Margarita
Jbers and His Line
The more I look at him, the more I see his mommy. He definitely has his very own version of his daddy’s temperament – but he totally has his mommy’s body and face.. The things that are totally JB are his curly tail and his turned up nose. The line he is from has very strong traits though – the line that brought Lisa and I into each others lives. Her Sassy and Peanut are parents to Lacy, Peanut, Zoey, Lacy and our sweet Margie – and from a more recent litter, our Cocoa. They are all rambunctious and playful as well as loyal and loving. They are all barkers – some more frequent than others – and they are all gate jumpers. EVERY ONE...
Read MoreLook What I Found
We have been wanting to create a little garden under the tree that we buried our sweet Margarita. I looked into a headstone but have yet to find the right one. She needs something special! I was at Joanne’s today and happened to fall upon one of there 70% off sale. All of their summer and garden items are on sale. I found these dog stepping stones and picked up three. With the sale the were under $4.00 each! I also found a couple dog shaped bird houses. The birds and squirrels love that tree so why not give them a little something too? Once the rain stops the kids and I plan on starting our little memory garden with these stepping stones the main focus – A...
Read MoreHappy Easter 8 Week Old Sweeties
8 weeks old today. How sweet is that??? And look at um! They are mowing on the hard puppy food and loving every kibble. Their ears are all straight up and they are just as cute as can be. I can tell you that the two girls got their lap-dog ways from their mother. They whine like nothing you have ever seen if they are left alone. They love to be laying on or beside you at all times. I have never seen a puppy so determined to get their way. They are DIVA dogs for SURE! Now Bacardi – he has his daddy’s personality. Loves people but loves himself just a little bit more. He is just fine by himself – an independent little dude. I am curious to see which got...
Read MoreSleep Is Not An Option…
…but it’s all good! I am tired for an amazing cause! With only two hours sleep since Thursday, we were up every two hours all night and right into today. The pups are amazing and are the only thing that keeps back the tears as we mourn for our sweet Margie. We have named her first boy (the tan pup) Corkscrew. Corky for short. He was just too big for Margie to deliver naturally and was stuck in the birth canal. He was the “cork” for Margels. He would have been the first born and by far the largest – we were finally able to weigh him last night and he charts in at 5 5/8 ozs. Her second boy has her adorable tan spots on his cheeks and above...
Read MoreHeart Broken
Everything seemed to be going well – Margie’s water sack appeared around midnight last night. She was such a trooper and she pushed and tried so hard. She took several breaks – even with a bit of vanilla ice cream to help boost her energy. When the first puppy sack appeared at 2:30 am before the water sack was fully delivered, I knew we were in trouble. I called the emergency vet hospital at 3:00 am. The first pup could take up to 4 hours! By 3:30 am and still no pup, I packed her into the car to take her in. She kept trying all the way there! Each time she would look at me with the sweetest eyes – as if she knew I could make things ok – I...
Read MoreIt’s Started!
We knew it was the day because she was a bit restless and extremely attached to me – everywhere I went. It was as if the first tinge from her contractions sent her instincts into over drive. She jumped into her whelping box about 40 minutes ago. She is now frantically nesting and panting – we are just waiting for the first sack to...
Read MoreAnother Day To Wait
Margie is at day 62 and keeps teasing me! Her temp dropped to 99.1 and didn’t eat a thing all day. She begged to go to her whelping box – started nesting – wincing – and is very restless. She went about this way for a couple hours and then came back on to the couch. About 7 pm she got up and mowed down a bowl of food and went to sleep. The waiting will go on yet another...
Read MoreShe is SO Tired!
I couldn’t help but snap a photo of this. This picture says it all! Margie is so tired and sleeps the majority of the day. The usual backyard dominatrix has opted out of the afternoon frolics and watches from on the deck. She has been taking it so easy – but do you blame her? She is carrying so much extra weight! This morning, while everyone else jumped up onto the couch with me she walked up to the doggie steps – look up and thought of the work it would take to crawl up them – and decided to just lay on the floor in front of them...
Read MoreWe Counted TWO!
Margie has TWO pups on the way! See the two little femurs on the pup on the left? With those developed, she should go into labor in the next 48 hours! EKKK! I am so excited!!! With only two pups they should be good sized – they have a lot of room to grow. The x-rays can be deceiving though – they get to stretch out a bit more with all of that room. She is very sleepy and a tad bit cranky – I am sure she is as ready as we are to get them out! Since I won this last bet I am now going to place a wager on her delivery date – I say Saturday night. Of course I hope that so that Brad can stay up late with me and not have to worry about getting up early...
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