Keeper of Odd Hours

Today was wonderful. Good food, and fun times. Played with the Wii - dance game...trying to beat each others scores. Rachel and Gloria did very well, Sal not to shabby for flailing in time with the program and getting all those "greats!" Vanessa and Lynette played and got some good scores. Tried to get Grandpa to play; but he had fun watching us play till he nodded off, when he woke up, the game was still going! Fun times! The dogs had a good time, Kina is not so sure about the tiny pups this visit, due to they MOVE and attack! Lily could care less about the pups. Taz was more interested in checking out the girls (he's neutered) and getting to know them!  Sal and Gloria switched the dryer door, put up a coat rack in the garage. Everyone helped cook something for our dinner. We watched all 3 Bourne movies! While we were finishing up our Thanksgiving dinner...A home around the corner burned. So sad. I don't know details on how it started. The Recor...

I better get some coffee and get going! I need to change the belt on the carpet cleaner and get my carpets cleaned! Family coming to visit Thursday!! Have got to stop staying up to past 2 am reading!! I did finish the book "Hunger Games" last night/this morning for the Biscotti Book Club I liked it. The style of writing was different. Can't put my finger on the style name. First person past tense with present? My daughter Rachel has read all three and liked them. As for the story content.reminds me of the gladiator type fig hting in the roman era. ttfn

The trio are now 7 weeks old (yesterday). Just a quick update... The puppies love to go outside! Willow has amazed me and I will see if she keeps this up! After letting the pups back inside they had full run of living room/kitchen. I fed them and a short time later Willow is over by the back door pacing back and forth and stopping to paw at the glass. I ran over to let her out...she ran out, did her business and ran back in!! She has done this two times when she is not penned up in the kitchen!  The boys, Ember and BB (can't leave them out) are so sweet! They all give lots of kisses. Love to be on a lap to snuggle. Now to find homes for the two boys, sad I can't keep them.   ttrn.

Was going to be "first vet visit", their first was when the pups had their dew claws removed. The pups outing to Dana Park Veterinary Hospital was uneventful which is a good visit! Waiting for our turn. The puppies were vaccinated and de-wormed today. Willow was a brave girl! The boys...well ... I can say they did much better than their aunts and uncles! Always moving!! Willow just off the scale..she weighed in at 1.9 lbs!! Yeah! She is over a pound now!! She is a small girl but she could still catch up with the way she eats! Brothers BB (2.9 or around there) and Ember (2.8 lbs). Ember the Puff looks to be the biggest but he is all fluff!!  Checking out heart and lungs Getting her heart and lungs checked out...all good!

Only the shadow knows... The puppies enjoyed their visit to back patio! Willow was the first to go down the steps and sniffed /looked around then headed back up. Later she went down again but went into the hydrangea bushes and lost sight of her pack so she started to whimper...her mama (Cherry) found her and led her back to the patio! It was wonderful to see that. The whole time I could see Willow. After the vet visit in the morning...going to drop Java off at the groomers for a shave. I already did her face, ears and nails. Working on "watch me". So the "watch me" didn't last long... Big brother...Ember (BB is actually bigger) Bald beauties.   Puppy in a pocket! Skyping with TEA. Willow likes to take a nap on my lap. She starts out snuggling on my throat. Her little tail wags when I talk or hum with her next to my throat.  She also starts giving lots of kisses.

For my birthday (on the 8th) My daughter brought my Dad and 3 dogs to visit for the day. Had a full house! The wee pups got to meet three dogs and new people. They did wonderful! One of the visiting dogs was not so sure of the "bald" puppies! Later Kina didn't mind the bald ones. For their food, they are now getting soaked puppy food, no longer eating "mush".  For the nursing, they are maybe nursing one time a day. ttfn

Perfect timing..wrong camera position!! Lets see the tooth... Can't see my tooth just yet!! Willow with curls .

Willow has a tooth!! Tried to get a picture of it last night. I won't describe it..you have to "see" it!! I took photos, I have not looked at them yet to see if the tooth got in any of the photos. Ember has about 2 teeth and BB (BaldBoy) so far has "bumps" where a tooth will be. My goal for today is get a good shot of the tooth and next week is to get some good video of the puppies!! So far the water dish I leave for them ends up being a dunk tank or a wet smack down. Just need some mud.  (mud wrestling puppy style) The feeding of the soaked/blended puppy food is going great! I have been mixing it with the baby jar chicken and rice with goats milk and a bit of canned pumpkin. Their stools are good. Cherry nurses them 2-3 times a day at the most. ttfn

 The trio are now 5 weeks old! Bored with pups I moved them to the kitchen. The kitchen floor is easier to clean (I hate carpet and when I can I will replace it!)  During the moving process I let them run around the living room with the other dogs and the two cats. They inter-reacted well together. The cats were curious till they were bored. Stopped giving them the Esbilac 2nd Step, it wasn't agreeing with them. For now they are getting a mixture of puppy formula, human baby rice, human baby chicken and a bit of canned pumpkin. I will start adding blended kibble to the mixture in a few days. This is a slow process.