Dog was at the door, expecting breakfast, and getting it. But, contrary to the previous days she was gone after finishing her trio of chicken wings, rice and biscuits. Oh, there she is again. Is that fireworks? Hunters? Sounds like thunder. She's gone again. Oh, no there she is. A bit more agitated than normal. Ah, PUPPIES! Would they have come out of the hole? Yes. There they were, scurrying up the edge. All six of them. Time to get them out of there!
But where to put them. A box? Well, we took a drawer from a cupboard to carry them to the house. These are lively creatures, a drawer or a box won't keep them in. The workshop? Too hot, dusty and dirty, and not nice for puppies. Best if they are around us, to get used to humans at least a little bit.
The solution found can be seen in the picture above. The room next to the kitchen seemed the right place. Stone floor (wee!) Mattress made of old sun bed and old duvet cover. And a plank that is so high as to keep puppies in, while allowing mum in at the same time. As these are climbing puppies, a soft landing was provided with another old bed cover.
Did I mention wee? Puppies wee. Eat, wee, sleep, wee, or sleep and wee. And even a lovely teenie weenie turd, already! A mop was present, fortunately. And a mopper.
Poor thing, see how thin she is? Count the ribs.
Feeding puppies is not exactly a tender happening. These puppies are getting teeth already, and they will simply bite the teats and hang on. Mum was clearly not enamoured with this setup, and getting out of there the moment she thought it was enough, which did not take long.
But, these pups look nice and fat and happy.
Time to get this family into proper care.
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