Really trying hard not to feel like the world has more bad than good.
Need good thoughts
UPDATE: Bertha lost her litter. She is healthy and doing well. These things happen, unfortunately.
Bertha was looking bred with her belly growing just two weeks ago. Now she doesn’t look like there are any puppies at all. Due date was end of next week, but it isn’t looking like that will happen. Headed to the vet Wednesday to verify, but it looks like she absorbed her puppies. She Is acting fine and happy, just probably not expecting though. So disappointing but glad that she is ok. 😞
Standards
This is Hope. She is a Petunia pup. There is something very different about her. Do you see it? That beautiful blue eye?
I was contacted by over 10 people wanting to purchase her to breed just because of her blue eye. That blue eye is not something a Basset Hound should have and I won’t support breeding for blue eye puppies. I turned down a lot of money for her and I am 100% comfortable with that decision.
Hope is living in southern MO with the sweetest couple who will be spaying her when she gets closer to a year old. I am happy for all.
Sweet goodbyes
Each pup gets tons of attention and play time. However, that last hour or so before they meet their new family is probably the most special for us. It is our chance to show we love them one more time and say our goodbyes.
The husband seems to make it into the house to do this more times than not.
Crap happens
Poor Petunia. How the heck did we get here?
Late night emergency vet visit. Turns out she twisted her stomach somehow. All that sleeping, walking, and more sleeping was too much? Our wonderful vet said he has only seen it a couple of times in his career. Yeah- lucky us.
Surgery is always scary. Don’t look at the photo if you are squimish. We are well versed in procedures requiring organs, babies and such being exposed (cows, pigs, and unfortunately our dogs) so we were allowed to stay in the room with Petunia. Not going to make light of it- if we had waited (we would have never!) she wouldn’t be here right now.
Recovery is going well with lots of spoiling. I hope she didn’t do this just to get extra chicken.
Introducing Ernie
We have been looking for a new boy to join our little herd. He fit exactly what we were looking for. 100% European with loads of Grand Champion males in his bloodline. He also likes yogurt on his food. :)
Pepper's litter
We didn’t have much time but I just had to try it for Pepper’s litter. They tolerated it- only a couple side eye judgmental looks. No Basset puppies were harmed in the making of this photo. I promise most is done in Photoshop. :)
It tastes soooo good
11 little chompers putting in as much as they can. Mama is lucky to get any of the good stuff.
Stanley is making friends
Stanley was introduced to some of the chickens and it didn’t go so bad. They might be good friends in the future at his new home too.
Crissy is not a fan
Just visiting the chickens with our newest little girl when she thought she wanted to visit the sheep. Nope! Never mind!
Last little adventure
These three little guys are heading out today. One last little adventure on the farm before heading to their new homes.
For you puppy stalkers♡
It's happening! Opal is delivering! 4 so far….
She was patiently waiting
Can you believe someone didn't pick her up? It's ok… she is loved. Didn’t take long and she had a new family… excited and feeling blessed that she had become available. She is going to be soooo spoiled.
She is still amazing!
All 14 are growing and doing really well! 5 boys and 9 girls! 2 1/2 wks old and not missing a beat. Mama loves these little ones. I understand that too Mama Petunia.
She has 2 litters.
She is amazing. Petunia carried 15 puppies to 61 days gestation. We did our best to make her comfortable, but she was as miserable as any of us would have been carrying a lot of little ones. Petunia = Amazing.
Five came with no problems. The next ten needed a bit of help. Quick trip to the vet and a little surgery had us driving home with nine more babies to care for. The little one causing the back up didn’t make it. :( That still leaves 14 littles ones to care for.
So now she has 2 litters. We split them up into 2 groups of 7 that are rotated and supplement fed and butt washed every 3 hours. Focus and time needs to be spent on the puppies so she can heal and handle what she can handle, no more. She needs us and we are here for her. Petunia is AMAZING.
That didn’t go as planned, but good either way.
Opal sure looked like she was carrying more than just the two. She also looks like she could handle delivery. She probably could have if those two weren’t large! All is well… c-section after an entire day of contractions. She is my spirit animal.
Already spoiled.
Mama is just a few feet away but there is nothing wrong with borrowing a few puppies to snuggle. ♡
It's happening!
So far there are 4! Mama Zinnia is doing a great job!
Maybe, just maybe...
Z is ready to become a mama. Homer hadn’t figured things out, but he sure was trying his best. So, we did the next best thing… AI. I pulled from my experience AI breeding show sows while I was in high school and my husband brought his experience with cattle. Fingers crossed we have puppies end of July!
No photos for this one… nobody needs to see photos of that. Seriously, nobody.
She is so cool…
Just a little trip to the vet for a check up and assist Homer in his ‘Male' check up. She isn’t worried or getting stressed.
