 |
| Proud mom Heidi. |
“The Test Drive”
After her temperature dropped and she spent a restless night, we knew
that Saturday was going to be Heidi’s big day. We rose at 6:30 a.m. to attend
to the rest of our pack and get a few last minute things in order. In the
meantime, Heidi rummaged around in the bedroom to plan for the event. She lay
in the empty whelping box we had set up for her and that seemed to feel okay.
She jumped on the bed….well only just her front paws because she needed some
assistance to get all the way up and that felt pretty good too. But when Heidi
discovered that the door to Sierra’s whelping box was open with Sierra out on a
break, she saw her chance and settled in with Sierra’s puppies. She even began
to nurse some of them. This felt good. It felt right. And this box already came
with a set of puppies! We tried to convince Heidi that she really needed to
make her own puppies, but she would have none of that. We finally had to use a
lead to extract her from there. Needless to say, we hastily set Sierra and her
brood up with a change of address to avoid further confusion.
At 8:00 a.m. as if she had just punched in her time card, Heidi found a
comfortable spot on our bed and was finally ready. Moments later, we were
greeted by Miss Marshmallow. Unlike some of her female pack mates who pop out
puppies with certain regularity, Heidi made her own schedule. Next up was Mr.
Cherry Cheesecake after 45 minutes followed by Mr. Apple Crisp after an hour
and 15 minutes. And so it went for the next 10 hours or so with intervals
ranging from 10 minutes to two and a half hours. Just after 11:00 a.m. we
welcomed Miss Plum Pudding followed by Miss Blueberry Tart, Mr. Chocolate
Fudge, Mr. Key Lime Pie and finally little Mr. Twinkie.
 |
| Miss Marshmallow and Mr. Apple Crisp. |
Heidi wasted no time in getting acquainted with her little group and was
stimulating them by licking them to help kick start their tiny metabolisms. She
doesn’t leave the whelping box except on very brief bathroom breaks and even
begins to whimper if she feels she needs a little assistance from her
two-legged family to help tend to the needs of her babies.
And so begin
the adventures of Heidi’s mini-pack in a series we call “Puppy Tales”.
Comments