Our lives are all about puppies right now.  Our LuLu had her litter Monday night and we have 9 precious beauties, 7 males and 2 females. She had a black male, a brown and white male, a brown and white female and six white pups with either black or brown spots.

Feedings now take about an hour and a half every 3-4 hours.  Pups nurse and we supplement the stragglers or top them all off with fresh goat milk.  Jamaica's now can potty without stimulation and three have their eyes opening:  Sunny, Sp...
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My daughter and I had fun nicknaming our pups tonight.  We have numbered them, named them after colors and flowers and some foods.  This time, we came up with creative food/food names.  I will lovingly refer to them by their collared nick names from here on out.  Licorice and Pineapple (whom my daughter affectionately calls Polar Bear) are the two largest puppies, with Kiwi close behind.  Our smallest pups are Cotton Candy and Pumpkin, followed by Bubble gum and Mango.  Right in the middle ar...
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Today was an eventful day.  We moved the pups in to the office between my daughters room and our bedroom, to make way for another litter due to arrive in the next 24 hours.  We cannot sleep on the floor of the office, but Jamaica is such a great mom that I don't feel we need to spend the night with her and the pups, sleeping on the couch.  The couch is now ready to sleep on for our next new mom.

Each of the pups got their collars today.  It is SO much easier to categorize pictures when I can e...
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Jamaica gave birth Monday night and Tuesday morning.  She brought 13 puppies in to this world and they are beautiful and all doing well.  The moms are exhausted and the dads (human and canine) are oblivious to all of the moms work.  Jamaica is patient and loving and always wanting to be with her pups.  Just today, she began to be a bit comfortable taking a bathroom or food break.  Mu daughter and I on the other hand, are barely hanging on.  We get about 4-5 hours of sleep and are in the den w...
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