I seem to be doing nothing but puppies at the moment 😆

On Friday night I dreamt I went over to T’s and had Fancy upside down on my lap so I could feel for puppy movement, when she started to give birth (obviously, as you do!). T was there but not doing anything and I whelped her on my own….upside down, on my lap 😆 There were four puppies and they were born within about 5 or 10 minutes, no sacks but I was using my fingers to clear stuff from round their noses and mouths and then shaking them! After that I put them on to suckle and I don’t remember anything else, though I think there was a bit. Very strange dream indeed.

Saturday night I dreamt I got a phone call from T and she mentioned Fancy had gone into labour, I asked if I could come over and she said I suppose so…then when I got there Fancy was upstairs (clever as she lives in a bungalow!) and T wouldn’t bring her down or let me go up to see her!

Sunday morning I had minor respite when I took my three terrors to Blackdown’s agility show. I was really pleased with them; it was Solei’s third show, Jeanie’s second (though she hardly came out of the car the first time) and Darwin’s very first, but the first outdoor show for all three of them. I started off taking all three of them round together, then Solei on his own, Darwin on his own and finally Darwin & Jeanie together (I’m toying with the idea of starting Darwin when he’s old enough, but Jeanie definitely won’t) and they all coped superbly. The atmosphere at an agility show can be a bit full on cos so many of the dogs are so hyped up and OTT, but even walking them through the larger dogs they were fine which was brilliant! I also met up again with the lady who is going to be training me and Solei for agility and hopefully we can start in about 2 1/2 weeks 🙂 Firstly the ground was too wet and then we’ve been trying to find a weekend that suits both of us and failing! So I asked if during the week would be any good and all being well we’re going to try Fridays 🙂 Need to give her a ring to check because she didn’t have her diary there.

Came back home at lunchtime, grabbed some lunch and then went over to T’s to spend the afternoon there. Saw all the puppies again and Tanya’s for the first time….two look black & white which is genetically impossible so it’ll be fascinating to see what they colour they are as they mature! S was at a show so ended up staying there until after she came back to see her before she left on Monday, eventually got home about 8pm! An hour or so later I got a phone call from T to say that Tanya’s boy wasn’t looking good and could I possibly go over tomorrow (Monday) to bottle feed him whilst she took S to the airport.

So Monday was also spent at T’s! I went over about 10am so she could show me what to do before they left at half past, and I ended up staying there until gone 7pm as T didn’t get back until just before 7! I fed him more or less hourly and although he was a little sod to get the bottle in his mouth (for one so tiny he has jaws of iron!) once it was in he was away….until he spat it out again 😆 He was hungry and wanted it so don’t know why he insisted on putting up such a fight! Solei was meant to be going to his first obedience class last night but I’d been feeling quite rough since I woke up and so was in two minds about whether I could go anyway, and then the class was at 7:15pm at which time I hadn’t even left T’s, so that decided that! Puppy’s looking a bit better and stronger this morning so fingers crossed and I can’t have done too bad a job yesterday! (Puppies occupied my dreams last night also, but thanks to the way I spent my day it was Tanya’s this time!)

Fancy wouldn’t eat her breakfast this morning…and that really is NOT Fancy. Especially since she’s been pregnant, she’s on enormous meals which she usually scoffs in 3 seconds and then still looks for seconds! I would really like her to hold on another couple of days…preferably until the 15th! But what will be will be I suppose…just have to wait and see. Could be today, could be tomorrow, could be Friday…! I’m so on edge now though, can’t concentrate on anything and I’m jumping 6 feet everytime the phone rings 😆