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My Mutt Pups Are as Valuable to Me as Any High Falluting Purebred Dog I have never before owned a female dog that had pups. My family has had Louis Vuitton USA female dogs but they were spayed. Our adopted female was supposed to be spayed - we even have the paperwork saying so - but she obviously wasn't. Just about the time my husband and I and our male dog Albert, who isn't neutered, got Burberry Outlet Store accustomed to having another pooch on the premises, Juliet got pregnant and nine weeks later (voila!) she had a 'batch' (nine!) of puppies. This has been quite an experience, a good one. I work from home, so I can ride herd on adult dogs and pups. The pups won't be ready for adoption for several weeks. I know when the time comes I'm probably going to be a lot sadder than their mother, who Louis Vuitton Outlet Online is skinny (despite eating like a field hand) and worn out and whose teets look like they've been scalded. They're huge and bruised and painful to look at. Ouch! I was present for the much anticipated births. The vet had previously x-rayed Juliet and said to expect five, maybe six, possibly seven pups. I thought there were more, despite the x-ray and the vet's prediction. I regularly felt her bulging pregnant belly. There were pups everywhere! When labor started, I sat in the whelping box (my granddaughter's swimming pool) with Juliet, who is two years old (we think) and who may or may not have had a litter before. She's from Cincinnati, a city girl, and was abandoned by her previous owner. The ASPCA took her in. She is now living in small-town rural Ohio. I jokingly refer to myself as a canine midwife, although I'm sure Juliet would have done fine without my assistance. I helped her deliver the pups and enjoyed every minute of it. It was fascinating. The pups were born in a caul (sac), and she tugged it off. I sometimes helped. She chewed off the umbilical cords, but with some of the pups she didn't do this right away, so I kept re-introducing her to the pup that was still attached and put the cord in her mouth so she would finish off the job. She did. Prior to the birth, I watched numerous birthing videos online and read everything I could get my hands on so I was as prepared as a novice dog midwife could be. I knew what to do if there were a problem. Thankfully, there wasn't. My daughter was my assistant. She sat outside of the whelping bed and wrote down the order of birth, whether the pup was breech (about half were) or born head first, their color, size, and Louis Vuitton Outlet Store sex. We were quite methodical. Juliet turned into a banshee after she had the pups, which I Louis Vuitton Hadnbags knew louis vuitton outlet (from reading about it) she would do, but I have to admit that her menacing growls when I approached were so ferocious that they scared me. I finally got up my nerve and said sternly, "Juliet, prada designers bag I am not going to bother or hurt your pups. Stop acting that way." Well, she didn't stop growling but I think she realized that I wasn't afraid of her (I was.) I gradually resumed the alpha role in the relationship. Juliet stayed in her Old Yeller-with-rabies-mean-ass-mother role for about a week and then she started to mellow. It is very true: Do not mess with a mama dog or her pups. You'll lose some fingers in the process. Five weeks in and we have nine healthy, beautiful pups. They are fat and sassy. I kept track of when their eyes opened, after which they started walking, and when they got teeth. Someone asked me why I was doing this, and I said because I wanted to. My son, who was visiting, said that canada goose coat I couldn't possibly identify all the pups. I said that not only was it possible but, yes, I knew the order of birth and who was who, and I proceeded to name them: Beau, Capone, Henry, Khaleesi, Sukie, Cagni, Sevven, Octavia and Nina. Just call me Michelle Duggar. She can name all 19 of her children in rapid succession and their names all begin with J, which I think would be terribly confusing but apparently not for Michelle. A mother knows who is who. My friend, who has been involved with the Louis Vuitton Shoes Outlet Humane Society for years and is an expert when it comes to dogs, gave me the highest compliment. She said that one would think that I was taking care of a highly select breed of pup, and each Louis Vuitton Outlet Online pup was worth thousands of dollars, which is certainly an incentive to keep them alive and well. My pups are mutts and not worth anything monetarily speaking, but they're mine and I love the little scoundrels. I wanted all nine of them to survive and thrive, even though I was warned that we might lose one or two. I made an all-out effort to see that they all lived. It worked. The friend said that you never know how a human is going to react to a litter of puppies that is in their charge. For some, it's just too much work or a nuisance. It's stinky business for sure. For me, it's been a pleasure and an experience that I will always cherish. The smelly dog poop is a small price to pay for the pleasure of seeing these nine little urchins come into the world and blossom.