OK, now I know I’m supposed to blog Something Meaningful, but I have Puppy Brain after nearly six weeks of assisting my mother’s border collie with her first litter.
I have had about 45 minutes sleep since October.
And so I’m going to post some gratuitous puppy photos instead.
This makes this story a bit of fluff. Literally.
We have sleeping puppy photos, eating puppy photos, even cute-pink-puppy-toe photos!
Actually, maybe we’ll call it a Photo Essay. Does that make it sound more Serious?
Here we go. Get your “Awwwww” ready.
Newborn
Cute pink puppy toes
Puppies are born with PINK TOES! Who knew?????
Accommodation
Where to put puppies when the weather has suddenly turned cold for this time of year? How about the little downstairs bathroom? And we’ll fold up a cardboard box to make a barrier to keep them in. That should do it!
How many puppies will fit in a box?
At two days old, we take the puppies to the vet for their check. How do you transport four squirming teeny tiny pups? How about a cardboard box? And, I know, let’s photograph them in the same box every week, just for fun!
Job description: Be Adorable
(Their aunty wishes she could have a few of those…)
The trials of motherhood
Team photo
Ok, let’s organise the Waggle Mafia for a team photo.
We need a photo for the ad, and we really do need four puppies in a row. All looking at the camera. How to do it?
Maybe if we put them with their mother… she might organise them.
Hmmm. Well, that wasn’t very successful. Let’s try something else.
Another failure. How about the basket. They’ll all sit in that and look at me. Surely.
OK. I give up.
Let’s do it this way.
So tell me, what do you think of our puppies. Adorable? What is your experience with small dogs, or indeed any other young animals?!
Laura Zera says
April 5, 2015 at 5:03 amMy pancreas just shut down. Tooooooo cute!
Belinda Pollard says
April 6, 2015 at 10:49 amThe most amazing thing is that the little pink-toed cutie that lay on my mother’s palm is now 26kg/57lb of MUSCLE. 😉
Dionie McNair says
December 5, 2013 at 12:33 amThose puppies are so adorable.
I have never forgotten the time we had to hand feed a littler of potential guide dog pups because the dam got mastitis. It was so rewarding but absolute chaos and sleepless weeks.
i also raised a kitten from two weeks of age after rescuing him from inside a wall cavity. He’s my baby.
Thanks for also sharing the photos of your dog Rufus dancing. Exquisite.
from fellow Aussie, Dionie
Belinda Pollard says
December 13, 2013 at 6:00 pmDionie, I can’t imagine hand feeding for weeks! Just feeding solids was so much work, even with the puppies’ mother doing her bit. And your cat too… sounds like you have a gift for hand-raising young animals. 😉 Thanks for stopping by.
Brian Robertson says
June 14, 2013 at 3:49 pmYes beautiful puppies but they are just dogs ladies. I see I am the only male to repond to the puppy photos. I am also an ex-farmer, enough said.
I am here to thank you for your excellent contribution last night to the seminar “Going it alone” Thank you very much I enjoyed it immensely and learned a great deal.
Brian
Belinda Pollard says
June 14, 2013 at 5:52 pmHaha Brian… yes they are “just dogs”, but then cricket or football is “just a game”! We all have things we love that others don’t understand… 😉
Thank you for your kind words about the seminar, and if you don’t mind, I’d like to add them to my Speaking page on my publishing website http://www.smallbluedog.com
Thanks for stopping by.
Marianne Wheelaghan (@MWheelaghan) says
December 4, 2012 at 7:21 pmwhat lovely photos and what adorable puppies. I’d like them all, please 🙂 xx
Belinda Pollard / @Belinda_Pollard says
December 5, 2012 at 7:39 amI know, Marianne, we’d love to keep them all too. But will be glad of some sleep when they’re gone! 😀
Zoe Cannon says
November 23, 2012 at 1:35 amAh, puppy brain. I know it well. For the past seven weeks or so I’ve been helping my mother-in-law out with a litter of English Mastiffs. And there are THIRTEEN of them! But nothing beats being climbed on and kissed by thirteen squirmy puppies all at once.
Belinda Pollard / @Belinda_Pollard says
November 23, 2012 at 12:10 pmOmigosh. THIRTEEN! Just four is producing Pupmageddon in our lives! 😉 Chaos reigns. But yes, the joy of puppy cuddles is the compensation for all that. Thanks for visiting, Zoe, and I hope your little tribe continues to flourish.
Molly Greene says
November 23, 2012 at 1:28 amOh, Belinda! Your photos are gorgeous and made my Thanksgiving day. Thank you so, so much for sharing. Love seeing this picture of you and also … um …if I lived closer I’d come get Harriet, Frank so needs a playmate. You are a precious friend!
Belinda Pollard / @Belinda_Pollard says
November 23, 2012 at 12:04 pmThanks Molly, I’m glad it gave you a little lift. 🙂 Harriet would LOVE to come see you and Frank for the Extended Sleepover, if that darned customs/immigration thing wasn’t standing in her way. 😉 She is so smart, she could probably travel as an unaccompanied minor, too. I’d need to make the online booking for her though, as she has trouble typing with those cute soft furry little paws.
Marcy Peska says
November 23, 2012 at 12:09 amThey are so adorable and precious! *Swoon* 😉 Between their lovely dam and you, I bet they are four of the best cared for, well socialized and happy, balanced pups EVER!
Thank you for sharing this photo essay!
Belinda Pollard / @Belinda_Pollard says
November 23, 2012 at 11:49 amI’m glad you like them, Marcy. They are nearly six weeks old now and Bridie has begun to teach them Manners. Fascinating to watch. When they barrel in looking for the milk vending machine (which is very nearly closed for business now) she bats them away with a soft paw, or herds them with her nose, and if they bite her while playing, she bares her teeth, and takes their head or neck in her own teeth, but without the slightest pressure from her jaws. Ah, it’s a miracle to watch. 🙂
Tiana says
November 22, 2012 at 4:53 pmTHEY ARE BYOOTIFUL! They are growing bigger… and their eyes are open! They’re ready to play with! I wish I was there!
Belinda Pollard / @Belinda_Pollard says
November 22, 2012 at 4:59 pmYes, they are darlings… and ENORMOUS! They miss you too. 🙂