The Expansion of Rosebud's Venture (Updated - twice)

Mary-Ann Sontag February 5, 2021

Rosebud checked in with her customers to see how they like their new collars…

She also delivered the rest of the Bright Star collars and now all ten have a fancy new collar from Rosebud’s Puppy Collars (and cat toys).

Rosebud is a stickler for details. She thought Sun’s collar was too close to Capella’s yellow and so she had her production team (aka Night Shift Puppy Nanny) make a new one for Sun in a more true lime green…

After assuring their complete satisfaction, Rosebud asked the Bright Stars to consider posting a Whelp review. They were happy to give Rosebud’s Puppy Collars (and cat toys) a ten bright star rating (out of five).

Armed with this evidence of satisfaction, she headed over to the Moonshadows. She decided on a divide and conquer marketing strategy, and started with Neil.

“Rosebud’s Puppy Collars (and cat toys) have a ten bright star rating on Whelp and your satisfaction is guaranteed,” she informed Neil.

“Just try it on — it is so comfortable,” she continued, hoping he did not wonder why she was not wearing one of these amazing ten bright star rated comfortable collars. “It is very simple.”

So distracted by the old collar (now cat toy), Rosebud forget to tell Neil how great his new collar looked but he is a smart boy and knows a good thing when he wears one…

Rosebud won the entire Moonshadow litter over with a well-worn sales technique — she told them that all the cool pups wear Rosebud’s Puppy Collars (and cat toys).

“Ahem,” she said, “Bright Stars…”

It worked.

And so the Bright Stars have solid colored collars and the Moonshadows have patterned collars…

Have a ten bright star rated day!

Evening Photos

So, the plan was that all the Bright Star photos would look like Lyra’s…

You likely know how plans go.

I finally gave up and decided it was enough to have one decent photo of each puppy — that was an all-day project by itself. I have booked Suzanne to help next week.

So here you go — the Bright Stars at two weeks (and a day).

This is an ad in Canine Chronicles — Ferguson is the father of the Bright Stars.

Rosebud's New Venture and Puppy Grand Central Report

Mary-Ann Sontag February 4, 2021

Two Weeks!

And One Week!

HOORAY!!!!!! We did it!

In addition to each litter achieving a significant birthday, the Big News around here is the launch of Rosebud’s new business.

Rosebud’s Puppy Collars (and Cat Toys)…

Rosebud waited until Claire was outside to do a sales call to the Bright Stars…

“Puppies! Wake up and listen,” Rosebud started. “These collars are lightweight, safe, and washable — very helpful since you keep pooping on each other.”

“Sirius — seriously,” she went on, “nobody but crazed Dodgers Fans and their unfortunate significant others know what Dodger Blue is — you need this lovely normal blue colored collar to replace the frayed one you are wearing.”

She was apparently quite persuasive…

Very persuasive, in fact…

So persuasive that she ran out!

Rosebud assures us that her production team (aka Night Shift Puppy Nanny) will have more ready tomorrow.

So confident in her product and her production team, Rosebud paid a visit to the Moonshadows to tell them about the amazing new collars (and cat toys) — but alas, she got distracted by the tails and forgot why she was there…

And speaking of Moonshadows, Wildflower Buttercup reports that she is over the moon to know she is a big sister!

Thank you, Team Buttercup.

Later — the Two- and One-week photos!

Have an enterprising day.

Evening Photos

In my ongoing effort to not completely lose my mind, I made an executive decision to do the Bright Stars’ two-week photos tomorrow morning when Rosebud is not my only assistant.

We managed the Moonshadows but two-week old puppies are a bit of a rodeo and Rosebud is not quite as helpful as she imagines…

Here are the official one-week photos of the Moonshadows…

And a fun shot of Bright Star Sirius…

Puppy Grand Central Report (Updated)

Mary-Ann Sontag February 3, 2021

All is well here, which means everyone is alive and the laundry is not too far behind! Yay us!

Daisy is a wonderful and easygoing mother, and her puppies are thriving…

The Moonshadows are very pretty with lots of flashy white — this is Kale…

This is Neil and Arche — do you see the heart?

The Moonshadows are doing their job, which is to make it through the first perilous week . They eat and they sleep, and they grow — perfect.

This is Pozy congratulating the Heavyweight Champion of the Whelping Box, Moonshadow Division…

Hunter weighed in at 27.3 ounces this morning.

The Heavyweight Champion of the Whelping Box, Bright Stars Division is Heze.

The competition is stiff — Mirak and Sun are close behind at 3.52 pounds.

This is Sun with a new friend…

Lyra (more white) remains the Champion of the Lightweight Division — she is 2.46 pounds. She wishes to point out that she is NORMAL and her siblings are all Baby Hippos. The Baby Hippo with her is Nova, who weighs 3.2 pounds.