Happy New Year!

We have yet another litter here to begin the year!

I wasn't totally sure when this one was coming.  Turns out it was just 3 days after Candy!

Like Candy, Annie wouldn't let me leave her alone.  She whined and panted and stirred around for hours.  I was about to call her bluff.

And then, just like that (actually it wasn't just like that, it took about 3 hours), her first puppy arrived.  But then there were no more for an hour and a half.  So I panicked and called the vet.

That usually does the trick...just calling and telling them something is bad wrong to where they are ready if we want to bring her in, puts the dogs in active labor. Not 5 minutes later two more puppies came!

Basically, the whole thing took all day.  But we are thankful as once again, all were born alive and healthy!

This litter has some light ones in the bunch.

So our New Year's Eve was filled with lots of puppies to snuggle (not Annie's though, she didn't want to be bothered).

But Candy is totally fine with any attention she or her puppies get now.

And here's the rascal responsible for all of this...doing what he does best.  It has been a stressful week for him.