OMG these adorable faces. Seven weeks already!! I can’t believe how fast my time with them has gone. I’m always happy/sad to see them go😩they are getting such wonderful families that will cherish every day they have together. I owe it to their mothers to make sure they will be loved every minute of their lives😍 Our twin grand babies turn four on the 18 th so after we meet Waylon’s family in Grand Rapids and Patsy’s family in Lansing we are going to PARTY!! Mindy is going to puppy sit for us, I really can’t leave them alone that long unsupervised. I’ll separate them as 20 happy, excited to see you babies (18 we are taking two) can be overwhelming😳 she’ll take pictures too☺️

Vet visit went well as expected. Car ride not as well poor Waylon got puked on. The vet tech cleaned him up but he didn’t care, nothing seems to bother him much, he is such a good boy! They all are! Hard to have favorites with so many adorable babies! The vet is always so amazed at how calm our puppies are. He is getting used to how big they are for their age and loves how well cared for they are, he’s commented several times that he wishes all puppies were this well cared for 😍it’s our goal to give them the best possible start☺️we love our time with them, it’s a labor of love!

Everybody is doing great. I love seeing the little heads among the bigger ones. I’m always amazed at how they change in just twelve days! They have a heating pad in the crate but they cram themselves in this bed. So darn cute!!
I’m so glad I have the babies to keep me busy after losing my Reba😭 I should get her back tomorrow. She would hate being away from home😪 We’ve never been apart😢

Rene’s babies are five weeks old today and so cute! They are feisty little lovers like their mom😊 I was worried about how they would adjust to being with the older pups but the little stinkers are fearless ( like their mom). I love to see how the the pups bond to a sibling. Tsarina and Ceaser are always together, Highness and Emir, Dolly and Waylon and Toby and Luke ( who are going home together). Rene is SO HAPPY when her litter mate Rosalie comes, and always tries to go home with her. Reminds me of the bond my twin grand boys have. It’s very special. I LOVE when my babies can stay together!

Dottie and Rene have the cutest darn dad, our Elliot! He is such a fun boy, smart and loving like his mom Jazz ( the smartest dog I’ve ever seen) Dottie is SO MUCH LIKE HIM! I love having a family tree to look back on. So many babies remind me more of grandparents than parents and often aunts and uncles. We are very proud of our generations of wonderful poodles. Not only does it give us health history you can’t get from testing, it gives us size, body type and personality from years of dogs. Rene is like her grandpa Beau, Lexie’s dad. No matter WHO they take after, they are delightful loving pets 😍😘

Another day of rain so it seemed like a good day for baths and haircuts! It’s good to change the routine and give the babies a change of scenery. They are not comfortable upstairs, so it’s good for them. Harlee was here helping, she dried and gave them extra lovin 😍 it was a busy day with twenty baths, shaved twenty faces and sixty feet. Sounds like a lot but it really isn’t that bad, they are really good about all of it and it goes fast. They are all just as cute as they can be. Extra cute when they are fluffy!!

Happy Birthday

Happy Third Birthday to our 101 Dalmation babies (Nicole & Elliot) which include our wonderful Pickles/Dottie mom to our babies 6 weeks old! Polka/Splash (below) Cinder/Monique (below) Chester, Otto, Spot, Patch and Jake/Fenway!! What a fun litter and all spoiled beauties!!
All’s well here, babies are growing and so darn cute, they love to be cuddled!! We are trying to adjust to a routine without Reba, the first week is hard on all of us. We are missing our special girl 😭😭😭

It is so hard to get good pictures on rainy days. Dottie’s babies go out and play ( and potty) and get filthy romping and rolling around ☺️. Rene’s babies regress and pee inside😳they are doing so good (aside from rain) they always go out to poop which is really helpful!! I have a light out side for them, and hear them go out about 5 am. So smart! People don’t believe they go home potty trained here, but it’s true. They tell me later that they were really amazed, what a bonus to get a baby that knows they need to go outside!!

Today I said a tearful goodbye to my princess Reba Rose, dear friend for 13 years😭
Three years ago she tore the tendons in her wrist leaving her front foot useless. We went to a surgeon but at her age (10) surgery was not recommended. I found a company that made a custom brace that gave her total mobility and she didn’t seem to mind it. However over the last year that wrist became very knotty and she struggled and fought through haircuts. I’d wait as long as possible but the extra hair ( matted) and the thick pad it made her leg hot, I had no choice. I knew it hurt her but would go slow and be as careful as I could. My poor girl. But she seemed happy and loved swimming and running around the park. I was so happy when she turned 13! It had been so long since I’d had a teenager!! I noticed over the last month her panting when no one else was ( it’s how they deal with pain) she had been getting pain meds ( not strong) but they didn’t seem to help so we went to the vet. He examined her and said she was in very good health for her age, except for that leg. I had even considered amputation but dismissed it as I knew the other leg would not be able to do the work of both legs for long and the surgery would be very hard on her😥
Last week she didn’t get out of the truck when we went to the park and I knew she was in more pain than I realized. Her sweet loving eyes had lost their spark and I knew I had no choice but to relieve her suffering. As heartbreaking as it is to have them pass on their own, the trip to the vet is worse. We are sad beyond words. Broken hearted. I always feel a little better when they return home to us, where they would WANT to be. Harlee (Ba was her first word, calling Reba) and I will spread some of her ashes at the park, the remainder will rest in my bedroom with my other departed pets. Thank you for all your kind words. They mean a lot to us.

I love seeing our babies! Carol/Annabel looks just like her mother Nicole (Jack is her dad). Korie/Pippin is a Duck Dynasty baby from Lexie & Wally and between them their girl ( growing up fast). Such pretty girls! Sadly my Reba is slipping😭😭😭😭