puppies and spring...

Many of you have been asking about Camille .. I am so happy to report that she is feeling much better. She still has "weakness" in her hind, which may (or may not) be permanent. Dr. Gangster (the vet that does the acupuncture) says it will really be about 12 weeks before we know for sure. The good thing is, if she does have nerve damage, there is a good chance that other nerves will develop and will help compensate what she has lost. And then again, with time she might heal completely. I have been allowing her to slowly get back into real life. I am allowing her to climb a few stairs that have good footing, she has been going back to dog classes (mostly to watch).. riding in the truck.. things like that. But, when Ginger is out, or Abbie, I do keep her crated.



The other evening, however, I had let her out for just a little and look where I found her!!!! Back on the couch, the place where she first injured herself. She hopped right up there with a look that says "see Mom, I'm fine"... the thing is, she really isn't "fine" just yet, and we need to be super careful that she doesn't re-injure herself doing silly things like this. So.... after that little episode... she is back on restriction because I now know she will do more than she should.




And look who has come for a visit!!! Say hello to George (who is very wet after playing in the tall grass one morning!!!)










And this is his sister, Beatrice (we call her "Sissy") who is also wet from the grass.

They are our current "foster" dogs for Cocker Rescue. Born on March 3rd, these little babies will soon be up for adoption.








Their Mama was bought by a very nice family via the Internet. They (the people) were told that the mama dog was a "retired breeding dog" who had been spayed and was in need of a home to be loved in. Well, not only was Mama NOT spayed.. she was expecting. And just a few weeks after arriving at her new home.. she surprised her family with 11 babies!!!!

This poor family had never raised a litter before... but, they got right to work, and with the advise of a very good vet, and info from good cocker people and the Internet.. they managed to raise nine of the babies (two died very early on). They did the tails, took the babies to the vets for shots, and did a fabulous job at raising this litter. Seven of the babies found homes right away, but little George and Beatrice weren't having much luck finding new families. So, rescue was contacted to see what "we" could do. Needless to say, it won't be hard to find the right people for these cuties.




In the meantime, we are working on social skills, crate training... working on a little food aggression issues.. and teaching them to be "good puppies' before they move on to their new homes. Puppies seem to be our lot in life here on the farm......

And spring has arrived in full force.. here are some photos just for fun...