Gracie grows up!

Gracie is all of 4 weeks old now and doing very well. So well in fact I found her out of the whelping box again tonight. Her mother Madison is wanting to spend more time out and about now playing with the others but still attends to her puppies every need. Gracie really chows down on her gruel (dog food and goats milk with esbalac) as you can see for yourself. She motors around in the whelping box and can be a little harder to catch these days for her bottle feeding.. I know your thinking "bottle feeding at 4 weeks old" ok, what can I say, I am a sucker for babying Gracie and enjoy bottle feeding her still. I suspect she will be in her new diggs, a puppy pen by mid week. I want to give her a little more time to strengthen her legs for the grading in the pen. Gracie is a very strong 17oz. now.

Westie Rescue!

We have branched out to help dogs in need here at White Diamond Terriers!

Pictured here is a local rescue Westie by the name of Piper, of course this was after I spent 1.5hrs cleaning him up and grooming him!!!

Piper is 5 years old and was purchased for breeding purposes two years ago by a local woman wanting to make extra money. She decided she had no time for him and locked him away in the garage. Piper was found two days ago in four lane traffic in Richland Washington after he had escaped from the person walking him. A woman from POPP (pet over population prevention) called Seattle pure bred rescue and they in turned called me as I had made a charitable contribution last year and care deeply for my breeds! Tonight we went over and collected Piper from his owner, I got him home and cleaned up so he will be ready to fly to Seattle this weekend where pure breed rescue will find him the perfect home. I will have pictures of course when he meets his new owners. Piper was not abused except for maybe lack of attention and needing some grooming, what a hairy monster he was! He is a real charmer and loves attention. If you have been following my blog regularly you will know my 12 year old Norwich Terrier Peanut. I sent Peanut out to play with him after his bath and grooming. It was kind of funny to watch them say hello... sniffing each other like only dogs can do. Piper must have thought Peanut was fair game for breeding but Peanut let him know in no certain terms she was not interested and put him in his place! lol

Madison and Gracie

Is this not CUTE! Gracie is just over 3 weeks old now and 12.5oz which is wonderful. I was just checking in on the two of them and this is what I found so I had to get a picture of them together. I still supplement Gracie with a bottle but its much more of a fight now as she wants to play and chew on the nipple of the bottle more than drink its contents. She stands on her back legs and really works the bottle after she is done playing. She is up on all fours wondering around her box looking for an exit but luckily she is still to small to get out.

Lexi's ski trip continued....

If these pictures are not suited for framing I don't know what would be... Check out this doggy outfit with the extra front legs, quite impressive !

How many Westie puppies do you know that will ride a sled alone???

Some truly wonderful pictures and I am sure they did not come easily either!!!

Lexi's Christmas! and ski trip.

Happy New Year!! And a happy belated Christmas!!! We have been crazy busy since my last e-mail of Dec. 16th and I have been meaning to e-mail and let you know that all is well!!! Lexi had a great first Christmas and was spoiled rotten by our friends, family and even Santa!! The girls have found a new use for their "Build-a-Bear" clothing and Lexi is looking forward to the day when she no longer can fit into them!!! She is very patient and doesn't seem to mind the clothing once it is on!!! We hosted the "Peacock Family Christmas" this year and our new baby was definitely the hit of the party. She has several photo ops and many cuddles. On the 27th we headed up to Big White to ski and Lexi was a seasoned pro on the trip and in her new surroundings for the three nights. She fits in very well with our family and enjoys the girls to pieces!!! You will see in a few of the shots that she is on the girls sled, she just hops on all by herself and loves to be pulled around!!! Lexi has settled into our routine and only gets up once in the night for a "potty break". She loves to lounge on our bed with us and snuggle in her pink bed. She is getting used to the neighbourhood and loves to play on the big snow hill in front of our house with the girls. Tess had a sleep over at a friends and Lexi followed her around, talking to her for quite a while, letting her know that she had missed her. Lexi and Tess definitely have a real connection. Hope you had a great Christmas and festive New year!! We were looking at your blog today and enjoyed seeing Henri's Christmas photos and little Gracie!!! Enjoy the photos!!! Cheers, Corrine

Winston, Auggie and family..

Winston is our just over year old Westie pup who we adopted from White Diamond Terriers last fall. His parents, Jack and Molly, would be proud because he has grown into quite the little gentlemen. He knows all his basic commands and is working on getting better on the grooming table for Mom. Winston is an incredibly playful dog and LOVES toys, particularly anything that squeaks or talks back at him. When his older brother Augie is too tired to play, Winston entertains himself by throwing toys across the room with his mouth and chasing after them. Poking his head out the car window and smiling at other cars is by far his favorite activity. Despite their difference in size and age (Augie is 68lbs and about 10 yrs old), the two of them wrestle and chase each other all over the house on a regular basis like a couple of puppies.

Happy New Year! Gracie's first meal

Look what we have here... after 3 weeks of bottle supplement night and day Gracie is getting her first taste of semi solid food. New this may not look very appetising to you or I but it;s heaven to a little girl who has only been drinking milk! It's a mixture of ground dog food and goat's milk warmed up mmm mmm mmm... This mixture was a little doughy for Gracie so I wet it down and she went to town on it. I would have taken the after eating shots but it was quite a mess as you may imagine. Trust me, Madison was more than eager to get in there and clean things up.

Haley NEWS.

Later next week I get have a blood test for Haley to predict pregnancy.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

May all your dreams and desires come true in 2009.