Monday May 25, 2009 - Char Baby has a new home!

Charlotte a.k.a. Char Baby has a new home! Her new mommy is Collene and Char is living the high life! She has her own pink fluffy bed and toys galore! I gave her one of my special toys to take to her new house. Hopefully she will remember me because of it. Here is a pic of her in her bed and with her new mommy.

Talk to you later,
Heidi

May 24, 2009 - Duncan Goes to His New Home

I thought this day would never get here. (I hope I don't sound too excited - hehe.) The first of my pups goes to his new home. How appropriate - he was the first born and the first to leave the nest. We shall forever remember him as Duncan. The new mommy is trying to figure out the best name for him. She has mentioned Cocoa (sounds like a girl poodle name) or maybe Mocha and call him Moe. So many decisions naming a baby. I just say call him puppy! He answers to that.

Here are a couple of pics from today's exchange. In one of the pics Duncan is whispering a secret in my ear, the other is a proud Duncan who walked in the grass for the first time and then Duncan with his new mommy. She will be a great mommy!

May 17, 2009 - 7 weeks 5 days

So, I have been a bit neglectful in blogging as of late. The pups continue to grow and are now eating solid food. Oh, they still nurse about 3 times a day! They are so funny! Each has their own personality and it's entertaining watching them. So far only Mona has a permanent home. If you are interested you should talk to my mommy. They are not that expensive and come with pedigree papers. Of course, you have to pass my test :-)

Here are a couple of pics and their latest weights. Duncan weighs 1 pound 11 ounces, Mona weighs 2 pounds 1 ounce, Charlotte weighs 2 pounds 15 ounces and Brooke weighs 2 pounds 10 ounces.

Talk to you soon!
Heidi

I'm Home!

Thanks to Dr. Water, Dr. Price and of course, Dr. Camie Abbott - I have been released from the hospital! I am feeling much better than earlier and am so happy to be back with the wee ones.

A couple of updates, the pups all have names. My human daddy couldn't stand that they were being referred to by their colors. So, here they are: the boy is Duncan - like the company Duncan Hines - they make brownies :-), the black girl is Charlotte. She squeals like a pig when you pick her up. Charlotte's Web is a story about a pig. That pig is a boy so hence the name Charlotte. The small tricolor girl is still Mona. The larger tricolor girl is still Brooke.

Now for some sad news - Brooke doesn't have a home anymore. There was a tragedy in the family that was to have her. Pray for the Billotti and Wood families - they lost some very special family members. My human mommy is sad - she helped the mom birth two of her babies.

Till next time,
Heidi

Crazy Times for this Mama

Just after I posted last night, I started feeling yucky. I was sick! I am grateful I have a doting human mom who noticed my unusual behavior and high fever early. She took me to Dr. Camie's emergency vet place where I saw Dr. Price. Sidenote - Dr. Price was awesome! She is a mommy too and understood my need to be with my pups.

Well, we mostly waited but they checked my blood for calcium and turns out I have milk fever/eclampsia! Yikes! That's dangerous!!! They gave me an IV of calcium and voila I was feeling better. They let me go home with instructions not to nurse the puppies (that is what has drained me of my calcium) and to come back in the morning to recheck the calcium levels.

Slept with mom and dad (as usual) and a couple hours later it was time to be rechecked. Well, not so good news - my calcium levels are lower than they were last night :-(. So, mommy and daddy left me at the hospital with the nice staff and took the four pups home. I trust mommy with my little ones. I just don't want Chubs and Pete all over them!

I will give an update when they spring me from this joint.

Till next time,
Heidi

Friday April 17, 2009 - 24 days old!

Well, the dear ones are walking, playing, growling and barking. The last weigh in was 2 days ago - 13 oz to 1#7. Brownie and Mona are still tiny compared to Blackie and Brooke. Here are a couple of pics of my sweeties!

April 11, 2009 - Brooke Update

1# 3 1/2 oz