So like  there is something going on that I really don’t like.  Um like my food bowl gets empty faster than it did a few weeks ago.  So I ask you what’s up with that?  I heard my Greg and Margret talking and they have decided that since Belle has um how do I say this a small weight problem that they are going to feed us the same amount that she gets so we don’t get a weight problem now that we’ve had our lady surgery.  I  don’t like that plan.

Bess is liking it even less. My Margret is starting to stand between my bowl and the Bouncy Pup because the she is starting to help herself to my supper when she finishes hers.  Um yeah no, that’s not happening!  Their dance was very entertaining tonight, I can’t wait to see what they do tomorrow night.
Bess told me that she is going to give our Margret sad eyes to make her feel bad so she’ll feed us more. So far that hasn’t been working. Although Bess does sad eyes really well, I asked her if she’ll teach me how to do that. My first lesson is tomorrow.

The only good thing about our new meal plan is that our friend Lexi’s Mom told my Margret about adding carrots to our kibble. They taste really good.   Silly Belle likes to take her carrots out of her food dish to save for dessert.

  She told me to try it that but I think I’ll give the sad eyes a try first!

~This is Bonnie “the not happy about less supper” pup signing off for the rest of the pups and kitties

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1. I have always had dogs in my life and usually multiples.  How I  interacted with the dogs from my childhood differed  from the interaction with the dogs when Greg and I  were raising our family and also differ from how we interact with our pups now.  The only thing that does not differ is the fact that they were all special, well loved and our past pups helped to mold me into the person that Bonnie, Belle and Bess know today.

2.  Over the years we have had rescue dogs, purebred dogs from reputable breeders, and puppies from neighborhood litters.  All had their own special challenges and joys.

3. We had three dogs who had puppies, one litter from a Baya, a dalmation that we rescued and yes we knew she was going to have puppies when we brought her home.   Then Scruffy our Westie and Nacheon our Sheltie each presented us with pups,  All the pups were mixed breeds and I was careful to find good homes for them.  My two favorite stories from that time I will never forget the look on a boy’s face, he must have been about 10 when they came to our house when I brought out his puppy and laid it in his arms.  He couldn’t believe it, he kept saying she’s mine?   Then when we kept one of Baya’s  dalmation lab pups  and my son couldn’t decide on her name.  I remember after several days of indecision he looked down at the cover of TV Guide saw a picture of the show Murphy Brown and said her name is Murphy.  Murphy it was!

4.  I grew up on a farm and there were always farm cats around.  We didn’t have our first inside cat until after I was married.   Being a dog person it took awhile for me to fully appreciated the independent nature of kitties. But thanks to the patient teachings of Pete Cat, Lucy Kitty and Linus Kitty I am now a certified Dog/Cat person!

5. Bess is the keeper of our the yard,  she runs out to the pup pen, searches the area, gives a “all is good”, or “hello bark” to which the neighboring dogs will respond.  We live on a farm so you can hear faint barking from quite a distance.

6. The day before we went to Indiana to pick up Bonnie and Belle I received a phone call from the breeder who told me that Bonnie at 9 weeks had pushed open the door and led Belle into a freshly painted room.  So although she was able to get most of the paint off Bonnie might have a few paint specks, she did,  and that should have alerted us to the independent tomboy that our Bonnie is.

7. Belle is our nurse. When we don’t feel good she is the main pup who will come cuddle and quietly stay close.  We appreciate that and it’s proven to be  good medicine.

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Today was a good day. It was so nice and warm out that we actually wanted to stay outside, and that hasn’t happened for a long time!

Bess was checking the fields, that’s her job to make sure everything is ok.

Sometimes she stands up to get a better look across the fields to the timber.

We were supervising Bess from our spots under the tree.

Later in the day, Bess was outside and wanted back in so Bonnie rang the gotta go chime or in this case the “Let Bess in” chime but our Margret ignored it so I had to take care of it.  I went in and laid my nose on my Margret’s arm and she got the message that Bonnie and I were serious and she stopped what she was doing and went to go get Bess.

My days are all like that,  I’m always busy supervising and taking care of my sisters, Linus, Lucy when she lets me and of course my Margret and my Greg.  I’m telling you it’s enough to wear this pup out.

~ This is *yawn* Belle “the taker care of everyone” pup for the rest of the pups and kitties.

So my Margret and I are still having slumber parties downstairs. Although we are now sleeping in the downstairs bedroom instead of on the living room sofa. I’ll be glad when my tummy owie is all better so me and my Margret can go back upstairs to sleep with my Greg and Belle and Bess.

The other night my Greg had to work really late so my Margret let Belle and Bess join our slumber party downstairs.  She couldn’t understand why none of us would go to the far side of the room to jump on our side of the bed.

I heard her tell our Greg tonight that she finally realized that none of us wanted to walk past the other puppy in the room.   She’s right, he won’t play with us at all. in fact he  acts like we aren’t there so me and my sisters have decided that we are just going to pretend that he isn’t there …except he is and we don’t want to walk past him, even to cuddle with our Margret.

~ This is Bonnie “the not wanting to get too close to the other puppy” signing off for the rest of the pups and kitties

Yesterday afternoon and evening was the best ever! My Greg is on call which means if something breaks down he has to go back to work and fix it. The night before yesterday he got 3 hours of sleep due to a call back and had to go back for another call back early yesterday morning and got home early in the afternoon.  So yesterday afternoon and evening we took a “just be” timeout.  My Margret says it’s important to take the time to “just be”.  It’s where we just take the time to do nothing, hang out and relax  in an effort she says to recharge our batteries.  I didn’t know we had batteries!

Yesterday was one of the coldest days we’ve had this winter so we were all snuggly with blankets.

For the first part of the afternoon Bonnie (yep that another new cone) and I left a place in between us for our Margret so she could snuggle with us.  Which she did 🙂

After a while Bonnie left and I had my Margret all to myself.  At one point she went to move and I put my paw gently on her leg to let her know I wasn’t done snuggling yet.      We sat that way almost all afternoon!

My Greg’s phone rang a couple of times later in the evening but it wasn’t his work so he got to stay home with us.

I like this “Just Be” stuff it’s nice taking a break from keeping track of my sisters and Linus, they can be a handful you know.  As well as taking care of my Margret and my Greg. I love them  but sometimes they have to be reminded to slow down.  Yep, we’re going to have to do this “Just Be” stuff more often.

~ This is Belle, the just be liking pup signing off for the rest of the pups and kitties

So like yesterday I was so happy to see my Margret come home from work. I was laying on the couch and didn’t hear her come in, she called my name and I couldn’t get to her fast enough, She told me that my welcome home was the best thing that had happened to her all day.

It’s amazing how fast things change…

A couple of things then happened at the same time, she saw my tummy and my Greg said, “yeah we need to talk about that.”  He went on to tell her how when he came home I welcomed him at the door without that silly cone.  I’m not telling how my cone came off,  (I made my sisters pinky um paw swear they wouldn’t tell.) My Greg is smart I didn’t even have to tell him that I had been licking my tummy.  My Margret said “we’re almost back to square one. Oh Bonnie Girl.” in a sad voice.

She put some of that powder stuff on my red yucky looking owie, which is fine because I know that means cheese.  It takes her so long to go get my cheese I have to help her along by bumping the back of her legs with my silly cone as we head to the kitchen , hmm maybe that thing is good for something after all.

So now I don’t get to go out to the pup porch and pen with my sisters except for a real quick potty break. I tried to tell them Melissa the vet tech said I could go out and play with them, but they told me that Melissa didn’t know that I would be taking off my cone and they have the final word not Melissa even though she is really nice.

*SIGH*   ~this is Bonnie “the almost back to square one pup” for the rest of the pups and kitties.

From Margret: The medicine is working and her tummy looks better this morning.  We’ll be keeping a close eye on it to see if we need to go back to the vet.  I’m echoing Bonnie’s sigh.