On the Road

We left Michigan a week ago and what a week it’s been! Nursing one puppy who just didn’t seem to get to the nipple fast enough. (We have eight puppies and Lily has seven nipples). Caring for all the other dogs. Etc. Etc.

Then the trip: First was all the packing. Then the prep work on the motor home. Then the packing…for two adults and 15 dogs!

Then the unpacking four days later. Cleaning and dusting off the house. Setting up the porch/dog room with puppy pen, dog crates, etc.

We are exhausted to say the least. But all went well … better than we expected. So no complaints.

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I modified my show trolley to transport Lily's puppies safely to Florida in our motorhome.

I modified my show trolley to transport Lily’s puppies safely to Florida in our motorhome.

We Are Growing Up so Fast!! Pics of Maxi’s Pups

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This is Muddy at 5 1/2 weeks. Adorable with his Mama’s eyebrows and a white tip on his tail.

 

 

 

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This is Eric. Clearly he has claimed this blue bunny as his own! Love his markings!

 

 

 

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Stevie Ray is a lover. No question about it! He looks at me with those big brown eyes and how can I resist picking him up? He has a distinct white patch in the middle of his back and a sweet black patch on his white tummy.

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Jimi is a real sweetheart. I love how half his forehead is white and the other half black! A very huggable furball!

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Billie

This is Billie, as in Holiday. You can see she loves her toys! Actually they all do but I needed to distinguish her from Tina…you can see why! I’ll try to do a better job of catching her eyes the next time!

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This is Tina. A bit overexposed but I wanted to show the cute grey rings around her eyes…almost a reversed raccoon look! See…she has the blue toy but was more interested in getting on my lap!

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This is Janis. She started out a big girl… bigger even than the boys. But the others are catching up to her. She has a lot of white and really loves to cuddle!

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And last, but certainly not least, is Etta.

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Fresh Air and a Warm Winter Breeze! A Video

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Puppies are 5 weeks old now and able to enjoy the wonderful weather in Southwest Florida. It took a few minutes to get accustomed to this new environment but pretty soon they were enjoying their picnic and the fresh Florida air!