Bulldog Christmas

The kids (Harley, Tank, Mugsy & Taz) had a great Christmas. They all got a new toy that was promptly ripped to shreds by the end of the day. I thought I'd gotten something fairly durable but they proved me wrong. It was fun tearing it to pieces though and I just picked up the pieces and threw them away. Once a year I suppose they can have that kind of fun. I watch them carefully to make sure nothing is swallowed or hurts them. We had a quiet day and didn't do much but sleep and keep a low profile. I thought about all our puppies in their new homes. I wondered if their first Christmas' were happy ones. Some of them went to homes where they were the only babies and some were traveling with their families for the holidays. Pets make our lives so much fuller and give us unconditional love and acceptance.

Harley is getting back to normal and her fur is coming in so soft and shiny. After having a litter of puppies she loses hair and looks kind of ratty for a bit. She's such a beautiful dog and her disposition is calm and loving. She's been sleeping with me at night again and loves that. She finds her "spot" and sleeps there all night. She doesn't move during the night. Mugsy is the same way but Tank and Taz are up and down all night long and wake us up a lot. Needless to say Mugs and Harley get that privilege more often than Tank and Taz. Taz has so much puppy in her and still bounds onto the bed like a bull in a china shop. She actually bounces when she hops up on things. I wonder if having babies will calm her and it will be interesting to see what happens.

She's due to go into heat soon so we'll see what happens. Mugsy is in heat now but we are waiting out this cycle for her. She's got a bum knee that is bothering her and the vet said she twisted it somehow playing and she needs a good long rest from anything so she can heal. I'm wondering if we'll breed again at all. She's my soft little cuddle baby and never got her AKC paperwork. Her babies aren't able to be registered but are so precious that it doesn't even matter. Lola and Eloise were two precious little girls. We miss them every day. Mugsy would just lay with them and cuddle them under her arm and they would sleep all snuggled up to her. That's the way puppies should begin their lives. Loved by their mother and protected by her. Mugsy was a wonderful mama and so was Harley. We've been so blessed with exceptional dogs. Even our vet has told us that.

Time to get ready for church. We've got family coming from out of state to visit with us for a few days so this should be a lot of fun. Our son and his new wife are here for the first time from Utah. It feels so strange without babies though.

Adele