Showing posts with label Puppies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Puppies. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Astra
Astra is our new German Shepherd puppy! We still have Lizzy and Bull, and have 2 puppies of the 8 left to sell. A friend of ours had Astra but didn't want her anymore I guess, so we made him a deal. Marcos always had German Shepherds growing up and wanted one for us, but pure German Shepherds are VERY expensive. Since he was willing to make us a deal we took it!
I named her Astra. It was one of the first names that came to my mind, like it just fit her or something. I looked it up to make sure it was a name :) It is Latin for star, like Astrology, Asteroid, or the names Astrea and Astrid.
At first we were worried that she wouldn't get along with the others. She seemed very shy and scared (we still had 4 other puppies when we got her). Every morning she was sleeping by herself and the others were with Lizzy. I was afraid she would be lonely, or cold. She eats slowly too and seems smaller and thinner than the others; they eat so fast that she doesn't get a chance! But, slowly, every day she is getting more sociable. Now she plays with the other puppies and they are even sleeping together! And my absolute favorite thing that I just witnessed, the cutest thing ever - the two puppies left were nursing on Lizzy, and SO WAS ASTRA!
Is that not the cutest thing? What a sweet dog is Lizzy! I am so happy that they are all adjusted now and that Lizzy is such a good mother and has accepted her even as one of her own. And, after Lizzy got tired and didn't want to let them nurse anymore, I looked at Astra and her belly was swollen and full! She had nursed and nursed her fill of milk. I am so glad she is fitting in now and adjusting!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Lazy Sunday
The power was out all day today, from about 8:00 this morning until around 5:00 tonight. No fun....
Marcos had the bulls brought in today so tomorrow we will find out how much they weigh and what they're worth! Exciting day! We have 12 total, hopefully they will all get top price (which means they will weigh about 900 lbs).
Since I had nothing else to do today and 4 men from the mountains were at my house, I decided to plant a couple more flowers and weed. We extended the fence on the neighbor's side of the yard and planted the Dahlia there - it has grown so well and has a bud at the tip so I decided it was ready to plant. In the other fenced area we planted a red hibiscus plant, one that grows tall and bushy with small red flowers (not the large hibiscus type). Three of my potted roses have rooted for sure, and I have three more that are green but still not showing signs of life (no leaf buds). I have an orange hibiscus and a pink hibiscus, plus 4 more of the same red hibiscus! We only have 2 more spots in the two gardens, for the roses. We'll have to buy more screen/wire/posts to make another small one, and then figure out where to plant the bazillion hibiscus plants, ha :) Haven't taken pictures yet, but I will in the morning to post! Also, we still have 4 puppies left - once they are gone I will feel more comfortable planting without fences. Bull and Lizzy don't bother the flowers too much anymore.
In other news, we BOUGHT a puppy. Yes, that's right - we have 4 puppies we're trying to sell, and we bought one. Crazy. She is a German Shepherd, two months old. Marcos had 3 German Shepherd's growing up and always wanted one, but they are very expensive. His friend had bought this little puppy and Marcos made a deal with him to take her! She seems to be adjusting well to life here with the 6 other dogs....HA. She is very sweet and playful though. So, now we will have 3 dogs - the plan is, when she gets old enough to cross, we will have to give Bull back so that he doesn't impregnate her....and eventually we'll cross her with another German Shepherd. Then we'll end up with just her and Lizzy. I like that much better :) No puppy problems unless we WANT them!
Here are a couple of pictures of Leyla and her new toy. It is a stroller Bartola bought her for her birthday! She loves it and plays with it all morning long, pushing it back and forth in the yard. She calls it her "toy."
I love her oversized PJs shirt!
Marcos had the bulls brought in today so tomorrow we will find out how much they weigh and what they're worth! Exciting day! We have 12 total, hopefully they will all get top price (which means they will weigh about 900 lbs).
Since I had nothing else to do today and 4 men from the mountains were at my house, I decided to plant a couple more flowers and weed. We extended the fence on the neighbor's side of the yard and planted the Dahlia there - it has grown so well and has a bud at the tip so I decided it was ready to plant. In the other fenced area we planted a red hibiscus plant, one that grows tall and bushy with small red flowers (not the large hibiscus type). Three of my potted roses have rooted for sure, and I have three more that are green but still not showing signs of life (no leaf buds). I have an orange hibiscus and a pink hibiscus, plus 4 more of the same red hibiscus! We only have 2 more spots in the two gardens, for the roses. We'll have to buy more screen/wire/posts to make another small one, and then figure out where to plant the bazillion hibiscus plants, ha :) Haven't taken pictures yet, but I will in the morning to post! Also, we still have 4 puppies left - once they are gone I will feel more comfortable planting without fences. Bull and Lizzy don't bother the flowers too much anymore.
In other news, we BOUGHT a puppy. Yes, that's right - we have 4 puppies we're trying to sell, and we bought one. Crazy. She is a German Shepherd, two months old. Marcos had 3 German Shepherd's growing up and always wanted one, but they are very expensive. His friend had bought this little puppy and Marcos made a deal with him to take her! She seems to be adjusting well to life here with the 6 other dogs....HA. She is very sweet and playful though. So, now we will have 3 dogs - the plan is, when she gets old enough to cross, we will have to give Bull back so that he doesn't impregnate her....and eventually we'll cross her with another German Shepherd. Then we'll end up with just her and Lizzy. I like that much better :) No puppy problems unless we WANT them!
Here are a couple of pictures of Leyla and her new toy. It is a stroller Bartola bought her for her birthday! She loves it and plays with it all morning long, pushing it back and forth in the yard. She calls it her "toy."
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Leyla's Puppies
Leyla finally figured out how to hold the puppies. She used to grab them by their necks....
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Dogs, Dogs, and More Dogs!
Two Things:
1. I *hate* our rotweiller, Bull. I'm sorry but he is the dumbest dog ever. He's so huge too and strong, he can run and knock you over easily. It's so annoying! And, he's always messing up my flowers. So I came home from school today and checked on my new seeds that had sprouted and....GONE! grrrrr so mad.
2. Lizzy had puppies! I love Lizzy. She's a very sweet dog and a very good mother. (One thing I will say, both Lizzy and Bull have never hurt Leyla and are very good with her, which I appreciate). She had 8 puppies this time, 4 boys and 4 girls. They were born Tuesday morning, September 13, the very day we left for Ceiba! We saw the first (a girl) be born and then had to leave! It was a little stressful being on the road and calling wondering how she was doing and how many she had. Now, they are a week old and doing very well.
1. I *hate* our rotweiller, Bull. I'm sorry but he is the dumbest dog ever. He's so huge too and strong, he can run and knock you over easily. It's so annoying! And, he's always messing up my flowers. So I came home from school today and checked on my new seeds that had sprouted and....GONE! grrrrr so mad.
2. Lizzy had puppies! I love Lizzy. She's a very sweet dog and a very good mother. (One thing I will say, both Lizzy and Bull have never hurt Leyla and are very good with her, which I appreciate). She had 8 puppies this time, 4 boys and 4 girls. They were born Tuesday morning, September 13, the very day we left for Ceiba! We saw the first (a girl) be born and then had to leave! It was a little stressful being on the road and calling wondering how she was doing and how many she had. Now, they are a week old and doing very well.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Summer so far...
It's summer here in Honduras and it is HOT. Really, it's hot...probably in the 90s. It is tough trying not to suffocate. Usually it cools down at night or rains at least once a week - but not now! Nope! Don't count on any of that! Just blazing heat and sticky skin constantly.
First semester exams are coming up by the end of the week and I am feeling good about my classes. I have done really well sticking to my plans and feel on track for finishing the units (or the whole book) I need to finish by November. Most of my students are passing all the classes so far (without their exam grade totaled in) except a few of the younger students who just haven't adjusted to high school yet. Hopefully next semester things will turn around for them.
The puppies are getting so big and cute! I will take pictures as soon as I can - Marcos borrowed my camera so it will be a week before I can take any. The puppies are 4 weeks old now and all are walking around and come to the door when you open it, or come to the food bowl when you feed Lizzy. We've started giving them a little puppy food mush a couple times a day and they are eating it pretty well. They are all good and healthy and very playful :)
Leyla has learned some new words: she says "puh-puh" (purple) and "boo" (blue). She tilts her little head when you say "vamos!" saying, "C'mon!" She says "pee-pee" if I sit her on the toilet (although she won't pee IN the toilet) and she loooooves to dance to Father Abraham on her Bible Action Songs DVD. She says "mamamamama" when we read "Llama Llama Red Pajama" - her new favorite book. And sometimes I catch her playing hide-and-seek! She is really sweet too and gives everyone a hug and a kiss before saying goodnight :)
First semester exams are coming up by the end of the week and I am feeling good about my classes. I have done really well sticking to my plans and feel on track for finishing the units (or the whole book) I need to finish by November. Most of my students are passing all the classes so far (without their exam grade totaled in) except a few of the younger students who just haven't adjusted to high school yet. Hopefully next semester things will turn around for them.
The puppies are getting so big and cute! I will take pictures as soon as I can - Marcos borrowed my camera so it will be a week before I can take any. The puppies are 4 weeks old now and all are walking around and come to the door when you open it, or come to the food bowl when you feed Lizzy. We've started giving them a little puppy food mush a couple times a day and they are eating it pretty well. They are all good and healthy and very playful :)
Leyla has learned some new words: she says "puh-puh" (purple) and "boo" (blue). She tilts her little head when you say "vamos!" saying, "C'mon!" She says "pee-pee" if I sit her on the toilet (although she won't pee IN the toilet) and she loooooves to dance to Father Abraham on her Bible Action Songs DVD. She says "mamamamama" when we read "Llama Llama Red Pajama" - her new favorite book. And sometimes I catch her playing hide-and-seek! She is really sweet too and gives everyone a hug and a kiss before saying goodnight :)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Puppies Are Here!!
Lizzy had her puppies from 7:30 to 10:30 last night, March 7. This is her with the first 4 - 3 boys and a girl. She did a great job! I was worried with it being her first litter, but she did so good! She cleaned them all super quickly and cut their cords and ate the placentas. She was very attentive, too, if we took one away!
After she was done, we moved them closer to the house and out of the wind (it was actually cold that night!).
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Lizzy's Going to Have Puppies!
Our doberman, Lizzy, is pregnant! We think she is due sometime this week. It's a little ridiculous cause we didn't realize she was pregnant until like 2 weeks ago...but I'm so excited! I've never had puppies in the house! I hope that everything goes okay and her instincts kick in and that she has lots and they all survive! It will be so much fun, and Leyla will love it - although she may kill the puppies, haha.
