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~~~Willow Knows~~~

~~~Willow Knows~~~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* Yesterday morning we took Willow to Doctor Russell…to confirm that she was pregnant….. She’s been getting paunchy….. Her appetite has increased….. She’s been a little bit more verbal and whiny….. All the things that point to her probably being pregnant….. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ …..Well…The Joke’s On Us….. …..and Willow is snickering….. Willow is NOT in a Family Way….. Ha!….. She’s paunchier………….because she’s eating more….. Doctor Russell said it was hard to read the x-rays…because her…

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The New Guy On The Block

The New Guy On The Block

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Ben will have some competition very soon….. After a lot of searching and researching…I found our next boy puppy….. Irish Wolfhounds (at best) have a limited gene-pool….. I’m sure I’ve said this before…but in and around the 1800’s…they almost became extinct as a breed….. Enter Captain Graham and Faust…(I do love that name)….. *****(Saving The Irish Wolfhound)***** He worked hard…but he saved the breed….. …..even today…the Irish Wolfhound does not have a vast…

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~~~~~Wisp~~~~~

~~~~~Wisp~~~~~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** We kept one of Willow’s puppies….. We named her Wisp….. Her registration will be Willow’s Wisp….. Her mother’s formal name is Will O’the Wisp….. …..naming babies after their parents…(it’s a thing)….. People think they pick puppies…it’s really the other way around….. When you’re on the side of the litter like we are…you see the puppies react differently to people who come to “choose”….. It’s really the puppies who choose….. …..there are those in…

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~~~The Last Puppy~~~

~~~The Last Puppy~~~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* CLICK HERE***Maybe This Link Will Get You To My Tick Tock Channel***  Will O’ The Wisp’s litter was born on December 20th….. …..her last puppy leaves today….. She’s going to Texas…..to a family who have a number of Irish Wolfhounds already…..in fact…..she will be the fourth puppy that they have gotten from us over the years….. I’m exhausted…..it’s a happy & sad time…..it never gets easier….. …..but there are some things to be…

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The Puppies

The Puppies

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* CLICK HERE***Maybe This Link Will Get You To My Tick Tock Channel*** It’s that time….. …..strangers are coming to look at my puppies….. …..my puppies….. I want to keep them all….. …..I always do….. The early sleep deprivation is………….well………….exhausting….. The neo-natal-worry is profound…..but we get beyond that as they grow….. …..but this stage…… …..is the worst….. Willow’s & my babies are going to be leaving us soon….. …..to strangers….. I’m the worst judge…

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***Willow’s Done***

***Willow’s Done***

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* CLICK HERE***Maybe This Link Will Get You To My Tick Tock Channel*** She’s beyond done….. She quit….. …..the puppies teeth are coming in….. …..they still want to nurse from mom….. …..as well as eat their soaked puppy food….. …..they’re rather inconsiderate where their milk teeth are concerned….. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~OUCH!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I Want A Show Of Hands….. How Many Of You Have Owned Puppies And Felt Their Sharp/Little/Armor-Piercing/Pointy-Milk-Teeth? …..(if you have…..then you know what I’m talking…

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~~~Puppy Progress Report~~~

~~~Puppy Progress Report~~~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* CLICK HERE***Maybe This Link Will Get You To My Tick Tock Channel*** Irish Wolfhound puppies and sleep deprivation go hand in hand….. But I’ve had a couple decent naps….. …..the boogers are growing…..I’ve showered….. Every litter is different…..there is almost an over-all “litter personality”….. Where this group is relatively small (only 5)…..they are robust…..very large…..and maturing quickly….. Willow is producing more than enough milk for the five poopers…..plus they have already started on…

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~~~They Are Indeed Here~~~

~~~They Are Indeed Here~~~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* CLICK HERE***Maybe This Link Will Get You To My Tick Tock Channel*** Willow’s puppies have arrived….. …..five girls…..and no boys….. I think that’s the first time that has ever happened that I can remember…..(all of the puppies being one gender)….. Willow started whelping with Puppy #1 at about 5:00pm on Sunday, December 19th….. …..then Puppy #2 came at 9:00pm….. …..and then….. …..we waited…..and we waited…..and we waited…..and we waited….. Willow panted some…..but mostly…

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…Are They Here Yet…?

…Are They Here Yet…?

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* CLICK HERE***Maybe This Link Will Get You To My Tick Tock Channel*** I’m a worrier….. …..always have been….. …..doubt I’ll change any time soon….. I’m better when I can actively be doing something….. …..actively involved….. Anticipating “things” is the WORST….. Willow did well whelping the last time she had a litter….. …..she’s as big as a house right now….. I’ve got everything as organized as I’m ever going to be….. …………………(?)………………… …..now it’s…

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***The Puppies Are Coming***

***The Puppies Are Coming***

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* CLICK HERE***Maybe This Link Will Get You To My Tick Tock Channel*** *****THE PUPPIES ARE COMING!!!  THE PUPPIES ARE COMING!!!**** It’s time to prepare…..it’s time to have All Hands On Deck….. It’s time to Gird Your Loins….. Willow’s due date is December 19th….. Only she and Mother Nature will know for sure when the puppers will arrive….. She delivered her first litter naturally…..(two years ago)….. …..no cesarean-section was necessary….. …..(apparently Will O’The Wisp…

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