Puppies: Then And Now (10/24/23)

Terra's x-ray is coming up this Friday (27th) and we will finally get to "see" how many puppies Terra is carrying. She's definitely getting more "robust" and more "purposeful in her movements." 

As I have learned (painfully) from being a Dad, the acceptable adjectives to use for pregnant moms include - but are not limited to: glowing, beautiful, adorable, expecting, precious, in a family way, maybe even "preggers" if you grew up in the 90's. 

Telling your wife you are "surprised she still fits into those pajamas" or, "you must really like those pancakes," are both strong indicators that she is giving birth to your LAST child!

I am, similarly, trying to be polite to Terra as she waddles around the house, eats like a horse, and is very slow to get up from the floor to go outside - every 20 minutes! I am a much kinder, gentler, more compassionate man than I was before my wife found me and trained me. 👍

With Terra's puppies coming in about 2 weeks, i want to show some pictures of last year's litter, and a few "where are they now?" updates.

It is really hard to have a bad picture of a puppy. Puppies just ooze cuteness! I guess I should clarify a bit. I have taken thousands (literally, thousands) of bad pictures of cute puppies. It's not the puppy's fault, they are little children who squirm, jump, play and move around a lot! If the puppy is predominantly black in color, that can make it even more difficult as black fur requires exacting lighting and lots of prayer for the pictures to turn out! I'm just glad everything is digital now....

The following puppy pictures were taken when the puppies were 4 weeks old - shortly before Christmas 2022.

 

 

"Miss Black" has become "Aoife". (I believe it is pronounced "ee-fuh".) All reports tell me she is a wonderful friend and companion to the adopted Rescue Dogs - and her Human - she lives with. She weighs about 60 pounds.

 

 

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"Mr. Purple" is now known as "Shaq" and he is a playful and loving boy who is called" the sweetest boy!" by his humans. He weighs about 65 pounds, and there is a chance, he may get a brother/sister from this year's litter!

 

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"Mr. Orange" was adopted by the sister of our wonderful neighbors. I'm NOT just saying that because they live across the street from us. They actually are very wonderful - and they hardly ever complain when our leaves blow into their yard...every year! "Doug the Dog" as he is now known, was adopted into a family that was expecting their second child (maybe their first?, sorry, I get confused), and they already had a cat, and a pittie named "Charlie" - who was so kind and friendly to me when we met. They have a full house, but everyone gets along and Doug and Charlie are BFFs. Doug also weighs about 65 pounds.

The next update will be after the X-ray on Friday.... Stay Tuned!