The Hazards of Wishing

There is an old saying, “be careful what you wish for because you may get it”. That’s me right now. I was sad that I do not have any puppies right now and so I have 2 dogs that have come into heat! We noticed Kitty Cat’s condition the other day and were planning on watching for signs that she was ready to breed. Within 24 hours she was “presenting” herself to old Reggie who is a female! I guess when you are in the mood you let the closest dog know. I called my son and had him bring Ozzie over. Ozzie was here with Kitty for all of 5 minutes when we had a successful mating. (I just checked on them and they are at it again. They need a little private time.)

Now my Yorkie Raina is in heat. Why do I always find out by a stain on my jeans? Gus is our male Yorkie and he lives with my son and daughter-in-law. He will be arriving tomorrow so that he and Raina can get acquainted again. She has not seen him since he was a puppy. I guess Raina is going to be a “cougar”. She is almost 3 and Gus is just coming up on his first birthday. This is a big deal for Gus because it will prove him as a stud.

We obtained a male and a female Maltese a couple of weeks ago. We call them Moose and Squirrel. I confess that we are all Rocky and Bullwinkle fans. Squirrel is now looking like she may be coming into heat. If she does we are going to let them mate. I will go from not having puppies to potentially having 3 litters in 58 to 63 days. I will have to come back to my blog to remind myself that I was missing the puppies.

Empty Nesting

I miss every puppy when they leave, but I think I miss Bob the most because I am without puppies for the first time since August. I guess I did ask for this. I had told my daughter-in-law that I needed a break, but I have changed my mind. Kitty Cat is showing signs of being in heat, but it’s the early stages. The poor dog is going to have to put up with being swabbed daily for a little while. Ozzie must be in the mood to make puppies too. He has been practicing on Gus and Gus does not appreciate it in the least.

Bob is a very lucky little guy. He got a new family of dog lovers. It seems like all of the puppies got their own little girls this time. I do enjoy the pictures I get of my babies after they leave me. I know then that I have launched a little dog off to a good life.

Reggie's adventure in rodent control

It seems to be feast or famine with my blogging. Right after I published the puppy news, I remembered Reggie’s adventure the other day. Reggie is an aging beagle-dachshund mix. Food is the only motivator in her life. Well maybe some scratching is appreciated too.

The other day I was trying to nap. Raina was bothering me and I had finally gotten her to settle down. Then there was a strange noise. It was the crackling of plastic and Reggie making her “mooing” sound. When I got up Reggie had a mousetrap glue board stuck to her face, both front feet and a rear foot. All for a little dab of peanut butter! I thought we had removed the last of the glue boards. I have no idea where she found it.

I removed the glue board and cleaned Reggie off as best I could. I couldn’t think of anything non-toxic, so I risked a little nail polish remover. Fortunately Reggie didn’t suffer any ill effects from the polish remover. Later my son suggested vegetable oil which worked very well. Reggie managed to get the rest of the glue off, but did it by walking it off in every room in the house! After waiting a few days so that the dirt would show me where the glue was, I started cleaning with vegetable oil. It was a big hit with the dogs! They followed me and licked the floor where ever I had cleaned it. Wookie wanted to get the freshest oil so she was right with me. I had to push her head out of the way to clean. Now I just have to scrub the floors to clean up the oil the dogs missed. I wonder how I can get them to clean the bathtub?

I got a picture today!

I love to hear from people who have gotten a puppy from us. Today I got a picture of Bailey. She was one of our August Shih Tzus. I called her Dorothy. I like her permanent name better. She is just beautiful and obviously well loved. I can’t ask any more for one of my babies. Thank you to Christina for the picture.


It always seems that we have one puppy in a litter that is around for a while. This time it’s Bob. He is adorable. He plays with the older dogs and takes their rough playing in his stride and comes back for more. Bob also loves the dead leaves the other dogs bring in from the outside. He carries them proudly like a treasure. I just wish he was big enough to reach a wastebasket to dispose of them himself. I guess that’s my job.


I am of two minds about Bob leaving. It would be nice to know he has a good home, but I would be without puppies for the first time since August. I have become accustomed to all of those tasks I perform to take care of them. It might leave a hole in my day. I have been whispering to Raina and Kitty Cat that they need to come into heat soon so that I will have more puppies. I am missing that stage where trying to walk among them is like wearing puppy slippers, except that the slippers are licking my feet!