Well, Pebbles is now bred to Charlie. She is a beauty- those are going to be some gorgeous chocolate pups.
Millie got x-rayed today. She isn’t very big- she has just started to show. We wanted to make sure Charlie’s boy’s could swim after Maggie and Izzy not being pregnant by him. I guess he was just too young then because we saw at least one little puppy in Millie. She was borderline too early to be x-rayed and the puppies bones had just started to calcify so we were thrilled to see one. The vet thinks she has more in there that just have not yet calcified so they don’t show up on the x-ray.
Sophie is getting downright huge. Her belly is just big- there are no butts about it. The poor girl waddles around. She is hard to pick up because she’s so wide. She still has 10 days to go. I doubt she makes it ten days. I am going to have to get things set up for her early just in case. She can have them as early as Feb 3rd and I want to be fully ready for her by then. ( YAY PUPPIES!! )
Tootsie and Cookie are getting quite lumpy in the belly. Those are two cranky girls when they are pregnant let me tell you. I have been penning them together but away from everyone else because they have been causing a ruckus not wanting to share food or doghouses. The hormones are really cranking I think. They were nasty to poor Amanda almost two weeks ago and she ended up having to get stitches in her belly. Poor girl. This happened the same day Cyndy asked me how many fights a week do I have to break up and I said, “None- they all get along great.”
They always have all gotten along before that incident, but Toots and Cookie are the jealous type and they love each other. They share everything and love being together. I think they know they are sisters and they get jealous when anyone else gets in between them. So- they are in solitary confinement together but perfectly happy that way. I may make their own little doggie yard and leave them together all the time when spring comes.
Heidi is still kicking- she’s about the same. I hope spring will loosen her up and put a little spring back in her step! I am ready for spring. Come on spring hurry up!
It won’t be long and I’ll have puppy pictures to post. So stay tuned!