The puppies are gone (except one)

Today is a sad, but necessary day.  The last of the puppies went home with his new family this afternoon.  My mom really enjoyed the experience.  Last week was the only hard part because my dad had a rough week.  When I wasn't helping my mom with the puppies, I was chauffeuring my dad around.

Everything worked out well enough though.  My parents were here for a long stay to help me out.  I had periodontal surgery on Tuesday.  My dad was feeling stronger by Tuesday and my mom was down one puppy.  My kids got to spend a bunch of extra time with Grandma and the puppies because my recovery was slower than expected.

There is a great picture of my dad with one of the puppies on the puppies' blog.  Check out the blog at tillyspups.blogspot.com, if you haven't already.  My parents are keeping the puppy pictured with my dad on Day Fifty-One.  She was the only female in the litter.

Tilly's Pups

I've started a new blog for my mom to provide updates on news with Tilly's puppies. The link is provided below and in the "Links" list on the right. I hope everyone enjoys this story of new life!

Tilly's Pups

Puppies, puppies and more puppies

Between 2:00 and 5:00 am this morning Tilly gave birth to five bichon-poodle mixed-breed puppies. The litter consists of one female and four males. Four of them weighed in between six to eight ounces, but one puppies weighed only four ounces. We are hoping he will catch up with his littermates soon. All the puppies and Tilly are doing very well.



By the way, Tilly is a bichon-poo, and Gus (the dad) is a bichon.

Puppies?

Around Easter my mom bred her dog Tilly with a Bichon Frisé. The Bichon is owned by my mom's sister Mary, and his name is Gus. Tilly is a Bichon-poodle mix. But, before the dogs could breed it was determined that they should tie the knot. (Personally, I thought that the whole idea was a little odd. Since I couldn't see that it would hurt anything, I did attend.) Below is a picture from the nuptial ceremony that took place on February 17.



If pregnant, Tilly is expected to give birth around Memorial Day.

p.s. This posting was created at my mother's suggestion. :-)