Saturday, March 17, 2012

St Patty's Day



The College pups and their Mom had a fun but relatively uneventful St Patrick's Day. Queezle took a long spin around the backyard enjoying the sun and avoiding her responsibilities for a bit. She is hoping her sun glasses fooled the paparazzi. She doesn't want any shots appearing that show her post pregnancy/nursing figure.
Black Boy volunteered for the hat shot - basically he was in the biggest milk induced torpor so we figured he would stay still :)
Green Boy started off the day hoping to launch his career as an "Irish tenor". Sadly, he appears to be an upstate NY soprano - off key at that.
Yellow Boy was "over the wall" and heading for the study to set up his own Facebook page while I was getting Queezle fresh water. This new generation is very "social aware".
This has been a vocal day - from moans, grunts and mild growls to suddenly having tough growls, a few barks and the howling attempts. I assume the ears are all open and working which has stimulated this noise making. This does not bode well for a quiet night!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Thursday update


Closing in on the one week mark for the pups - they were born last Friday night starting about 7:30 or so - Kate has the times somewhere.
This morning's color scheme for the whelping box is plaid. Apparently Queezle likes this better than the stark white modern look.
I will put a plug in here for the pads we use. I got them from a company in Wisconsin. http://www.odcmerchandise.com is the site. They have a workshop for people with disabilities and recycle hospital pads. The pads are great - easy to wash and dry. I don't like using newspaper until the pups are older and messier. I don't want newsprint on them and I don't want Queezle licking it all off. Prices are amazing - shipping is often the biggest cost but you could combine an order with a friend.
Now, a tad scarey - a couple of the pups are actually standing - very wobbly but up on all four legs. I believe that is about a week ahead of time! Look out world - the college kids are going to be ready to rock and roll.