Samssimonsays: Blazing Acres journal

[Latestarter]

with one? And here I thought they were like potato chips... nobody can do just one! Why not the whole bunch?

 

[samssimonsays]

lol I snuggle with 3-4 at a time... BUT. They all get individual attention as well. SOme are needier than others. Little Mia is just a love bug and needs a bit more love than the others. Jeffrey too. They are very much like Rumely in they just need more than normal dogs. But it is ok, I do not mind snuggles with puppies LOL> My house work however, that needs less puppy cuddles LOL.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Yeah, probably the more snuggles the better

 

[OneFineAcre]

Really beautiful puppies.

 

[Shorty]

Awww they are getting so big!

 

[samssimonsays]

Thank you @OneFineAcre

THey are growing so fast @Shorty it makes me so sad!

Yes, so true @Poka_Doodle They all get super excited when we say hi and good night to them LOL. They wag their little tails and groan when they are getting rubs and when they see us. Stella is beyond ready to be done and has lost a bit of weight. The pups are separated from her during the day. since they can get out of most anything now they have to have full sized baby gates to keep them in and stella doesn't do well confined. THey are in the process of weaning from her now since they are getting puppy chow soft but we are adding in kefir and soon canned Tripe (waiting for 5 weeks to introduce that) before she is fully weaned them for the probiotics and the calcium they need.

 

[sadieml]

@Samantha drawz - They are all sooo beautiful! I do hope your DH changes his mind, for your sake and because it seems terribly practical to keep one of them to lend a hand guarding the farm. Even if you have to buy an actual LGD to pair with her, it would still save on half the guardian cost.

Of course, with 23 rescued cats, all of whom none of us, DH included, can bear to part with I would hardly be the voice of reason. Each of our babies is special for its own reasons, and it's simply impossible to choose which one(s) to give away. Last year we tried to give one to a friend who begged, "Oh, please, let me have the really furry long-haired girl." We took "Precious" (Mama named her), the long-haired tortie to her. When Sharon let her out of the kennel, she hid in the closet, no food, no water, no potty for 2 days, and CRIED. Sharon coaxed her back into the kennel, called me, and I brought her home. Every day since then she has been exceptionally loving as though she fears not enough cuddles is why we sent her away! We were trying to be practical, and ended up promising ourselves never to try that again. For better or worse, these kitty-katty-pussycats are all ours...'til death do us part!!

I would love for them ALL to roam free, but there is a busy highway in front of our house to which Mama lost 3 of her kitties. I don't want to take that chance. We have a couple of backyard roamers, and a few more strays in the woods, but most of them are in the house or on the 8 x 40 screened porch, with the underneath also screened so that doubles there space. The only thing I hate is litter boxes. I have now begun to make my own litter, which should save us a small fortune, but I'm really tired of the whole changing process. Ah, well, that's life. You have to take the good with the bad. Fortunately, since they know there is an end in sight for them, my children (not to be confused with my kids) don't mind doing most of the litter work these days. (Thank you,Lord.)

Well, enough blabbing. The puppies truly are BEAUTIFUL and the obvious bond with Rumely is amazing. He's such a good daddy, a rarity in dogs. Love on them while you can. Stock up for the future! Ahh, puppy-breath. How sweet it is...

 

[samssimonsays]

WOW! I had no clue you had them in the HOUSE! ACK! I despise cleaning a litter box to ONE cat I applaud you, I really do! I don't think I could ever not have A cat. ONE. lol. Last night he slept on me the entire night and I have no clue as to why. Just that he did. I love that he is loving and always affectionate even if annoying BUT, I do wish he were better with other people. He was a rescue and just hides from everyone else.

I also agree with you on saving cost but hubby will not have a dog outside in the wet and cold and fenced while we have two that live in the house... he feels it is not fair. WHat he doesn't get is that they are meant to do that and people do it all the time. After the past week with the two in the house being absolute nightmares, there is no way in hadies he will go for keeping one back EVEN THOUGH it would be in the barn. There is one, Sadie actually, that I think would do a wonderful job as she seems to have a lot of the instincts. If mom and dad bark, so does she LOL it is so darn cute. ANother one, Mia, I absolutely love but she is more of a pet for sure. Absolutely NEEDS the snuggles and extra love. One girl, Luna, will bark at you and paw the air in your direction wanting attention and pets but is a little snot and wont actually come to you.

 

[samssimonsays]

Sweet Jeffrey "MIGHT" be headed to South Carolina if everything works out.

My little Sadie... Oh how horribly I want to keep her.

Rumely JR the little love bug

RJ again

Jeffrey sitting in the food dish... just because.

Dolly and sweet little Mia. they will make someone extremely amazing pets. Mia just LOVES to be showered with attention. Her and Jeffrey just seem to need a little more than the rest.

 

[promiseacres]

Soooo beautiful!