Down
South Westies Monthly Newsletter
What's
New This January!
February
4, 2004
If
you haven’t checked out our website lately, we have new pictures of our
dogs as well as info about Westie books for you and the kids!
Featuring
Ellie’s Pups!
They will go to their new homes on Friday, February 6.
Miss
Ellie did a fine job in delivering these 5 pups!
In This Issue:
1.
Abby’s New Pups!
2.
Westie Books On Website!
1. Abby’s New Pups!
Abby
had five beautiful and healthy pups early in the morning hours of Tuesday,
January 20.
I
(Thomas) spent the night with her on a pallet as she neared delivery.
It was about 2 AM when I called Linda on the radio and she came out
to perform the delivery. You
see, the only way I can help is to stay up all night and call Linda, my
very special “Doggie Midwife”. She
does say I am a good “assistant”, but I just think she is being nice! She spends many hours with them and I do what I can.
By 7 AM, she had delivered all those healthy pups.
They are strong and are nursing eagerly.
We weighed them at birth and then daily to keep up with their
weight gain. They are all
gaining weight and seem to be perfect.
Anyhow, that’s what the vet said!
And mom, Abby, is also!
All
of Abby’s pups are already booked.
They go to MS, MD, LA, and FL.
The
problem with having so many males is that those of you who are awaiting
females have been bumped further down the list.
We
always enjoy getting to know new families that adopt one of our pups.
We will meet new families on Friday coming as they come to pick up
Ellie’s pups. We have
enjoyed communicating with them and plan to continue as they send us
photos of the pups in the years to come.
Remember, I have a new page on my website where you can send a
photo of your pup or adult Westie (whether it came from Down South Westies
or not) and I will post it for 30 days.
(www.downsouthwesties.com/friends.htm)
We
have closed circuit TV and we can watch Abby and the pups from our bedroom
TV. Abby is careful to keep
their stomachs full. They
nurse a lot! Linda
supplements their feedings and that takes about an hour each time and she
does that 4 times a day. Add
that up and you get 4 hours just in supplement feeding plus all else that
she does in caring for the whole gang.
She is a great MOM!
We
are anticipating four more litters in the spring and summer.
2.
Westie Books On Website!
Be
sure to check out our new “Westie Books” page.
You will find good reading about your Westie as well as some books
for the kids from Amazon.com. Enjoy!
Some
Favorite Links:
Just For Kids!