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The second splurk moment of the thread... keep them coming ladies... *grin* What if the little fella picks YOU for his forever home PS? T.

So far it's looking like Daisy's bubbas are going to be larger dogs than Blossoms bubbas - even though Blossom is a bigger dog than Daisy... go figure? All of the bubbas are going to be good looking dogs too from the looks of them... T.

Are we about to see a foster failure with Dweeb PS?? He sounds way too "special" to be rehomed to a stranger... lol! T.

Black boy - 900g Black and white boy - 700g Aren't they all gorgeous??? T.

Lighter brindle boy - 800g Blue and white girl - 600g Blue and white boy - 800g 2 more pics to come...

Now for Blossom's babies... eyes are open, but not focusing at all yet - will be 2 weeks old tomorrow (Sunday) Blue fawn brindle girl - 900g Dark brindle boy - 900g Brindle girl - 750g More coming...

Black girl - 1kg Black and white boy with thin head stripe - 1.4kg Small black boy - 850g More coming... Blossom's babies...

All bubbas are simply gorgeous... I had a really good time today cuddling with them all... *grin* I got photos, but stupid Photobucket is having a brain fart and won't let me upload them to make it easier to post here, so I'm gonna have to upload 2 or 3 per post the old fashioned way, OK? So here are the first 3 of Daisy Boo's babies - will be 3 weeks old on Monday. Eyes fully open, and they are alert and mobile little munchkins... Black and white boy with black spot on neck - 1.5 kg Big black boy - 1.25 kg Black and white boy with wider head stripe - 1.5 kg More coming...

Sometimes the bitch actually knows something about the refused pup that you don't... Does the bitch have other pups that she is happily feeding? If so, maybe nature might need to take it's course with the refused pup. T.

Fostering is a great way to see if your dog will be readily receptive to having a companion around... and who knows, you may find yourself a new forever friend at the same time. I agree with persephone - any new addition to your fur-family should really be for yourself first, and your other dog's companion second... T.

That it is Daisy... *grin* ... and we have some lovely sunshine so far... Daisy Boo's babies are nearly 3 weeks old now, so I'm anticipating they will be naughty and trying to waddle about everywhere - a couple of them were already starting that behaviour last weekend... errr! Blossom's babies will be 2 weeks old tomorrow, so I'm hoping for some pretty puppy eyes on them today. Oh - and the runty white and blue girl is gaining in weight - she is still lighter than the rest, but very mobile and feeding well by the looks of it. Does anyone envy us having 14 Staffy cross pups that will be fully mobile and almost self sufficient in a few weeks... aarrgghh! T.

... and you reckon I get some seriously cute pups to foster... Dimples and Dweeb are stunning!!!! I am so jealous of you getting all those shmooshy face cuddles. T.

The "money shot" is the cute head tilt... like the little fellow in the first pic I posted above. You have no idea how many calls we got for him... *grin* T.

The trick to taking nice puppy photos is a long lens... and time and patience. What you need to do is to have puppy outside in nice sunshine, playing happily while you sit and wait for them to leave you alone. Once they go off to do their own thing, train the camera on them and start snapping. Take LOTS of photos - most will be crap, and you will delete them, but you are also more likely to get a few really nice ones too. T.

I've got it on my calendar... *grin* T.

Pics like the following will get you plenty of interest... Pics like this one are cute to us... but might put off the general public... *grin* T.

Found it... http://www.petrescue.com.au/view/174755 He is cute - but some less dark pics may bring more enquiries. T.

My 3 are all different too - except when they want something... then they are all clingy... lol! I haven't been to the bathroom without a chaperone since I left home and got my first "only mine" dog... and after 25 years of it, it seems strange when I go to someone else's house and don't have a toilet buddy... *grin* Zeddy is definitely Mummy's girl - she likes to be wherever I am. Trouble is a crazy Labrador - she will come and demand pats on a regular basis, or be off checking if anything has changed in the back yard since she was out there 30 mins ago. This can alternate with leading Pickles or my fosters in a merry game of zoomies. Pickles is hot and cold - sometimes she wants to be as close to me as she can, and other times she couldn't care less if I even exist. T.

I remember all those months of care and assistance you had to put in with Rocky Katdogs... and I also know how close it got to looking hopeless before she started to show signs of recovery. And the saddest part of Rocky's traumatic experience was that she had hardly eaten much of the stuff at all because she obviously didn't like it... scary! Ever since seeing what happened with Rocky, I've been so careful to only feed my animals Australian made food - even if it's the cheaper stuff (Bonnie) - they love it, and it's not been irradiated. T.

Love your suggestion Sway - even a shirt or the like with "in training, please don't approach unless invited" would be a start. T.

Awww... I love the silly coat - it gives him more character... lol! T.

I like the 3rd photo... shows his cheeky side... *grin* Maybe some daytime outside photos might make a difference in his interest? T.

I have no doubt that once mumma dog has settled some, she will be thoroughly vet checked to make sure she is in the best condition she can be... Does mumma have a name Ams? T.

It's a little hard to know which rescue has put a name on dogs (or cats) at Hawkesbury. It would be awesome if it was indicated which rescue was taking any particular animal... like we can see with Renbury's list. Come to think of it, it would be nice to see the same with Blacktown poundies too... or any pound that has a page in the Urgent forums here. Is this info too hard to source from the pounds? IMHO, Renbury have it well sorted - they even update their own webpages with the info so everyone can see it... an awesome effort from all involved there. There is rarely any doubt over which animal has options by which group. T.

I will definitely get pics of all of the babies every Saturday, OK? I promise! We should have eyes on Blossom's babies next weekend... *grin* And Daisy Boo's babies were trying to get up on all fours last weekend, so we may have some walkers there next weekend too... T.