I JUST HAD TEH BEST NEWS !!!! 4 AFTER5BIRTHS HAVE COME OUT !!!MY DAY IS COMPLETE-- WELL ALMOST... IT WAS A LONG DAY
YESTERDAY WITH ALOT OF YOU WATCHING... BUT FOR THOSE WHO MISSED THE EXCITEMENT.....
SHE HAD 12 PUPS... AND I BET AT LEAST A GALLON OF SUPPORTING MATERIAL OF RED/WHITE/GREEN/ AND BLACK
JUST TO KEEP YOU ALL TRAINED FOR FUTURE BIRTHS........
TODAYS FYI.....EACH PUP IS PACKAGED IN A SAC WITH THE AFTERBIRTH ATTACHED-- THIS IS A RAW LIVER KIND OF THING ABOUT 1/2 THE SIZE OF THE PUP.... --IF ANY ARE LEFT BEHIND-- IT CAN RAISE HECK WITH THE MOTHER- BECAUSE IT HAS TO GET OUT SOMEHOW-- SURGERY IS UPSETTING.. OTHERISE LIFE THREATENING INFECTION CAN HAPPEN...
IN NATURE --( I SUPPOSE TO KEEP PREDITTORS FROM MOVING IN) THE MOTHERS EAT IT--WHICH IS TOUGH TO WATCH... AND ALSO TUFTS NIVERSITY WANTS THEM FOR SOMETHING .. SO WE BAG AND FREEZE THEM-- THE OTHER COMPLICATION IS THAT THT RAW LIVER THING IS PROTEIN... AND IF SHE DOESNT EAT IT, THAN WE ARE FIGHTING WITH MOTHER NATURE.. SO MISCHA GOT ABOUT 3 POUNDS OF COOKED CHICKEN AND SOME CHEESE.-
OUR COUNT OF AFTERBIRTHS WAS SIGNIFICANLY "OFF." I GET TO DEALING WITH THE NEW PUP... TO BE SURE MOUTH OPENS AND ANY EXTRA GOOP DRAINS OUT,AND IT IS MAKING NOISES, THEN LOOKING FOR MOMMY'S MILK BAR.
I THIHNK WHERE THE ERROR OCCURS...... THE SPECTATORS- ... SEE A BUNCH OF RED ( OR GREEN ALSO NORMAL) GOOP COMES OUT, THEY USE THE WORD "AFTERBIRTH" AND THE RECORD KEEPER WRITES DOWN THE WORD... NOT REALIZING THEY MAY HAVE MISSED TEH WORDS "NO AFTERBIRTH" ..LET ME BE QUITE CLEAR... UNLESS YOU CAN HOLD UP THE WHOLE SLIPPERY MESS AND DROP IT INTO A PLASTIC BAG...IT AINT THE AFTERBIRTH
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BETSY WAS HERE FOR 99% AND DECIDED THEY WOULD BE
THEMUSICIANS "-- NONE OF WHICH I RECOGNIZED
- 12 IS THE COUNT ON THE 13TH----ONE DAY SHORT OF THE 63 REQUIRED FRONNM THE 9 MINUTE TIE.. IT ALSO GIVEES YOU 65 FROM THE 9 MINUTE SO DOES THAT MKE THE OLD WIVES TAL RIGHT OR WRONG.. OF"HAD TO BE MORE THAN 5 MINUTE TIE OR IT DOESN'T COUNT. MY NOTES SAID FEBRUARY 7 AND 8 MISCHA HAD TIES BUT THEY WERE ONLY 4 1/2 and 4 MINUTES, THAT WOULD GIVE YOU APRIL 11. GO AHEAD AND ARGUE THAT ONE OUT YOURSELVES...
AND WE ARE HEAVIER THAN AVG ON THE "MANTLE" ( BLACK BODY WHITE NECK NOSE) WITH 1 HARLEQUIN AND 3 MERLES REST MANTLES-- GOES TO PROVE IF THE AKC ONLY ALLOWED HARLS IN THE SHOW RING... YOU HAVE AN AWFUL LOT OF NOT SHOWABLE HARLS... BUT YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I THINK OF THAT..
STAY TUNED.
RUNNING...
I THINK MY DAUGHTER FROM NORTH CAROLINA ( GWEN- WHO GETS UP EARLY ) IS HERE...
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Dear Carlene & all at SDP!
Time for your Wrinkle update! Our little girl has settled in to family life here. We go out for our fun walks on the beach each morning, spending afternoons running errands. Stopping by at the bank, Wal-Mart, Home Depot and grocery shopping she's recognized by everyone. We hear about how beautiful she is all the time, closely followed by what great manners she has. We went to see my neurologist who remarked that with Wrinkle I'm walking more upright and not shuffling my feet anymore. My family has all said that they're not worried about me because I'm not out alone. Wrinkle is the best gift I've ever received, she's given me parts of my life back that I thought I'd lost. I can't thank you enough for this. We're doing great and looking forward to our next adventure! Please send our thanks and heart felt appreciation to Steve, Megan, Shannon, Linda, Pam, and all the workers, volunteers and donors at SDP! You are all life changers! All our best, Steve and Wrinkle
