Merry Christmas Henri and Bella!

What a wonderful Christmas... This is from Henri's owner Ella Selfridge.

Christmas was quite unusual around here with all the snow. Henri and Bella got LOTS of toys from Santa. Bella tried to teach Henri how to unwrap the gifts but Henri thought the wrapped gifts were the new toys. Bella found it frustrating to try to unwrap gifts while Henri ran around with them. Eventually, Bella prevailed and all the gifts were unwrapped. I am not sure Henri figured out the unwrapping thing yet though. Oh well, Bella's birthday is in January maybe he will figure things out then.We tried to get lots of photos but only managed to snag a few good ones.

Cheers,Ella and The Pack

Bottle feeder

A live shot of me feeding Gracie! The red staining on her muzzle is from feeding on her mother Madison. As you might imagine there is a fair amount of moisture involved...

Gracie is up to 9.2 ounces tonight which is fantastic. I caught her up on her two front legs crawling around the box tonight while her Mother was outside. She can drink her fill in no time flat as you can see here.

The day after Christmas...

Although it may look like Madison has seen better hair days, if you were in a whelping box with a baby caring for her and cleaning her 24/7 you might look like this too.... It's not true, this is "bead head". Madison gets out regularly to run through the snow and the house playing as much as she will allow herself. Madison is a dedicated mother and after a short romp around the house she wants right back in with her puppy. As you can see here she keeps a very close eye on her little one.

Madison's puppy is doing very well. She has gained 3oz in the last three days so she is starting to catch up now. Gracie is a real fighter when it comes to feeding time. I have discovered she really enjoys goat's milk mixed in with her esbelac (nutritional supplement) and it shows in her weight gaining. She is also a real mover around the box crawling quite rapidly from one side to another for a little extra exercise. Keep up the great work Gracie!!

Tess (formerly known as Jade) settles in with the Dawson's

Tess appears to be settling into her new routine with Pamela Dawson and her family. As you can see she is well loved. Pam says Tess follows her everywhere... She is so darn cute, I miss her very much, what a complete lap dog she was here. You could place on the couch and unless you moved she would stay by your side until you had to get up.. I do have to admit that is a picture of her with my slipper. She is so addicted to that slipper I had to let Pam take it home with her when she came for Tess... I have since replaced the slippers as they are part of my normal routine around the house and wouldn't you know it my Westie puppy Katie has taken a very strong liking to them, especially the leather laces...

Spoiled rotten is how every family member should be and Tess is no exception...

Henri Bella and Ella.

It's only fare to share picture and updates in the United States as well as Canada. Here you will find Molly and Dino's puppy Henri being held by his owner Ella, playing with his big sister Ella and just being very cute!

I love all the pictures I get from my clients and try really hard to get them all posted. I want to thank all my clients and blog viewers who write and tell me how much they love following my posts...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

First REAL snow of 2008..

Yes, we did have a little snow before last night but now we have alot of snow at least for the great Columbia Basin anyway... I would say we received 6-8 inches of snow last night, at least in most areas of the yard. The pictures you see here are of my home AFTER I dug out the pathway to the street so I could stand in far enough away to get a good picture. The temperatures are still in the teens so the snow will be with us for some time to come. We are well know though for strong Chinook winds which would be a warm wind that comes through and melts most of our snow when we receive it or really makes a mess by melting our snow just enough to make a mess! I remember in my younger days of driving in the slushfest... try to get my tires up on the slush to where I could spray cars coming the opposite direction. Trust me... I was not the only driver working on this! Ahhh winter fun in the Tri-Cities.

Madison's little girl is a week old..

It's actually been 8 days since Madison had her litter but as the Season seems to be getting busier and closer to Christmas with all the weather and shopping left to do we have overlooked Gracie's week old birthday. Gracie seems to be getting on pretty well now. She practically refuses the supplemental feeding I have been doing and loves to be on her mother till she falls asleep... she has plenty of energy right up till nappy time.. She will have plenty of pigment as you can see here with a dark nose and all dark pads already, Gracie is very cute indeed!