Thursday, April 30, 2009

"E" Litter Theme

One of our families emailed me tonight with a great, fun "E" theme!! She said since 11 puppies has probably not been "easy"... it should be the Desdia "Easy" Litter.... and I love it!!

So... here are a few ideas she came up with:

Desdia’s Easy Does It
Desdia’s Easier said than done
Desdia’s Easy money
Desdia’s Easy street
Desdia’s Easy come, easy go
Desdia’s Easy breezy
Desdia’s Easy Parcheesi
Desdia’s Easy enough
Desdia’s Easy-going
Desdia’s Easy as pie
Desdia’s Easy to love
Desdia’s Easy to be me
Desdia’s Easy to be free
Desdia’s Easy as 1, 2, 3
Desdia’s Easy as ABC
Desdia’s Easy way out
Desdia’s Easy living
Desdia’s Easy on the eyes
Desdia’s Easy to follow
Desdia’s Easy cowboy!
Desdia’s Easy listening
Desdia’s Easy Rider
Desdia’s Easy to spot
Desdia’s Easy pickins
Desdia’s Easy on me
Desdia’s Easy to reach
Desdia’s Easy squeezy
Desdia’s Easy for you to say
Desdia’s Easy as can be
Desdia’s Easy on the pocket book
Desdia’s Easy to please
And since she came up with the idea... she gets first dibs on the names and she chose Desdia Easy Breezy!!
Let me know what you want!!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

3 week "Photo Shoot"

THE BOYS
Mr. Blue... ALWAYS hungry!!

He even got "puppy mush" on the tips of his ears!

Mr Green


Mr Black


The Girls

Miss Yellow
Miss White



Miss Silver


Miss Red


Miss Purple


Miss Orange


Miss Lime


Miss Pink

I just HAD to throw this one in..... sleepy girl!






















Sunday, April 26, 2009

Updates!

Well guys.... I have somehow managed to loose my camera!! My daughter had a 1st grade performance on Tuesday night and the camera got misplaced somewhere between the school and home!! That is why I haven't posted more pictures!!

Sorry!

So... updates without pictures... Week 3....Puppies all have their eyes and ears wide open! They are walking and even trying to run (kind of)!! Tails are wagging and a few are playing! A few have discovered their bark... its pretty cute! Sometimes one will bark and then fall over because it surprises them!

This past week I started to bottle feed a couple of the puppies. There are so many that Jewel was having difficulty feeding them all!! Its been a lot of work but my kids especially have enjoyed it. We have only ever needed to use the bottle once before.... with Jewel's last litter of 11!! I tried to cheat this time and use powdered puppy formula but they wouldn't eat it! So... I went back to a homemade puppy formula made with goats milk, whole fat yogurt, egg yolk and karo syrup (just a tiny bit!). They LOVE it!

Yesterday I actually introduced the whole gang to "puppy mush". This is when things get really messy! I soak the Diamond Naturals small breed puppy kibble in water over night until its soft. Then I mix it with the homemade puppy formula and blend it in my blender so its nice and liquefied. I warm it up and put it in a shallow pie plate and ... they go crazy!! They jump in with both feet (literally) and go to town! I will feed them this 3 to 4 times a day for the next little while. Slowly I will puree the mixture less and less as they get teeth. At that point I will add chicken into the mixture as well. Eventually they will be able to eat the plain kibble.... but not for awhile!!

So now they get REALLY messy at every meal.... and they make a mess of their box too! Now is when the real work begins... keeping them fed and clean is a constant, all day process!! Miss Red needs a bath everytime she eats! She literally lays in the bowl and gets covered in the mush.... and that stuff does NOT smell great...

Anyway.... Since I don't have pictures to post I have added some pictures of a puppy from Jewel's last litter. (different daddy) These pictures span about a year so you can see his development. This is Oggie....







Monday, April 20, 2009

2 Weeks Old..

Can you believe it??!!

They still sleep a lot...

and eat a lot too!!

Eyes are all open....
Most of these little butter balls are approaching 3 pounds already!!

Its time to start trimming those tiny little nails... they are sharp!! (Poor mom...)


Thursday, April 16, 2009

Funny Mom

I guess when you have 11 babies to nurse CONSTANTLY....
you find creative ways to change position....
I call this shot "Open Bar"
(not sure why Blogger put it sideways...)


Say "Cheese"!!


What a happy mom!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

HAPPY EASTER!!

1 Week Old

The BOYS
Mr. Black

Mr. Blue


Mr. Green

The GIRLS
Miss White

Miss Orange


Miss Silver


Miss Yellow


Miss Lime


Miss Purple


Miss Red


Miss Pink

Saturday, April 11, 2009

More 1st Week Pictures

They have almost all doubled their birth weight!!