We had one puppy longer than the others, until his family could get him after a trip. The others left at 8 weeks. Here they are on the last night that we had most of them. It was a sad night for me.
Keeping this little cuddler for an extra two weeks, sure made him dig even deeper into my heart.
Ryan watched him while we went to Florida, and his new people picked him up while we were away.
His family is happy to be getting him, and have been very thoughtful and appreciative about him staying longer. They brought us biscotti!
A few times.
And it was delicious.
Another new owner, my pal, Shan, brought scones and coffee.
And the spotted girl’s mama sent flowers!
Keeping Wally longer was a mixed blessing. It eased Sugar and me into the separation.
But, having just one puppy is a lot more work than having a bunch of them. He got lonely. So, I spent extra time with him, and I fell even more in love.
They were a wonderful batch of babies.
I have raised a lot of dogs over the last thirty years and have never had a litter like this. Some of it was the pure doodle-ness of the breed and the calm, sweet nature of both parents.
The rest was the fact that I started training them really early. If we ever have pups again, I will be working on training from the very beginning. It sure pays off.
Recently, we have had some major life changes, some good, some bad. We also went through some pretty rough times.
Trying to restore the other house and not lose too much money on it was grueling. Knowing that these snugglers were waiting at home for me made the whole job easier.
No, that isn’t right. That job was not easy in any way. I think what I mean is these fellas gave me something to smile about when everything seemed hopeless.
I feel really good about the families they went to live with and I know those people realize they got very special dogs to love.
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