I'm growing very fond of this little pup. Sugarwings calls her The New Agnes Rosebud. I told her that Agnes was very special and one of a kind, this pup deserves her own special name. If I keep her, she might have Rosebud as a middle name to honor Aggie Rose, though.
Agnes was my grandmother's name and our dog was named after her. My husband asked if we could name one after his grandmother, Dorothy. Dorothy!! One of Sugarwing's all time favorite people! Dorothy Rosebud should work just fine. I could call her Dot.
The babies are learning how to play. Its pretty funny when we call "puppies!", they bounce around and try to come to us and climb out of their pen. They look like burnt popcorn jumping around in a pan.
Its hard to get a group shot, there is so much motion, it becomes a blur.
But the chaos doesn't last long, a couple minutes of play wears them out and they are soon sound asleep.
We are still bottle feeding the herd. I've tried dishes and they get more on themselves than in. So, I cut a larger hole in the nipple and fill the bottle with a cereal, formula mix. They love it, and one feeding is usually about 4-5 bottles.
Aunt Sandy is feeling better now, she has had a sore back and couldn't work for a few months. Now, she is back at work with long days on the surgical floor as an RN, so I'm on my own for feedings for a while. Its more efficient (and cuddlier) to use the bottle, but soon, I'll have to train them to use a bowl. Or a trough.
My husband says we should keep two of them, since we are NEVER breeding pups again after the stress of what Twinkle went through.
One baby goes to the father's family, one to Dewdrop, one to my husband's assistant, and at least one to us.
That still leaves a passel of pups to sell, larger than most Yorkie litters! I'm not sure if I want two or not, I'm greedy about puppy time and would like to have just one to raise as my own so I can have her all to myself. If she has a litter mate, she might bond with him more than with me. Yes, I am greedy.
Although, Twinkle is a great dog, I really should keep as many mini Twinks as I can, or some day I'll be sorry. She has a great heart and is about as loyal and loving as a dog can be.
Notice the plants behind her? They are in the whiskey barrels I bought last spring, to turn the stumps into planters. The vines have really taken off and I've been happy with the result. Much cheaper than having stumps removed!
And the $1 solar lights from Walmart have been so pretty all summer. I bought the very plain ones, but now the fancier ones are on sale for $1 each, so I got a dozen of those for next year. My niece has some and says that hers have worked well for 3 years now, which is good to know. I'd not tried them before.
Speaking of cheap, I was at the garden center snapping up more clearance flowers, and they were snipping off the left over caladiums to pack the bulbs away for winter. There was a wheelbarrow full of leaves and Sugarwings asked if she could make a bouquet of them. She loves to pretend she is a bride and always needs bouquets.
The nice lady gave her an arm full, and one to me too. I put them in water when we got home, and they look every bit as fresh a week later. I wonder how long they will last this way? I'm loving them.
I love seeing photos of the puppies–so cute!! and Twinkle is looking good too. Never thought of making a coleus bouquet–the leaves are so beautiful.
The leaves are making a beautiful bouquet. Actually, three, the garden center let us take all we wanted.
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Oh…puppies make me happy.
Puppies, so sweet, thank you for sharing.
the tree stumps look great, a lot of people in my neighborhood, dig out the center and plant right in the stump, looks great and in North Denver (as well as other areas) they leave the whole tree and carve it into somthing amazing, dragons, bears, anything you can think of, they are truly beautiful!
Dear Karla,
your puppies are just so cute. If I were you and since you have decided never to breed again, I think I would keep as many of them as you can ~ just like you said you never know and one day you might be sorry. And I also think the best place for them is with their Mama and YOU!!!!
Keep us posted!!
hugs
Karen B. ~ Todolwen
It sure is tempting to keep them all! Im trying to convince close friends and family to take them so Ill see them around!
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I love your description of how the fur babes jump around like burnt popcorn when you call out “puppies”! I can just picture that.
The whiskey barrels on the stumps are looking good!
How nice that you gave those caladium leaves a second life! They are really pretty and just match that tablecloth.
Karla…when our precious little Yorkie had four puppies while we were living overseas in Germany, I came up with the idea to put their food into cupcake pans, and that way, they each had their own little “dish” and didn’t seem to want to climb in as they did with one big bowl. Put the food in every other cupcake mold…it gives the puppies plenty of room to eat, and the pans are sturdy enough that they don’t tip easily. Hope this helps you. Patty in Kansas
Oh patty, can you hear me squeal all the way in atchinson? Im so thrilled with that idea, how perfect! Thanks so much. It is just ideal for theses guys! Its time for breakfast now, Im going to go and get a cup cake pan for them.
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so adorable, i love seeing how they are doing. good photos of them.
Such cute puppies! Love the cupcake pan idea for their food. How about Dottie Rose?
As the nickname, I meant, for Dorothy Rosebud!
Oh Karla those puppies are so precious and your planters are gorgeous!
I like Dottie for a dorothy nickname, I think it might stick.
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