A puppy was crying at 4 a.m.
I can tell the difference between “HELP! My mouth is stuck on the x-pen” and “I want breakfast.”
I do not leap up for complaints about the late hour of breakfast (which is about 5:15 a.m. FYI) but it is hard to sleep once the Montana Puppy Choir starts morning rehearsals.
Sage and Clarkia
This explains why I got even less sleep than normal last night.
This is a tender time in the life of a breeder. Exhaustion and impending losses with associated anticipatory grieving on top of so many things to do in preparation for sending puppies to new homes — it is just a lot.
If my goal is to educate and inform about the Life and Times of Puppy Central — and it is — then I need to also share that kind of stuff. I am not complaining — these puppies are worth every downed Little Soldier and this is temporary, after all.
But yes, this is one of the peak challenging times here at Puppy Central.
My water cup…
The puppies’ water bowl…
Both are true — for all of us.
Renee sent along this great resource/product for bully sticks, and the company appears to have good quality products. I have ordered a medium Starter Kit for the puppy who will be staying here with us. Thanks, Renee!!!
We have such a fabulous community around these puppies — so much gratitude to every single one of you.
Morning video HERE — it includes seeing the puppies react to new people.
EVENING: A FEW PHOTOS FROM THE DAY
The puppies continued to demonstrate excellent people skills today — they met five new people.
They did not, however, appreciate the giant UPS truck and all ran for cover when that came noisily up the driveway. Understandable and good info. Beware of noisy trucks.
The storytelling dragon was a gift from Grandma Toby — it is beyond fun and adorable. Thank you, Toby!
It is a warm evening and so I moved the splash pad and added a few things to it — and turned it up.
Buttercup stayed nice and cool.
Carol calls those freckles Zimmer Spots — those who know Zimmer will understand.
As I previously mentioned (see the post for Day 30), my veterinarian supported a plan to avoid worming puppies without evidence of need.
Step One was a stool sample from Daisy at four weeks — it was negative, and so we did not worm the puppies.
Step Two was stool samples from five random puppies checked both in-house and sent out to another lab as well. All five tested puppies share these negative results…
We are confident the results represent the entire litter. Step Three will be a follow-up puppy stool sample at 15 - 16 weeks.
Yes, all this is more expensive than just worming them every three weeks — but why would I unnecessarily treat for a problem a puppy doesn’t actually have? That make no sense to me.
I hope you have had a wonderful day and I wish for ALL of us a good night’s sleep — including and especially the Montana Puppy Choir.
Good Night, Friends.