Our entire house has turned into a gentle nest of sorts. Things have slowed down in some areas and remained the same in others, but gentle would be a good word to describe the feeling in our home right now, and we all love it. Rhumb continues to impress me with her natural skills as…
Tag: tiny nugget
Before sleep comes …
I could watch these little puppies all day long. While they sleep pretty much 90% of the day and night, there are sounds, twitches, movements, and nuzzles that pull me in. I want to be there for it all. This crew is eight days old today, they are still blind and deaf, but their olfactory…
7 Days Old – and thriving
One week, seven days, and hardly any real sleep to speak of (for the adults that is), and everyone is doing really well. We had -16 this morning, and while the house is warm and toasty, every one inside can sense a more ‘hunkering in’ kind of day. Rhumb is hitting her stride now. She…
Day #6 – The Milk Truck Has Arrived
We are chugging along, literally. The two big boys have made nursing their job. Not nursing to exist or to fill a hunger pang, but a job, a full time job. These boys gulp, and loudly at that. Because they are so robust in their suckling they have helped Rhumb with her one inverted nipple,…
Tiny Nugget #3 is nursing away
Nursing sounds brought to you by #3 – she was the tiniest of the bunch, and had a hard time competing for a space at the ‘milk bar’, but she has developed some cool strategies, and has a nice full happy milk belly now. Enjoy – I think nursing sounds are some of the best…
Sexy Beast Border Collies 