No Time for a Long Rest

 Nearly one day after our last Puppies left for California and Pixie went into Season.  Two days later Lucy started her run as well. It is Lucy's turn in the pairing rotation and there's still a bit of time before things get really crazy, but  it might have been nice to have a few weeks where our Hounds just played on the Farm and little else. But nope, we are right back into trying to control nature once more.

Today it is all about dogs running around catching things and having fun. Tomorrow might be a bit less happy and a bit more snappy and snarly.

Once Rocky loses his mind and quits eating (breeding is hard on the boy, he thinks of nothing else) we'll put Lucy and Rocky in the same space until the job is done. We have been waiting for a bit of time off to move our segregation kennel so that we can build wood decking on that side of the house. Now it seems we are needing to get the job done a bit sooner than later. 

The Last Two

Ruby and Pearl are going home to California. We're sad to see them go but happy to see them go together. 

Now for a bit of rest and some time off to get over this year's COVID. . . 

People without this year's vaccines need to start being very careful. I got the vaccine last year  and we don't see a lot of people (almost never close enough to get infected with anything)  but COVID is a special bug and I we've been quite sick for two weeks. Time to mask up again just to avoid it

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Bubba at home

Our new Puppy Parents sent us a few pictures 

of Bubba (Toblerone) at home.

He's up to sixteen and a half pounds.

Little Ruby bit a bee.

Poor little Ruby bit a bee. Benadryl and a bit of downtime and she'll be fine tomorrow. She probably won't do it again.

Candies in the Mud

 Today didn't translate to video at all. This morning we had to call everyone into the house and the last of the hounds that answered the call were the Candies. They had been out to the well house and had rolled themselves in the mud. They were a real mess and we figured we'd spend the rest of the morning bathing babies. But a quick toweling and a few minutes later they were clean and fresh once more. 

We get this same sort of thing when we have out Spa Days and everyone gets a bath. They run off and drop into whatever filth they can find, but by the time they are dry the dirt has all found a way out.

Puppy puzzle.

They all used to fit in the kennel with room to spare.
These are the last 4 pups all in there. Can you spot yours? 

Three With Their New Families

Three of the Candies have gone to their forever homes this week, leaving four very active puppies still with us for a few weeks. These last four go to central California in pairs.

It's a bit quieter, a bit less of everything. But plenty of fun. 

Adios Puddles

 Every litter has one puppy in it that I would keep if I could.  I don't even try to pretend that Puddles wasn't my favorite this time. We go way back . . ..

When we were still Whelping babies eight short weeks ago we figured we were done at one point and Ann took off for the showers while I kept watch.  About ten minutes later I heard Lilly stirring in the whelping pen and found her just finishing up birthing a suprize bonus baby.  This was Milka, now Puddles. 

Puddles went to her new family today. She will be missed. But the new parents have another little girl Basset at home and promises to bring them around for vacations and visits. It will be good to see him grow up.

Last Vaccines

Today we're doing the last vaccinations. We did the last worming a few days ago so this is the last thing, other than invoices, we do. All of the veteranary things are in the Candies envelopes to take to the Vet. Along with AKC forms and Well Puppy checks.

The first flight of invoices went out this morning so it's winding down here a bit. We'll miss them all, but like being able to hear again. So. . . Bittersweet.