Mango and Steele Puppies – “The Grand Entrance!”
Mango certainly surprised us all by
giving no indication she was about to give birth on Monday afternoon. After
being up for thirty-six hours straight, we were just ready to take an
“afternoon break” when I heard barking just outside our bedroom. Seems our girl
Heidi was alerting us to the new addition to our household as Miss Cranberry
made her grand entrance at 2:15 pm.
We quickly escorted our sweet Mango
to the whelping box along with her new baby. She did, however keep going to the
door to our backyard to eye a particular spruce tree. She clearly felt that the
hole she dug under the tree would be a much better place to have puppies!
When Mango finally gave in to our
clean, warm and cozy whelping box, it seemed almost effortless as each puppy rolled
out like clockwork. Miss Kiwi arrived at 2:45 p.m., Mr. Blackberry at 3:15 p.m.,
Mr. Coconut at 3:37 p.m., Mr. Banana at 4:00 p.m., Mr. Tangerine at 4:30 p.m.
and finally Miss Blueberry at 4:45 p.m.
Mango really hasn’t skipped a beat.
After three hours of giving birth, she went for a romp outside and rolled
around on the grass in an apparent celebration of her new babies. She ate a
special meal afterwards and settled back with her puppies.
Mango is a very special girl and
captures the heart of everyone she meets. She is a devoted mom and is very
proud of her new babies. Mango is brimming with delight and has a glow about
her. She even seems to be smiling
whenever we catch a glimpse of her admiring her babies.
More adventures yet to come ….stay
tuned …..