I promise not to bore you with lots of puppy pictures, but I couldn’t resist this one. What you see in this picture is the largest puppy with his arm around the tiniest puppy. How cute is that??
Of course, I am operating on almost no sleep…..so be kind…LOL. Believe it or not, having a litter of puppies is almost as tiring as having an infant. I don’t go to bed for approximately 10 days, especially when there are puppies as tiny as the 2 girls in this litter. I am checking on the puppies constantly making sure that Mum hasn’t inadvertently sat on one and suffocated it. I also rotate the little ones at the milk bar, to make sure that they are getting their fair share.
As you can see from the picture, there is a HUGE size difference in these puppies. Both girls were only a tiny 3.7 oz at birth and the other 2 were 6 and 7 oz. I am not sure how this happened as Breeze was a great eater throughout her pregnancy, so it is not from lack of good nutrition on her part, however in speaking to a long time breeder friend, she mentioned that it could have been that the 2 girls were in one horn of the uterus and the 2 boys were in the other and perhaps the horn that the 2 girls were in, was nutritionally deprived somehow.
Needless to say, I am very concerned about the "wee" ones. They are very very tiny, but they both seem to be fighters. In looking at the above picture, you can imagine how easy it is for the big boy to push the little girl away from the milk bar, so I have been spending a lot of time holding him while the 2 little girls take their turns.
Say a little prayer for the 2 little girls…….I have been doing this long enough, that I realize that losing them is a real possibility. The hard part of breeding.
Spinning
Well, if one has to stay up all night………one might as well be productive. (grin). I took a few days off from knitting and concentrated on spinning. The roving is hand dyed, blended fiber from my rabbits here. When I had my last batch of rovings processed, I pulled this colorway out and kept it for myself. After working on some scratchy romney earlier last week, it was a treat to come back to the soft angora/merino blend.
This bag full of roving is destined to
become this vest. The pattern is from Mountain Colors. It is nice to have a finished object out of my rovings, so that people can see what it knits up like. Angora is so very warm that I don’t know that I could stand wearing a sweater, so this lacey vest should be a nice choice
Knitting
The new sock for the Six Sock KAL was announced this week and I have to admit that I was not in love with it….in fact, I am not sure that I like it enough to put that much effort into it as I am not a real fan of spiral knitting. It is lovely, just not my cup of tea………so………..I decided to work on another sock that caught my eye in my blog surfing.
Marguerite from Stiches of Violet , created this great pattern. You can get the free pattern here. I have to say that I am really loving this sock! The yarn is Lang Jawoll superwash and I am working on size 1 doublepoint needles.
I am also plugging away on the X and O vest from Folk Vests. I am enjoying the pattern, but still not loving the black abbey yarn, although, the yarn does give the pattern alot of definition.
Ribby Cardi is taking a break, due to the fact that I have to rip out the sleeves..ggrrr, so I thought that I would work on this vest instead. Who knows…….with all of this midnight knitting, I just may get them both finished by the time I make it back upstairs to my bed….LOL.
In parting, I just want to say…………GO PATRIOTS!!!!!!!! WOO- HOO!!
The Woolen Rabbit 
You couldn’t possibly bore me with puppy pictures!
3.7 ounces. Oh my. I’ll be praying for those little girls.
Sounds like you’re a great doggy nurse and they’ll have every chance to grow and thrive if it’s at all possible.
So pleased to see that you’re knitting the Old Shale sock.
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Is supplementing the girls diet with bottle feeding not a good idea at this time? I know that when kittens refuse to thrive, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to help nature along. I don’t know much about puppies, and usually the kittens are several days old before we start this. Just thinking out loud…
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Now seeing the pictures I can see what you mean-the little girls are so much smaller. And you are working so hard to give them the best start. They are lucky you are their human Mom! The BWA changes a lot with washing – I washed and blocked the back of the sweater I am working on – it drapes much better, becomes softer, but the cables still look great.
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Oh, precious little puppies. Seeing them makes all my maternal instincts come to life. I just want to cuddle those little girls and take care of them. I’ll be praying for them.
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I love the first pic! So sweet. 🙂
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Fear not – you could not possibly publish too many puppy pictures! My husband and I are still hoping to get a King Charles some day. I knitted Marguerite’s socks and loved the pattern. It is well written and I love the finished socks. Have fun and hope you get some sleep.
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I have been reading you ever since I found you had CKC, and I adore all the doggie pictures.
We lost our 16year old dalmatian in 2003, we still haven’t been able to think of another dog, but I do miss not only her but having a dog around. One of our cats is trying his best to BE a dog but it isn’t the same.
I will keep the pups in my prayers, and hope that they pull through. I also look forward to watching the puppies grow.
‘vi’
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The little ones are adorable, all of them.
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Keep posting the pictures of your adorable pups! Knitting blogs would be boring if we didn’t sprinkle them with our life stories. I do enjoy reading your blog and seeing what you are up to whether it be spinning, knitting, or nursing newborn pups. Congratulations on the Patriots!! 🙂
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I agree with Abby….how in the world do you think this could bore us???? KEEP IT UP!
I don’t know about breeding/raising, but aren’t girl dogs smaller anyway? What is the vet saying? and your spinning and knitting too???? oh, my you are just too much 🙂
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Baby pictures!!! They are just too much, I want to eat them! Good luck with the girls. Many moons ago, I kept the runt of our litter, a tiny little girl, because we were worried about her. Well, she lived for 14 years and got to be 110 lbs., so anything’s possible!
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fingers crossed+ they are darlings! I love that sock your doing,is it very easy?
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Go Patriots, indeed. Remember the days when Steve Grogan could do nothing but lose. We deserve this, grrl.
I love Marguerite’s pattern, too. And the spiral sock is more fun to knit than you might think. Even if you do it all in one color or in self-patterning yarn, the construction is different enough to make it interesting.
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Precious pups!
And, your spinning is beautiful. Very inspiring to me. 🙂
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I am saying prayers for those little gals..hope they are improving.
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Love the puppies and hope you have great sucess with them all. Old Shale socks are lovely. The first pair I knitted are put aside for a birthday present next month, but I’ll be doing more.
Jan in Sydney Australia
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Never bored to see puppy pics! I can NOT believe the difference in size! The little guys will be added to our prayers tonight. I always think God listens to Joe’s especially cause he’s so danged cute with his listhp. lol. Our Fadder… ath it ith in Heaven.
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Oh, the sweet little pups. I will definitely pray for them! Seeing how tiny the little girls are just makes me want to hold them close to my heart. Prayers for you too, that you can stay well through this hard time- no sleep stinks!!
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I’m sorry, but those puppies steal the show from your knitting! How sweet! Don’t you just love their little squirmy, puppy breath, squeaky selves? And what a proud and beautiful mom.
I can’t wait to see some development pictures as they grow!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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You’ve inspired me to try Marguerite’s sock pattern. Very pretty. I love the colour of your spinning. Beautiful. And of course so are the pups. 🙂
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