Whitney’s Big Day
It began with a great deal of heavy breathing, some jostling
around and a major rearrangement of the bed sheets just to get into that perfect
position. Several hours later a little girl, Miss Crimson fought her way out to
catch her first breath of fresh Caledon air. She was followed by six other
brothers and sisters: Miss Marigold, Mr.
Raven, Mr. Sapphire, Mr. Zinc, Mr. Buff and Miss Jade who all weighed in at
around one pound. Unless she was wearing a concealed wristwatch, Whitney must have
been eying the clock on the dresser as she popped out puppies with astonishing
regularity, pausing only once to enjoy a bowl of vanilla ice cream.
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| Miss Marigold |
Whitney wasted no time in demonstrating her fondness for the
puppies to the point of over-exuberance. We were doing our utmost to get the
newborns dry and warm while Whitney was taking us to task by cleaning and
stimulating them until they were all drenched again. Once the group was settled
in the whelping box (where most moms would have had their puppies in the first
place), Whitney gradually relaxed a bit, but not until she had licked Mr. Raven
with such gusto that the poor little bloke did a head stand while nursing.
And so begin the adventures of Whitney’s mini-pack in a series
we call “Puppy Tales”.
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