And This Little Pig said Long Time

Warning some of the photos below are distressing!

Yes this is my first post for 2013, and to say it has not been a great start is an understatement :-(

It started at the end of 2012, with a lot of things going on family wise, I was extremely late for an Exchange, on the Friendly Stitchers group, but thanks to wonderful Owners/Mods Gillie & Mouse an a great exchange partner Lynda I completed the exchange very late, and received a beautiful ornament in return.

Haven't stitch one single stitch in 2013, not a one! Haven't blogged, haven't even had the chance or shamefully the desire to read blogs. Hardly taken a photo, and definitely no Cow Day Wednesday.

And I have left a give-away hanging.

Just this last week the desire has started to return, flipped around a few blogs, tried to catch up group emails, the fingers have started to itch, and thought must finalize the naming of the 'Baby' give-away.

Well on Wednesday my day, my week, my month went to hell in a hand basket.

Don't they look so innocent Podge, Baby, Quincy and Evie, like butter won't melt in their mouths.

Wednesday evening was like any other, home after work, the girls all out for a run, and thanks to daylight savings, a chance to mow before we got even more rain, (4 1/2 inches in the last 48 hours alone, river in flood at the moment).

Below is the result of what has been brewing for the last three months, again I will warn you not pretty, but everyone is fine or going to be.

I had stopped the mower to empty the catcher, wet grass and all, thank God, and things were very quiet, no one was at the side fence (Meah) watching me... silence... called... no-one came, called again. Then I ran...

This is what greeted me when I ran round to the gate, my poor Meah hobbling through the carport, and not a Long Dog in sight! Above at the Vets, my very wonderful Vets.

Meah stayed overnight, and was operated on Thursday morning, no broken bones, wounds cleaned and stitched, three drains turned out to be four drains, and here she is wearing a compression bandage, to stop the wound under her left front from sucking up air. Picked her up Thursday night. Above is Friday morning.

These next two are today after I took the compression bandage off, oh and four drains became five, found this shoulder one under the bandage.

My Meah is very sore and sorry for herself, I don't blame the Long Dogs, this has been brewing between Meah and Quincy for a couple of months and I left them with no direct supervision for too long, and knowing Meah she started it with a snap or a growl as she ran pass Quincy, that is just her feisty, so when it started Evie more than likely joined in, and while Meah can hold her own against one Long Dog, she can't against two or three, I don't think Podge joined in, but at this point all I can say for sure is that the Baby wasn't involved.. It is pack nature... wolves or dogs this is the order of things, Quincy wants to move up to top dog, and Meah is in her way. Needless to say they will never be allowed all together again... alone... ever!

So the next couple of weeks are going to be very hectic, Meah has her drains out on Monday, her stitches out next Saturday, my Em gets married Saturday as well, she is the closes thing I have to a daughter, the weekend after that I get to help prepare a team of dairy goats to take Sydney Royal Easter Show (major state fair) Then I get to take them to the Show, for five days without Mum, so......

Sometime after Easter I will wind up the Baby Naming Giveaway... yes she does have a name.

Oh and I've hurt my knee.

See you next time... hopefully soon... Libbie in Oz

And This Little Pig said Then There Was One & A Giveaway of Sorts

Yes all my puppies are gone to their new homes, except our little girl. The boys ended up with the following names... Stanley, Frank, Max, Rosco, Cooper and Cruz. For the life of me I cannot come up with a name for her, Puppy and Baby which is what she is being called at the moment.

So I need help, inspiration in naming my little angel, but first some photos to help with your suggestions.

On her new bean bag bed that we made for her today, yes she helped by lying on the foot pedal of my Pfaff

 Are these not the best puppy dog eyes... ever

 I'm Awake

 Going

 Gone

 

Discarding her new toy for an old one of the big girls

 

What? I can play with what I want.

So competition/giveaway, leave a suggestion for her name, and the winning entry will be drawn by the wonderful Meah, will receive the following, a 12" cushion cover with a Dachshund, not the one below, a little dark, will go through my fabric stash and come up with something bright. The winning entry drawn will not necessarily be her name, but really am in desperate need for inspiration.

Will draw in the New Year, 1st or 2nd. So spread the word, don't need to be a follower.... just HELP!!!

Hey DJ, missed you all in the blogging world.

See you next time... LiBBiE in Oz :@

And This Little Pig said Pups & An Exchange

Evie is such a laid back mum.

All of the Magnificent 7 pictured. Can you find them all?

 My black and cream boy, just like his big sister Podge. 

 Podge taking a look over the side of the whelping 

box. My God 6 boys!

 Podge checking out the brothers & sister, under the watchful eye of Evie.

 Two black & creams together.

Friendly Stitchers Fall Exchange this is what I sent to Mary in France.

 

And the beautiful exchange I received from Mary, 

which sits proudly on top of  my bookcase.

Well, I'll try and post tomorrow, but Sue and I are off to see Ben Affleck's new film "Argo", can't wait.

See you next time... LiBBiE in Oz :@

And This Little Pig said Puppies Day 2 & 3 & 5

Yes I am behind, in just about everything, 

the pups are now 9 days, there eyes are 

starting to split and will be starting to open

in the next couple of days. 

Photo above, two days old.

 Mum! Please! People are watching!

 Two days old. 

 Our girl is a little cheeky :@

 Three days old, and all snuggled in together.

It's spring here in Oz, and we are going from high 30's C back down to near 0.

Five days, and yes she is still poking her tongue out.

Meah finally getting a chance to check out the new 

house members, she waited for Evie to go 

out to the little girls room.

I think she believes that if she stares at them long enough...

  

...they will go away :@

So tomorrow will have... wait for it... more puppy photos, and photos of an exchange, received and sent.

See you next time... LiBBiE in Oz

And This Little Pig said New Puppies!

Yes we have been keeping a secret, but first Mary this is the reason your exchange was not posted today.

Seven Little Bundles of Joy

 This was Evie last night, with her not happy face :(

 I left for work this morning at 8.30am, to quickly do a few things and go back home. I thought she was only in the early stages of labour, if that. As what always happens a few things came up to do, so I didn't get back  home until just before 11.30am to six puppies. SIX! 

 Tonight all lined up, it goes like this... Boy, Boy, Boy, Boy, Boy, Boy & Girl

Yes you did read that right 7 puppies - 6 boys and 1 girl! She is chocolate.

Anyway yes I have been worried, as Evie was so big this time, I really thought we were heading for a Caesarean, but she came through like a trooper. 

Meah is quite funny she gets all upset if the puppies whinge, Quincy is quite jealous, and Podge is very intrigued, she was really funny when I put the whelping box up in the kitchen last week, she walked straight in laid down and went to sleep, as if to say I know this, it's hard to believe that it has been 20 months since I have had litter of puppies.

Now you can all look forward to weeks and weeks of puppy photos :@ The other pups I have been babysitting get their 2nd needle tomorrow, and will leave a few days after that, well except for Ezri.

Mary your exchange will be in the post tomorrow, and yes your parcel arrived today, it is beautiful, thank you, and will put photos up tomorrow, between pup shots.

See you next time... LiBBiE in Oz

And This Little Pig said Meet... Lota Photos

 Ezri Dax & Flynn (as in Errol)

 This is Ezri, and I am in a lot of trouble, as I have totally fallen in love with this little terror.

For starters she is a mating that I told her breeder never to do, which is a dapple to dapple mating as sometimes it doesn't work, well both Ez and her brother are deaf. Ez really can't here a thing, her brother does have a low range of hearing. BUT...

And this is a big but, in Oz we are not allowed to register (pedigree) excess white puppies (this is where the deafness comes from), a small spot on the chest is alright, half the head, her throat, chest, belly and all four feet and legs, white tip on tail...Definite no no. Anyway doesn't stop her being a beautiful puppy, who is always looking for me.

Trouble... Yep... Trouble.

I'm telling you, I can see a white rabbit!

  Now this is Flynn, he is Ez's half brother, same dad, and he will be staying with me, to see how he grows.

He's old green eyes, not blue.

 Blue eyes, and a love of camera straps.

 Same for Flynn, can you see his dapple coloured belly, it goes up his chest to the base of his throat.

 Ezri practising her freeze shot

 Stop! Please no more photos.

 Sitting still for all of five seconds.

 Flynn is a little more content to sit around.

Can you say Mummy's Boy?

The good news, all seven, yes that's right I am babysitting seven at the moment, not five. Flynn, his three brothers and one sister, Ezri with her brother, they are about 10 days younger, have all had their needles on Wednesday, and so far no sick puppies. All happy, bouncy, eating and yapping. So fingers crossed, things continue to go alright.

See you next time, there might even be some stitching :@ LiBBiE in Oz

And This Little Pig said No Cow-Day BUT...

 DUCKLINGS!!!

 Hatched this morning.

 Not sure if the other six eggs will hatch.

Mum and Dad are called Max and Millie, they are white Call Ducks (bantam/small ducks).

Tomorrow there will be puppy photos.

See you next time... LiBBiE in Oz