his first hair cut yesterday! He was 25 lbs on March 13th. Moose (Dobbit's Mocha)Got his first hair cut yesterday! He loves to play at Shubie Park making new friends and also has a ton of fun at Playful Paws Doggy daycare! He's weighing in at around 23 lbs. Watson (Dobbit's Ginger)March 1st she was 18 lbs. She loves playing in the snow and stealing toilet paper from the bathroom!! Luna (Dobbit's Vanilla Bean)Luna enjoys surveying the yard, cuddle in bed and has clearly made herself at home! Coco (Dobbit's Peppermint)Coco and Scarlett are best buds! Coco was 25 lbs in February so I can only imagine how big she is now. The vet said she has wonderful muscle tone and her teeth are coming in straight. Sasha (Dobbit's Nutmeg)Her Mom said that Sasha is a doll and they are smitten! *Sorry no pics :( * Emmy (Dobbit's Cinnamon)Emmy enjoys running on trails and jumping in the snow. She has learned to sit, lay down, come, shake a paw and roll over. (PS. I LOVE that hot pink on her, it's so contrasting, so pretty!!) Rosie (Dobbit's Rosemary)She and Sophie visited the groomer this week and Sophie is all shaved and Rosie got a "poof hairdo"! Rosie is growing like a weed and loving her new long legs - she is now running in the woods, leaping over logs and playing "catch me if you can" with Sophie. They are best pals and love to romp and play. Cheers!
-Amanda When you have dogs you know that one day you will have to face that dreary day that we all hate to talk about. The day we all pretend will never happen. The day we expect to happen when they are old and grey and are 'ready' and when you are 'ready as you can be', but the truth is we are never ready. It's the day that we say goodbye to our most loyal companion and have to carry on the rest of our life without them. The day we watch them take their very last breath, completely unaware of the concept of death. Or maybe I'm wrong. Maybe they understand death more then we do and that's why they don't grieve like we grieve and are so relaxed during death. Either way, it doesn't make my heart any more or less lost. Today Audrey's paw print came in the mail and I am reliving the grief I have been trying to tuck away. It's been 11 days since Audrey passed and not a day goes by that I don't think about her. I miss her every day. Part of me wonders if the reason why I can carry on without her is that deep down I'm waiting for her to come back home, even though she wont. "When I get to heaven the first thing I am going to do is find you... The second thing I'm going to do is never let you go again." I did the only thing that I knew might help my pain of loosing Audrey and Zoey. I symbol of my love for them and for all my dog and other pets. My love for them is unconditional and eternal. I'm usually pretty optimistic about things in life. I always try to find the silver lining. But this has been a real challenge for me because even when I see the silver lining, the selfish part of me doesn't care and wishes I could go back in time and change things so I could have my girls back.
I miss you girls so much. I love you. Back in December, just after the puppies were born we had an amazing photographer Jen, owner of Partridge Photography, come by and do some pictures of the puppies! (She also did our anniversary photos back in July 2016). She had the idea to do a newborn photo shoot but with puppies instead. we loved the idea! So she came by, wrapped the puppies up in swaddles and did her thing! Here's how they turned out... Ps. Click the mini albums to see the pictures in full view! Enjoy!!! Chai (Mugzy)Cinnamon (Emmy)Ginger (watson)Mocha (Moose)Nutmeg (Sasha)Peppermint (Coco)Rosemary (Rosie)Vanilla Bean (Luna)Has your heart melted yet?!
-Amanda Given the fact that there has been a WHOLE LOT of depressing stuff happening around our house.... I'd like to lighten the mood a little and give everyone an update on how all the puppies are doing in their new homes! We got to spend some time with two of Audrey's puppies on the weekend. It was nice to see them and see bits of Audrey's personality in the puppies. It gave me something to cuddle which helps us feel close to her even though she is not with us anymore. See below for a little 'scratch on the surface' of the puppies new lives! Also, this photo here I had to post. It was the puppies last day at our house and I love that I can see Audrey peering in the back :) Vanilla Bean (Luna)Luna lives with a family of 4 (with two young children) in the Halifax area and has adjusted well to her new family! "Luna is doing well. She has learned sit, down, and roll over and is sleeping at night in her crate." Mocha (moose)Mocha lives in Dartmouth with his Mom and Dad (who just happen to be my best friends). He is doing great with crate and pee training! Rosemary (Rosie)Rosie lives with her Mom and Dad in the Halifax area. She also has a sister who is a Standard Poodle, her name is Sophie! They love going for walks together at Point Pleasant Park! "Rosie has an amazing personality, so loving and gentle, but so full of confidence. She is truly one of Audrey's wonderful gifts to the world. " Ginger (Watson)Watson lives with my Dad and makes great company for him. He says she's hilarious and always makes him laugh with all the silly things she does. Watson also gets to spend lots of time with my Grandmothers dogs, Tank and Toby. She also gets lots of play time at our house with our dogs, Lucy and Bogart! Chai (Mugzy)Mugzy lives with his Mom and Dad in New Glasgow, NS. He loves playing outside in the snow and is enjoying his new life with his family who are first time dog owners!! Nutmeg (Sasha)Sasha lives in Halifax with her big happy family! She is so lucky that she even has two furry siblings at home, a golden retriever and a Standard Poodle! It just so happens that Hunter (the Standard Poodle) is Audrey's brother. Isn't Sasha lucky to live with her uncle! "Sasha is a doll! We love her. She is full of energy and curiosity - and she is clearly super smart! We have taken her on long walks - and she does incredibly well - even through heavy snow!" Cinnamon (Emmy)Emmy lives in Truro, NS with her Mom and Dad. She loves playing outside and has adjusted well to crate training! "Well let me just say thank you for such a lovely puppy. She is a gem. We have decided to call her Emmy. Better suited for her personality. Emmy the little star. " Peppermint (Coco)Coco lives in Dartmouth with her Mom, Dad and Standard Poodle sister Scarlett! She'll be staying with us for a week in February and we can't wait to spend some time with her! "We love her!!! She fits in so well! She has such a sweet personality!" And they all lived happily ever after....
-Amanda It has been 4 days since I lost the two most special dogs in my life. I will admit, I've been dreading writing this post. Every day I wake up and try to gain the strength to write this story but it escapes me. I have never lost a dog before. My first dog was Zoey, my miniature poodle that I grew up with who I lost the very same day as Audrey. She was just a few months shy of 16 years old. I got her when I was 10 years old and she was my world. She was there for me every step of the way, from good days to bad days, to my prom and even my wedding. She has been 'old' for a very long time. I had mentally prepared myself for her death since she was about 10 years old. Mostly because dogs don't usually live to see the age 15 or 16 so I never even imagined that would be possible. When she reached age 12 I thought to myself "I need another dog", because I knew I would be getting married and moving out of the house soon and I needed something to comfort me when Zoey would eventually pass. That's when Audrey came in. 2013 was probably one of the most stressful but best years of my life. We built a house, got married and got a puppy (Audrey). Everything else from there is history... life goes on, we started a life here in Musquodoboit Harbour, built a farm and added two more poodles to our family (Bogart and Lucy) and I still occasionally visited Zoey who lived with my Mom and step Dad in Dartmouth. As everyone knows, Audrey had puppies December 1st 2016. The birth was flawless and she was a wonderful mother to her 8 little babies. On January 8th 2017, when the puppies were just over 5 weeks old, Audrey fell very ill. She had a large mass in her belly and I noted a high fever. We rushed her to emergency and was diagnosed with Evan's Syndrome and Lyme disease. She was given 8 different medications (Prednisone, ASA, Sulcrate, Doxycycline, Azathioprin, Metronidazole, Pepcid, Fortiflora and 2 other perscriptions that she never managed to take). So as you can imagine - that is no life for a dog. All those pills were hard on her. She was hospitalized for a week (see my previous post 'Audrey's battle with Evan's' for more info on that). She came home and did very well for two weeks. Her PCV went up to 36% and she was eating and playing again just like her normal self. On February 3rd I could tell something wasn't right. She seemed 'off'. I let her out for a pee and poop and when she came in she had blood all over her back end and down her legs. We rushed her to emerg again and they said she likely had a bleed from all her medications and was also probably not responding to treatment. We checked her PCV and it was at 22% which is not great because it was steadily declining from just a few days ago. Saturday Feb 4 her PCV was up to 24% but that evening she again had explosive bloody diarrhea and was clearly in discomfort. On Monday Feb 6th her PCV was at 21% and Tuesday 20%. Wednesday February 8th I woke to let Audrey outside before work. She wouldn't drink but ate snow like she was dying of thirst. She came inside the house and stood awkwardly like she was in pain and wouldn't walk, just stood there still looking at me hunched. She had these eyes that I will never forget, they looked sad and tired and I could see she was trying to tell me "mom it hurts". Her belly was distended from her enlarged spleen working over time trying to fight this awful disease. Her gums were whiter then I have ever noticed. Her hair was long so it masked her weight loss. She vomited before I left for work. I knew what was going to happen. I knew it was the end. I took this picture before I left the house for work. At 1pm my Mom called me and she was at the vet with Zoey who was not doing well and we got the news that Zoey had to be put down. Zoey had pancreatitis (and a heart murmur) but was very sensitive to what she eats and we almost lost her over a year ago but she fought through it. At this stage Zoey was mostly deaf and blind and wasn't really herself anymore. She had recently gotten into a bag of coconut and never really recovered and weakened over the last few days not eating or drinking. We sat with Zoey and held her as she drifted away from this world leaving us with empty broken hearts. After saying goodbye to Zoey I returned to work to try to finish my day as a distraction from my reality. At around 2:30pm Dave called and said he was at emerg again with Audrey. She was not doing well and her PCV had dropped to 16%. I left work and joined Dave at the vet. Audrey was laying there on a soft blanket with no energy to get up and greet me. I sat next to her on the floor and gave her a big hug. The vet explained that given her symptoms she is anemic and needs a blood transfusion now. If we do another transfusion it would give her about a 5% chance of survival. She was on the maximum amount of all her medications and was not responding to them, which is the only thing that could keep her alive, a transfusion will just cause her more discomfort and essentially prolong the inevitable... and possibly result in her passing away when were not around. That's when we had to make the choice. Now I will tell you the vets here are wonderful. Even when Audrey was at her most trying time they did not loose hope and gave us positivity to keep moving. But this time was different, I could see it in the eyes of all the staff at the office...the true sadness... and I knew because I know they know when it's time because they see it every day. My heart sank to the bottom of the deepest ocean. They then gave her a shot of pain killers to help her relax before euthanizing her. I held her as tight as I could burying my face in her chest never wanting to let go, praying I would wake up from this awful nightmare. Dave kissed her sweet face and scratched her head (her favorite spot). I felt her take a breath and then waited for another but her chest stayed the same. I knew she was gone. I will never forget looking into her eyes and telling her how sorry I was and that I loved her and that she was a good girl. She would do anything if you told her she was a good girl. I wish I could have given her more time. My heart aches for her more then anything. I will never forget walking out the door and seeing my baby laying on the floor completely lifeless and having to leave her behind. A piece of me left with her and I will never be the same. Back in December I took my Dad to see a Medium to try to connect with his common law wife who had recently passed (Karen). She said to me "Karen will be the one to greet the white dog when she passes." I thought to myself, "White dog? Audrey is perfectly healthy, so it can't possibly be her." When Audrey was given her diagnosis just 2 weeks after my visit with the medium I knew right away what would happen. Below are a few photo's of Audrey's final days. You can tell from her photos that she was not herself. She didn't have her usual 'smile' or perky behavior. She wouldn't even acknowledge me for a treat. I have spent the last 4 days trying to deal with my many emotions flying around. I have been trying to do good in Audrey's memory. She touched a lot of hearts in this world. As much as the pain is so awful that I wish I could delete that she existed so I could find peace, I know that is not the answer. The answer is to put her into everything I do. Every bit of kindness I do for Audrey to give back for the kindness we received from everyone during this awful time for our family. We will probably plant two trees in the summer, one for Zoey and one for Audrey. I wear Audrey's dog tag around my neck to feel close to her until I have something made in honor of my two girls. Only time will help heal these wounds of ours. Every day I find a little more peace with myself but I will never forget the love I have for these two precious girls. I am glad they are no longer suffering but the selfish part of me wants them to stay forever no matter what. They were both my inspiration with poodles and in breeding. See you at the rainbow bridge my precious angels. Here are some more pictures of my boos that I miss dearly. I'll love you forever.
-Amanda Sunday was a big day here in the Clarke household. 7 of our 8 puppies went off to their new homes! I was surprised with myself as I wasn't as emotional as I expected. I think it was mostly because I knew all the puppies were going to wonderful homes that would provide way more attention and love to them individually then I ever could. We have 1 puppy left until the end of February (don't worry she's already spoken for). She's a DOLL. She is so smart and loving and she knows it! We would keep her if we could. She's learning the ropes on how to be a dog from our 3 and catching on very fast! For those of you wondering about our next litter we will hopefully be having another one this year but not any time soon. Because Audrey got sick we likely wont breed her again because it puts her health at risk. Pregnancy could compromise her immune system which could slip her out of remission and also kill any developing babies. We are really sad about this because she had an amazing litter of puppies but at the end of the day she is a living and barking miracle, so we are just happy to have her with us!! Also, an update on Audrey for those whom I don't have on Facebook & Instagram..... we took her for a PCV test last night and her counts are up to 36%. Still not normal, but getting close!! She's on the mend to say the least! As most of you know, Lucy is next in line for breeding. She will be 2 in May 2017 and we'll get her health tested and hopefully she'll be in the clear from any genetic problems. We suspect she will be fine because she is healthy as a... Fish? Moose? Clam? I forget the expression. Wait, horse.. it's horse isn't it. If all goes as planned we will breed her when her next heat arrives after that. Our STUD still has not been chosen yet for that future litter BUT we already have a waiting list for her first litter so get your name on there if you're thinking about it!! :) Hopefully soon I'll be able to compile some photo's of the puppies in their new homes and show them off :) .. So owners out there, if you're reading this send me pics!! - Amanda
Hey guys! I know some people have been wondering about updates on their puppy (and Audrey) so here I am filling ya'll in. First off - sorry for the delay! The last 10 or so days have been a complete blur. My plan this weekend to update all the puppy pictures, weights, videos etc. I'm also planning on bathing and grooming them all this weekend in preparation for them leaving next weekend! HOLY that went by fast! I can't believe I only have 10 days left with them. 2 will be here a little longer so that makes be feel a bit better. This weekend I'm also going to sit down and set a schedule for the 29th when everybody is getting their puppy. I know your'e all anxious but we must go through the contracts before you swoop away your little bundle! I'll make sure I have time for each of you to sit down and discuss and ask me all the questions you need! On to the subject of Audrey. Here's the book you've been waiting for!! As all of you know we've had some bad things happen around here the last 10 days. Some of you have gotten short versions of the story and so here I am opening everything for you to understand. Sunday January 8th I noticed something just a bit off about Audrey. I couldn't put my finger on it. She was laying on her side and I also noticed her belly seemed a little large. I've been watching her closely since the puppies were born since it is our first litter and I wasn't sure what signs to look for when it comes to mastitis, infection, etc. So I decided to take her temperature. Around 4:30 pm she was 103.5 F, which is just borderline considered a fever. An hour later I checked again and it was at 104.4 F. I was really worried so I called the emergency vet. They advised that I come in ASAP. So off we went. When the vet saw Audrey she agreed that her tummy seemed large and could feel a large mass like I could. I was relieved to know I wasn't crazy. She and I suspected an infection from the birth. So she took Audrey away to do some x-rays and tests as we waited anxiously. After 45 minutes she finally came back. She said "The good news is that her reproductive organs are perfect, the bad news is that her spleen is VERY large which could be nothing but also could be very serious." She went on to explain that in the x-ray her spleen seemed to be everywhere. (That's the large mass we felt earlier). She double checked with a second view of an x-ray and also with an ultrasound. We agreed that the next step was to do some blood work to eliminate other possibilities. They ran the blood work and sadly she came back to us and explained that Audrey's red blood count was low (21%), her platelets were low which were indicators of two auto immune disease's called ITP and IMHA and when combined are called Evan's Syndrome. (She had also done another test to confirm). She gave us about 5 or 6 different medications to go home with and explained that it is a very serious disease and we need to watch her carefully. She also said that we shouldn't be concerned about the puppies at this stage but they cannot nurse anymore (because of the steroids). On Monday January 9th we had to go to our regular vet to check up on the information that we received the night before. They checked her PCV (Packed cell volume- you'll see me use this term a lot) and she was at 23% which was a great sign since it was up from the day before! They also ran some other blood work on Audrey and found that she had also tested for positive for Lyme disease. Now, we've only ever found 1 tick on her and it was when she was 6 weeks pregnant (In November) and it was not engorged. The vet seemed to think she has had it for a while but it was dormant in her system and that things got stirred up when she had her puppies since her immune system was compromised. Either way, this was the least of our worries when compared to the Evan's Syndrome. On Tuesday January 10th Audrey seemed to be doing the same as before. When I got home from work she just seemed a little more lazy then usual. It didn't sit right with me. I brought her into a vet close by and they said her PCV had dropped a bit and we should go to emergency to get her checked again. We dropped off our baby to emerg and they decided to keep her for the night for observation. By the time we arrived home we got a call from the vet. Audrey's PCV was at 10%, which means she had become anemic and needed a blood transfusion NOW. That night Dave and I tossed and turned all night. Both of us were devastated and no idea what was going to happen. Wednesday January 11th Audrey's PCV was up to 21% again and the transfusion was a success. (Now remember a normal PCV range is around 40%). We checked in every few hours with the vet while her PCV count went up and down, up and down, up and down, ranging between 16% - 19% over the course of 2 days. It was exhausting. Lots of tears and emotions were flying around our house. She wouldn't be released until she was eating normally and had a steady PCV. Things were going really steady and good. When Friday January 13th came around things got a little heavy. I went to visit Audrey and her PCV had dropped to 14% and another transfusion was likely in our future. She was completely yellowed with jaundice, could hardly hold up her head and had a very difficult time breathing and wouldn't eat. At that stage we had to make a decision. Do we continue treatment or let her go? Will things get better or are we prolonging the inevitable? I had a good chat with her vet and she reminded me that with this disease things often get worse before they get better. I was stuck. I couldn't let her go. She's only 3!! She still has so much love for this world! I could NOT let her go! I looked at her in the eyes and could still see my baby looking at me trapped in this horrible mess. When do you draw the line? At this stage we had spent $900 Sunday night, $230 Monday and then another $2300. It was going to be another (at least) $500 to get her through until Monday, and that's not including a transfusion that she would likely need. That's when I cracked. I was completely lost for options. We drained every credit card and every bit of savings we had. I didn't know what to do. I wanted to continue but we just simply ran out of money! That's when someone suggested a "go fund me" account. Now I've seen these before and I have personally contributed to these but was I at that stage? Did I really need this? Am I being selfish for wanting my girl alive? That's when I decided that I had nothing to lose, except my Audrey. So I cracked. I sat down and made an account and took every bit of my pride and sprinkled it down the toilet and begged for people to help us save our girl. I shared the post of Facebook and then put my phone down and cried. I was just around the corner from the vet sitting in my car not knowing what to do. I sat and cried for 20 minutes before I picked up my phone again. I opened my Facebook app and someone had said something like "I'm so happy to see all the support you have gotten so far...". And I thought... "what do they mean?". I clicked on the go fund me page and saw that in 20 minutes we had raised $825. I threw my phone to the ground and cried. We can save our dog! I called Dave and told him the news and he was overjoyed. In less then 24 hours we raised over $3200. Now if that doesn't make you feel loved then I don't know what does. I still cannot believe it. All these people love Audrey just as much as I do and want to help her. My heart was, and is, SO FULL. When Saturday January 14th rolled around Audrey's PCV had risen to 16% and slowly during the day creeped up to 19% and she was no longer in the range of having another transfusion. Dave and I were completely wrote off between the emotions of finding out her diagnosis, the roller coaster PCV levels, the go fund me page, taking care of the puppies etc etc. On Sunday January 22nd Audrey's PCV was holing at 20-21% but she wouldn't eat so she couldn't go home just yet. We went to visit her and was able to take her for a walk and we may have force fed her a little bit of food in hopes of jump starting her appetite. On Monday January 23rd I called first thing in the morning. They said that Audrey had ate meals during the night and her PCV was holding at 21% and that we could bring her home!!! I picked her up that evening after work. Tuesday January 17th we had her checked at the vet and her PCV was up to 24%. And on Thursday January 19th (today) it's up to 26%. So basically from here on out Audrey will be consistently checked at the vet and on steroids until her Evan's syndrome goes into remission and will slowly be weaned off her meds... as long as everything continues to go okay. (Which were praying for a full recovery). I could go into detail about the puppies but just know they are perfectly fine! We spoke to multiple vets over the week and they have all said that as far as Lyme disease it will not be transmitted to the puppies but they may have antibodies. As far as Evan's Syndrome, they run the same risk of any other dog that can get it but may be a little higher since the are predisposed to it. If you made it to this part of the post CONGRATULATIONS! That is one long post. The reason I wanted to explain my crazy week to everyone is just so you know I am NOT ignoring you, it has just been VERY emotional and tiring. I can answer any questions you have about everything too so don't feel scared to ask. ----------------- I'm sure you're dying to see some puppy pictures so I'll attach some below. Again, stay tuned, I will be posting more this weekend! Also, we did have 1 person decide not to get a puppy (Ginger) because of all this crazy stuff, which is expected. She might be for sale. We haven't decided yet. We are contemplating keeping her since this will be Audrey's first and only litter AND because she is a complete DOLL. We will not be breeding Audrey again because it is too much of a risk for her and too hard on her immune system but Lucy is next in line in a few months!! Look at those faces!!!! FYI they are between 8.5 lbs - 11 lbs now!! TGIF!! That's all I have to say! What a crazy week back to work. We're slowly adjusting to our new schedule with 8 crazy puppies and both of us working full-time since the Christmas break is now over (wah). One day at a time, right?! This week we expanded the puppies playing area to basically half of our basement. It was getting a little squishy. Now they have lots of room to play... and poop... and play in the poop... like puppies do! Below is the infamous cute little puppy photo that I somehow snapped during a mid-afternoon puppy nap. Want to know the secret to how to get puppies to stay still for a photo like this? Step 1) Wake them mid nap. Step 2) Put them in a new unfamiliar environment. Step 3) Make really weird sounds they've never heard before so they all sit there stunned and look at you like you're crazy... because you are!! As of right now we only have 1 puppy left looking for a forever home, Chai! All the others are spoken for with deposit's and have very excited families on the other end awaiting their little stinky bundle of fluff. This morning I sat down and dedicaded 2 hours updating puppy photos, videos and weights. So have a looksie at the puppy page!! Tomorrow is a big day. We have lots of families coming to visit their puppies again and it will probably be the last visit until they take them home, which is like 3 weeks away.. what the heck! Where did the time go? My plan this afternoon is to hopefully get the puppies outside for the first time. I was hoping to wait for a more mild day but I don't think it's going to get any warmer outside since it is January and all. Don't worry, I will document the whole thing, as usual. I also need to give these stinkers a bath again AND take their 5 week puppy photos. I should probably clean my house too, Grr. I wish it would clean itself. I best get at that. See ya'll tomorrow!!
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