Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too
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Very sorry to hear that, Hebe. Hope the rest pull through...
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Hebe, in reply to
Looking much better: my twins have decided that to adopt one pup each and giving two-hour feeds of about 3ml a time and watching their temperature. The boys were themselves very premature so the situation has resonated with them; and although they understand there is a long way to go, the chaps are insistent on doing their best. I'm proud of them.
We think Mum dog is exhausted , being so ancient for a prima gravida and having so many for her first litter. She has had IV antibiotics (the vet thinks she is retaining at least another couple of pups) and is looking more alert now and has been out of bed to see the survivors. Her face was a picture, as she had obviously thought all were gone: sheer delight to find two left.
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Islander, in reply to
Oh this a sad but cruel oddessey for Mum-dog - and all of you...I think you'll keep the 2 remaining pups (long may they & their mother thrive!) but if not - let us know.
My uncle Bill had a couple of blue-heeler crosses, and others in the family have had labs since year dot.... -
Hebe, in reply to
a sad but cruel oddessey
A fine wording for this...
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Oh Hebe - just caught up. Loved that Mama dog was pleased to see 2 babies made it. So sad though xxx
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Oh no, I just caught up too. Poor pups. And everyone. :(
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Hebe,
Sunday pupdate: Two fat-bellied small rat-sized squeakers are being fed two to three-hourly by the boys. The twins fuss at every peep from the box, have a constant eye on their babies' ambient temperature, and are feeding them with six 3ml droppers every feed. Cara comes in to look at the pups every now and again, nuzzles them, and wanders off to sleep and eat.
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Hebe,
Pupdate: Nina and Winnie (she's become a girl) have consented to pose for photos. They are three weeks old today, have been eating solids for three days, and Winnie is self-toilet-training. She is also teething.
They are a fine diversion from 3 weeks of flu for all round here: the three-hourly feeds were almost like having baby twin peoples again.
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
Is that pigging out or falling asleep on plate of food?
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Hebe, in reply to
Pigging. Winnie in pic 2 may also be protecting her treasure from Nina. Puppy experts told us to smear a little food in their mouths or mix it with puppy milk and they would slowly get used to the idea of solids. We did that and both then tried to devour our hands, so we put a little plate down. Voomph! Gone.
BTW... good homes are being sought.
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Sacha, in reply to
pigging out
protecting the supply :)
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Oh Hebe, too too sweet. We are, at some point, going to get a 2nd dog - Ruby is so so good with other dogs in the house - but not until she's grown up a bit more. At 2 1/2 she's still very puppyish, and my concern is not so much in the house, but that on walks 2 big dogs would be nigh on impossible. Ru is great onleash, but a puppy will necessitate two-dog walks, of course.
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Hebe,
Pupdate: Nina and Daisy are eight weeks old today. Happy, smart and full of delight. They are at that wonderful stage of life when they are sure they pretty much know everything about everything in their world.
Photographing them is a matter of keeping the lens away from puppy kisses: they hurtle towards me at first sight and lunge, trying to lick the lens as though it is a large nose. So I point, snap and lurch upwards, hoping something in focus will result.
The first, with white-tipped paws and tail is Nina (known as Nina Nina vacuum-cleaner due to the way she watches everything and remembers every little lesson). Nina is seeking a devoted set of slaves and a loving home.
The second is sweet Daisy, who needs time with us to grow more and become confident; so she is staying.
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Oh bless their little hearts. My, they grow fast, don't they?
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Hebe, in reply to
Having never raised a puppy from birth before this litter, I marvel at the growth rate. Sometimes I wake in the morning to find the pups have grown overnight. Both are developing sharp little wuffs and have been experimenting with singing (our neighbour's dog sings a lot: when he's alooone, with sirens, at the mooon.
The vet predicts they will be smaller than a labrador, and built more like a border collie, which seems about a perfect size: not too big or too small. I think their coat will be silkier than a lab's, though it is too early to tell if they take after their dad -- known around here as "the perp" -- and have long hair.
I confess to being smitten, especially with Daisy. They are such cool little beings that we would keep both if it were do-able; that is less likely now my partner has taken voluntary redundancy.
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
Would you like me to share the photo of Nina on my SM networks? Or are you happy to find her a home in more traditional ways?
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Hebe, in reply to
Umm SM?
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
Social Media, Hebe! (Twitter and Facebook). Bless.
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Hebe, in reply to
Duh! Yes that would be lovely Jackie. I am using my networks (of all sorts) to find her a very good home because Nina is a one-out-of-the-box dog.
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
Could you email me all yr contact details, and pertinent info? And will do, ASAP.
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Hebe,
Pupdate: 11 weeks old. This week we took Nina (white-tipped paws) and Daisy, to the forest by the estuary and to the park, where they did very fast running with another dog, so they are convinced they now know everything there is to know. They come when called, they sit, they are becoming well-mannered on the lead, and they know the car. They play with the cats and often wash them. They have lit up our lives in a stressful time – puppyvision is so much better than Sky!
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Hebe,
Pupdate: 17 weeks old. Little Daisy stole a couple of hearts of our good friends and has been at her new home for 10 days. She has enslaved a dinky couple and has apparently settled into her new life of luxury. We will have holiday-sit swaps and visits.
Nina with the white-tip tail and paws is Greg's devotee. He is rapt: Nina is a fine smart and sassy pup. He's been waiting for years for a successor to his huntaway Wyvern, who he had for near 19 years. She is lovely, though her mission in life is to sleep with one of my shoes and my hairbrush at all times!
Cara the mother sadly became very ill when the pups were about eight weeks old, and we made the difficult decision to have her put down. She had a period of about a month where, although she never mothered the pups, she was delighted to have playmates. The pups and Cara often curled up to sleep together in the day, or ran about in the garden, so they had some bonding time that made up a little for their difficult beginning. So now to training: we have some things established, and now we down to one, the time to do it.
We're surfacing from a winter of illness, surprise puppies and redundancy into a spring of possibility and a wonderful new life that seems sent to raise all our spirits!
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
Oh Hebe. So glad! Much love to you all.
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Lilith __, in reply to
We’re surfacing from a winter of illness, surprise puppies and redundancy into a spring of possibility and a wonderful new life that seems sent to raise all our spirits!
So pleased to hear this! :-)
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Hebe,
This week we’re building a vege garden picket fence: Nina is, unfortunately, a digger. The backyard is having to be reworked to accommodate a puppy rather than a lazy, snoring labrador: Fort Knox gates soon.
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