Feb 4, 2013 | Hope's Journey
Hope now peers her head out of the towel we have draped over the bin in her whelping box and greets me with a bark when I come in the room to feed her. Do you think she has this all figured out? I swear she can hear my footsteps as I walk up the stairs and her waggy...
Feb 2, 2013 | Hope's Journey
And what an amazing three weeks it has been! We have spaced our feedings out to every 3.5/4 hours, she is up to 8 1/2 ounces and she is “this” close to crawling her way out of the whelping box. Her opened eyes are still a bit cloudy but I swear I saw her...
Feb 1, 2013 | Hope's Journey
Last night, Suri started cleaning up the TOP end instead of the bottom while I was feeding Hope. I swear you could see the “ah-ha” moment lightbulb turn on as she got a taste of the formula straight from the syringe. Up until then, she was cleaning off the...
Jan 31, 2013 | Hope's Journey
Both of Hope’s eyes are fully open but her world is still rather blurry. Puppies cannot see very well until they are about 4 weeks old but they can see things that are close up. She has yet to follow my finger but some of the newly opened eye glaze is starting...
Jan 29, 2013 | Hope's Journey
I woke to a beautiful wink from Hope today – Both of her eyes have finally started to open, with her right eye being more open than the other. When she is nursing, it looks like she is winking at me. And even though she still cannot see, I swear it has increased...
Jan 28, 2013 | Showing Your Chihuahua
Welcoming You to the World of Showing Dogs! I was recently asked to submit a chapter for a new book on showing Chihuahuas and my topic was to be from that of a newbie. With a year of dog showing under my belt this month, I have to say, what I have learned is the...
Jan 28, 2013 | Hope's Journey
My assistant has really gotten into the swing of things with the whole stimulation thing. As Hope is being fed, Suri is right there, helping her potty and cleaning up the mess as we go. I have increased her feedings to 8cc and spread them out to every 4 hours but...
Jan 26, 2013 | Hope's Journey
Hope is two weeks old today and this past week has been filled with quite a few accomplishments. Her first Florida cold snap, a much more involved mommy, a lot of weight gain – Almost three full ounces worth! Between the help from momma Suri and myself, she is...
Jan 25, 2013 | Hope's Journey
Almost two weeks in and now suddenly, something kicked into gear with Suri and I now have an active participant when it comes to feeding Hope. Up until today, I would feed and then place Hope into the whelping box for Suri to tend to. She would stimulate and clean her...
