Ella is in Labor

Well it is definitely looking like today or early tomorrow there will be puppies. This morning her temp was 99.7 by around 10 it had dropped to 98.6. She has been moving around a lot, can't get comfortable. She will lie down, then get up and walk across the room and lie down again, then back across the room. This has been going on since about 6 am. She also will not let me out of her site, if I am she starts to whine quite insistently. The babies are very active, if you touch her belly you can feel them move around. Her belly is huge and they are probably getting cramped. I've gone through the list twice .. ok more like 7 times to make sure I have everything ready. I have a scale, yarn, notebook, alcohol wipes, gloves, scissors, first aid kit, towels, garbage can, paper towels, and collars all standing by and ready to go. I wish Kim was here.

Ella set to deliver within the next 10 days

I've put a link to Ella's new blog, she is set to have Shih Poo's in the next few days. Max is a mini poodle that is Silver colored and about 5 lbs. So the babies will be small since Ella weighs in at a whopping 9 lbs.

If her puppies are anything like the last litter, they will go fast. Ella is such a good mommy, I can tell that just from how well Daisy is. Everyone loves Daisy, even people that don't like dogs! The litter will be ready to go in time for Christmas, and these puppies will make such a fun addition to any family. They really do get along with children so well, and are so willing to play and play and play!

Daisy is such a patient little girl, she seems to get these grass stickers matted into her fur almost daily. No matter how often I weed and pull them out she somehow finds more. But she is so great to just lay there while I pull the seeds out one by one.

Max is the father of another litter that was born last week. Jack-a-poo's! 5 girls and 2 boys, the mom is a jack russell named Daisy (popular name!) Their family will be kept busy with that bunch!

Ella is having more babies

Ella is having puppies again.. this time it will be Shih Poo's! She is entering her eighth week so they should be coming soon. It will be fun to see how Daisy interacts with her new siblings....

Daisy had another haircut

Her last haircut grew on me.. the longer her hairs gets the messier she gets. So off to Petco we went. I told the girl there just like last time, shave her close but leave the tail and top of her head long. When I came to pick her up, I was furious! They had chopped off all her hair on top of her head. Two reasons I like it long, first so she can wear it in a ponytail or piggytails. Second because it had some of her baby color still with the dark brown and carmel coloring. It's all gone, I was so upset. The girl working the desk was just unemotional and said we won't charge you and she still looks cute. Ugh! Not going back there again.. here are some pics

Ella's Birthday Party

Wow there were a lot of teeny tiny dogs! Ella had a fun with all her friends and Daisy was kissing and licking everyone. Here are some pics from the party.

Haircut and barrettes

Daisy had to have an emergency haircut

Poor Daisy she so loves to romp and play outside with Jake. I have found there are some definite differences between these two breeds. Now Jake I have had for 5 years and he gets bathed about twice a month. Jake doesn't get dirty, nothing sticks to Jake except for his paws. When it rains I can tell Jake has been on the futon. Daisy on the other hand gets bathed twice a week. Daisy can't go outside without coming in dirty. Lately she goes outside and comes back in with stickers stuck to her fur. Last night I was scratching her head and though.. what is this? Yup right between and a bit above her eyes was a LOT of matted hair intricutely woven through a sticker bush. So much that I had to get the scissors. As you can see in the pictures she no longer has any hair above or between her eyes. I also had to cut one off her chest and one off her leg. This morning I went out to find all these stickers weeds she seems to find so easily. I thought they were all gone, until I found yet another one in her tonight. First thing tomorrow she is going to the groomers for a VERY short cut. I'll post her before and afters.. she's going to look like a completly different dog tomorrow. All her puppy color will be gone.