You just wait until you see the vet bed that our Mistress has bought for Shadow as a special present for this litter. All I can say is, I hope they are all girls! She has a big piece of pink bedding with little paw prints on. I can see it is cute, but it\u2019s not the sort of bedding to bring stud dogs up on \u2013 not unless you want them getting in touch with their feminine side. Anyway, our Mistress has been through all the medical supplies to check if anything is needed and if anything is out of date. She has ordered a few bits and pieces like sterile cotton wool and forceps. It\u2019s the sort of stuff that isn\u2019t very exciting but best to have handy. She still has to prepare for if any puppy feeding is needed. There is a special formula she will make up and have ready in the freezer in case it is needed, but that is a job for the next couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was delighted to pass on the information to Aristotle that you can actually get dog umbrellas, at least if you live in the US. And they seem to work much as he was suggesting. Thank you to the lovely reader who wrote to tell us. Our Mistress has refused to try and import one for him so now he\u2019s asking if I\u2019ve got any pocket money left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our Mistress\u2019s fire making skills seem to be very rusty. She decided it was time to start lighting the wood burner but I\u2019m afraid her first attempt went out leaving us all complaining. She blamed the wood, but as it had been indoors for a while I think she might need to come up with a better excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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