6 weeks left and I wonder how on earth I am going to cope. The three dogs I have now cause mayhem and eat me out of house and home...and there's another ????? on the way - and I have to get a vet! Heaven knows what that will cost, but now begin to realise why puppies are so expensive.
I don't normally complain about anything, but the dogs have behaved very badly for a few days, even eating the mail. Piglet goes outside for what should be a relief run, and then comes back indoors and does it...a bit of a no brainer, but I guess she'll catch on when the time is right - and Alfie's love of cats is not dimming.
Next week should be better hopefully, as we won't be quite so poor!
The dogs are wonderful really, and I hate myself for having a moan but sometimes it helps. I feel better already!
I suppose its the time after Xmas when all the bills are dropping like flies on the doormat, and the coffers are empty...so they will have to wait until next week. No use worrying about them, they will get paid-but in my time, not theirs.
I need a whelping box....I have the room ready, but Maddy will need somewhere her babies can be safe for quite a while, and it will have to be cosy with the ability to be kept clean. Next job!
I am thinking I may turn my wardrobe upside down and take off the doors and pole...it is made from reed so is totally natural, but do I want it ruining? Hmmmm.
So much to do and so little time to do it - but she is healthy and happy at the moment and has just eaten a whole cooked chicken breast, so is reclining on the sofa.
Someone asked me what I would charge for a puppy the other day, and to my horror the thought of letting one go made me feel sick. I know we have to, but how can you put a price on one of Maddy's and Alfie's puppies? If I do sell them, I am going to have to check the homes they go to and keep in touch with whoever buys one. It makes sense to me to board them if ever the owner goes away, and if someone felt the need to move abroad or they just couldn't cope, then they must come back to their mummy.
I also thought about pet sitting if the owners are at work all day, but that wouldn't happen, as I would be very loth to sell them to anyone who works as it isn't fair on the pup. There may be a few extenuating circumstances, like if the owner ran their own company and could take pup to work with them, or worked from home - as it is now, nothing is set in stone!
Having walked a few miles with 3 dogs, we are all suitably tired but refreshed. Since the rain started a few days ago, it has been that long since we all had a walk, so the dogs really went mad.
I look at Maddy and find her putting on weight gently, which is great for her. She is still wanting to leap about, but has slowed down a little. Does she know? I find the animal kingdom incredibly fascinating, and would love to know what goes on in their minds.
It's time for bed now and I am slowly weaning them all off my bed. Three..two large and one small growing puppy is too much for my bed and sleeping habits which aren't great at the best of times, as I wake at every little sound, but Alfie looks at me with his hang dog eyes as if to say..."You don't love me!" Of course I do, but am no use whatsoever if I don't get my sleep!
Tomorrow is the start of week three - this is going too fast for me!
I don't normally complain about anything, but the dogs have behaved very badly for a few days, even eating the mail. Piglet goes outside for what should be a relief run, and then comes back indoors and does it...a bit of a no brainer, but I guess she'll catch on when the time is right - and Alfie's love of cats is not dimming.
Next week should be better hopefully, as we won't be quite so poor!
The dogs are wonderful really, and I hate myself for having a moan but sometimes it helps. I feel better already!
I suppose its the time after Xmas when all the bills are dropping like flies on the doormat, and the coffers are empty...so they will have to wait until next week. No use worrying about them, they will get paid-but in my time, not theirs.
I need a whelping box....I have the room ready, but Maddy will need somewhere her babies can be safe for quite a while, and it will have to be cosy with the ability to be kept clean. Next job!
I am thinking I may turn my wardrobe upside down and take off the doors and pole...it is made from reed so is totally natural, but do I want it ruining? Hmmmm.
So much to do and so little time to do it - but she is healthy and happy at the moment and has just eaten a whole cooked chicken breast, so is reclining on the sofa.
Someone asked me what I would charge for a puppy the other day, and to my horror the thought of letting one go made me feel sick. I know we have to, but how can you put a price on one of Maddy's and Alfie's puppies? If I do sell them, I am going to have to check the homes they go to and keep in touch with whoever buys one. It makes sense to me to board them if ever the owner goes away, and if someone felt the need to move abroad or they just couldn't cope, then they must come back to their mummy.
I also thought about pet sitting if the owners are at work all day, but that wouldn't happen, as I would be very loth to sell them to anyone who works as it isn't fair on the pup. There may be a few extenuating circumstances, like if the owner ran their own company and could take pup to work with them, or worked from home - as it is now, nothing is set in stone!
Having walked a few miles with 3 dogs, we are all suitably tired but refreshed. Since the rain started a few days ago, it has been that long since we all had a walk, so the dogs really went mad.
I look at Maddy and find her putting on weight gently, which is great for her. She is still wanting to leap about, but has slowed down a little. Does she know? I find the animal kingdom incredibly fascinating, and would love to know what goes on in their minds.
It's time for bed now and I am slowly weaning them all off my bed. Three..two large and one small growing puppy is too much for my bed and sleeping habits which aren't great at the best of times, as I wake at every little sound, but Alfie looks at me with his hang dog eyes as if to say..."You don't love me!" Of course I do, but am no use whatsoever if I don't get my sleep!
Tomorrow is the start of week three - this is going too fast for me!
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