Well, we are puppy-less right now (besides our own, of course). It was so weird going upstairs to take care of things this morning and it was eerily quiet. There was just drowsy Hope lounging in her crate not wanting to get out and start her day. She is such a lazy bones!
Yesterday was a busy day as usual. But it started Saturday night with twelve puppy baths, toenail trims, and ear cleanings (which I meant to get done on Friday but didn’t).
We had a nice break on Saturday as we were able to sneak away for part of the day and have a mini family reunion with some cousins and aunts and uncles who I only see about once a year. It was a special day.
My aunt grows lots and lots of cut flowers that her friend arranges and gives to shut-ins and sick people. There were so many beautiful flowers filling her back yard! And a cute cat.
We made it back home about 7:30ish in time to feed the adults (my SIL/neighbor took care of puppies and kittens while we were away) and then start on puppy baths. (Thankfully, all the crates, litter boxes, and puppy bags were already loaded in the truck for the next day.
Puppies were finished and tucked in bed for the night. I set my alarm for 5:00 am to feed them an early breakfast. But what I failed to see the night before was it was set for 5:00 PM! Thankfully, God nudged me awake just after five on Sunday morning otherwise it would’ve been a late, crazy morning!
But I got morning chores done (and left some for hubby), got the puppies loaded and off we went.
What a gorgeous morning it was too! :O
I made a quick stop in town to pick up my buddy so I’d have some extra hands, then it was one to Spokane. We got there in plenty of time for all the puppies to get some wiggles out, go potty and get drinks. Then they went back in their crates with some food (early breakfast, so they had an early lunch) while I talked with their families.
We met the first group at 10:00 and sent home these pups.
Maverick now Aspen (this is Brea’s third Pinewood dog! She has Hero, a Cavalier and our Rosie’s (now retired) brother, Ivy a retired Cavalier mom and now this little cutie)
Holstein now Ollie (Holstein’s family has adopted two Pinewood pups from us before, a Cavapoo and a Poodle they adopted at the same time which they named Lewis & Clark!)
Guernsey now Elise (Elsie’s mom should’ve gotten the “long distance” award as she and her daughter drove all the way from Colorado to pick up their little pup!)
Jersey now Lexie
Hershey now Nico
And Angus now Jackson
The next group started at 11:30. And there was a fun surprise in store!
Dove (now Hazel)’s two new little human “sisters” did not know why they had come on this trip with mom and dad. Before we started the meeting and I gave the surprise away by talking about “puppies”, their mom brought them over to the truck where we told them to peek under the blanket. What a sweet reaction they had finding out they were getting a puppy! It was such a special moment to be a part of. <3
Ryder (name to be decided)
Roper now Loki
Longhorn now Oscar
Godiva now Honey
After puppies were all passed around and they had time to potty, they were loaded up for their trips home. Then it was time for the two human puppy deliverers to get some lunch. We drove through Panera Bread for some yummy food and when the lady at the window saw Reba sitting on my console she offered her a pup cup!
It was Reba’s first pup cup and she thoroughly enjoyed it! (I forgot to mention that when I let the dogs out early in the morning to potty (as I was loading the truck), Miss Reba went out the back door, climbed the fence and met me at the truck. She knew I was going somewhere and wasn’t about to be left behind! So I let her come along.)
I dropped my friend and Rodeo back off in town at her car. It will be fun to be able to see him grow up since he’ll be fairly close by! <3
The drive home also proved to be beautiful!