Pups have been leaving nearly faster than I can keep up with.  Last week, Hershey left on Monday to a local family that has had a PWD in the past.  Then on Thursday, Curacao flew to Texas. Friday, Layla flew to Alabama.  Saturday, Huckleberry left for Colorado and Sunday, Sriracho and Ziggy Amar flew to Minnesota.  Monday Candy left to live in the SL Valley and then yesterday, Comet (Snow) and Cobalt flew the friendly skies to California and Colorado.  The house is getting very quiet with jus...
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Chaco was the first to leave this morning.  He did very well on his six hour drive home.  He is now living in southern Utah.  WInnie and Licorice are living right here in Park City to two very happy new PWD owners.  Rosebud left to a new family this evening who has not had a dog and looking forward to a low allergy puppy.  Pumpkin is in a hotel room with his owner this evening and flying to Illinois tomorrow.  They are just going so quickly.
  
The pen now seems even larger and I am down to two...
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Apple and Know left yesterday, together.  Friends purchased them and they drove from Utah to Colorado and made it home today.  It is so hard to see them go as each one has such love for humans and I am going to miss their licks, nibbles, and yes, even their alligator teeth.  

We switched them to chicken again, with green beans, organic rice, chicken broth and some carrots.  They still eat like they are never going to be fed again.  I don't remember this as much as in other litters and they are...
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Kiwi and Mango left yesterday for their new homes in Colorado.  Kiwi's owners have written that he did very well last night and just awakened once.  Thank you for putting my mind at ease just knowing how they are transitioning.  As you might be aware, I have a huge place in my heart for these puppies and I like to hear about them.

Friday, Apple and Knox are also leaving for Colorado. Saturday, Sky, Pumpkin, Winnie and Licorice are leaving.  Eight so quickly is going to be a shock and I am happ...
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All of the pups in Jamaica's litter got a quickie bath today and went off to the vet for their first checkup.  All are very healthy and did well with the exam and immunizations. Three of them got car sick during the ride, poor things.  They all vary in weight, as Jamaica tied at least five times with Jack, so they were all stages of gestation at birth, I am sure.  Whereas LuLu's litter is all the same size.

They are doing well, but need a larger pen, so we are extending it further toward our l...
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Winnie the Pooh is so cute and doesn't have anything to do with pooh, but oh my, do mine.  With 22 little ones, pooh is a part of my life and eliminating it is a continuous struggle.  It is amazing at how little they seem to digest even with wholesome food.  My poor washing machine and local land fill. .   

Pictures are hard to come by at this stage of their life.  It takes me 35 minutes to wash and dry a single pup, and it takes them 5-10 minutes to undo my 35 minutes.  Many of you ask if it ...
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I have written two posts to this blog and both were lost when my computer restarted automatically. After spending 20 minutes writing down all my thoughts, it is frustrating to lose it, so I walk away....

Life with puppies is very busy.  It changes from feedings every three hours 24/7 to cleaning their pen every three hours.  I do appreciate what the moms do in their early weeks, but now only human moms are caring for pups.  The other moms still want to get in, but the pups are far too large a...
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Life in Park City is pretty good for the puppies.  They are all together in a run at the corner of our kitchen and back hall.  Their parents make frequent visits, especially after we feed them, as they want to lick faces for any leftover morsels.  Moms still nurse twice a day and in addition, we feed pups goat milk mixed with baby cereal and blended food.

They are playing well together, although some have not learned what is "too hard" with their new teeth.  They will quickly learn.  Every sin...
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Jamaica's litter are breaking their first teeth, their canines. Some have two and some have four....mom is not so excited about nursing any longer.  Lulu's litter have distinct bumps in their gums, but I have not felt teeth just yet.  They are well on their way though.  It's so fun to watch them come in and then when you pick them up, you will wish they didn't have so many.  :)  All of Jamaica's have mastered lapping milk, but LuLu's still prefer the bottle if mom doesn't have enough milk.  W...
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Most of them now have their eyes opened.  They are all hearty and the same size, as this was a result of one tie, so all were fertilized at about the same time.  Their ears are not quite opened yet, which makes it wonderful to sneak in to get something I forgot in the den.  

My others area week older and I just tried to sneak in, but as quiet as I seem to be, the awakening is like a flash mob dance.  It begins at one end and works it way to the other until all are awake and whining for food.  ...
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Sorry I have not blogged.  Life is busy with my sister visiting and my husband out of town.  Initially, there were no stories to tell, but now I am full of them.  Jamaica's litter is here, there and everywhere.  They walk, see, hear and are beginning to communicate.  I had one bark at me and another let out the beginning of a howl.  They all still let out coos or short whines to communicate regularly and moan when they nurse. They all have personalities and each are so much fun.  Huck is my b...
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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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