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Today's installment... *grin* ... and more coming... saved the best for last... *grin* T.

Such is the world in rescue... I'm just a foster carer, so I don't get to make the rules... These little guys' mother was surrendered pregnant because the owner had neglected to take precautions ... *sigh*... and when you see this sort of thing happen so often, you just want to be 100% sure you are never going to see your rescues' babies coming into rescue themselves... T.

That's Sargeant Pepper... he's the biggest of the lot, and a real snugglebum... ear scratch and more duly given on your behalf... *grin* Same puppy actually... lol! And he's Sargeant Pepper... Funny how most people are gravitating towards him... he does take a lovely photo, yes? Most people who've seen the photos are gravitating towards Sargeant Pepper and Maxi (black and tan girl)... I'm thinking it's because they both stand out so much from the rest... lol! At the moment I'm really leaning towards Jude, the boy with the mostly black face and wide set eyes... he follows me everywhere and loves to just sit next to me and chill... he loves snuggles, and will smooch his little head right into your neck to get as close to you as he can. Maxi (black and tan) is one of the cheeky ones... she's always the last to be caught and put into their pen of an evening... usually after a good game of chasies all over the yard... lol! I'm still trying to learn what name goes with which pup... I didn't get to name them, so it's interesting trying to work out from the notes who is actually who... errr! Boys are... Sargeant Pepper - big boy with wide white stripe on face and big white chest Jude - mostly black face, wide set eyes Rigby - white socks, dark nose Rocky - white chin Girls are... Maxi - black/tan Yoko - all tan, pink collar Sadie - white nose and stripe Maggie - all tan, longer white socks Ely (Elanor) - white socks with spots, white chest All named from Beatles songs... *sigh* T.

Thanks Kirislin... not as great as your photos, but they will definitely do, yes? T. Please dont say that, mine are always just candid grabs. Yours are gorgeous and I found myself wishing I could get shots like them, I find it hard to get down low these days. I love the screens full of puppy that you have. Mine are all catch as catch can too... it's not all that easy getting photos of 9 active puppies who swarm you every time you get anywhere near them. I tend to sit down and wait until they start to get bored of climbing on or chewing me, then start snapping at anything I can get... lol! ... and getting back up from down there ain't as easy as it used to be for me either... *grin* They've just turned 8 weeks old now, so should be getting advertised soon... I'm tipping that most of them should be gone by the time they are 12 weeks old... they are lovely pups who are going to grow up to be lovely dogs. The person who took in their pregnant mum and raised them before sending them to us has done an amazing job with them... they are the healthiest and most socially adept litter I've ever had the pleasure of fostering. I've checked all the boy's little testicles, and they are there, so desexing should be easy enough in a week or two... T.

Thanks Kirislin... not as great as your photos, but they will definitely do, yes? T.

Trying not to have favourites, but the guy with lots of black on his face thinks I'm his fave person... *grin* If I sit down, he's right next to me or under me... and if I'm walking, he's on a natural heel beside me... too cute! T.

Coolest little time wasters ever... T.

Today's photos... ... as you can see in the last photo, Pickles isn't all that enthused with hordes of puppies... lol! T.

Yesterday's photos... T.

Hehe! She was anything but... lol! T.

My Rotties were... Woosie Blossom Rastus Shadow Punkin Dexter Connor Mutts... Rebel (Goldie/BC -looked like a wire haired BC) Zeddy (Rotti/Pittie) Trouble (Lab/Dingo) Pickles (Camp Dog - makes Heinz 57 look purebred) Harper (Staffy/Dane) I've named hundreds of rescue pups and dogs over the years too... errr! Best lot were... Tarquin Theodore Nathaniel Fable Scout T.

The goats obviously don't eat the birds... and must not be messing up their habitat to the extent that it's an issue... Looks like they may have to cull the goats by shooting on a regular basis... like they do with the roos in Canberra when they get to plague proportions. We messed up the balance by encraoching on habitats and introducing certain species, so we might just have to work a bit harder to keep numbers under control. What gets me is widespread baiting of pest species usually works up and down the food chain - with unintended collateral damage to those animals that we are trying to save form so called pests... *sigh* There will be no easy answer or quick and dirty solution I'm afraid... T.

A couple of them have those hazel/green eyes... I'm tipping they were bluey coloured a few weeks ago when they were really little. And perse, you'd love the black/tan girl... she's soft natured and not clingy... *grin* T.

Massive heart hugs to you DDD... having had to say goodbye to my heart dog some years ago, I can feel your pain... *sob* T.

Ummm... not so much with them... apart from giving them more toys to destroy instead of digging more holes in my yard... lol! I felt bad after my last post, so edited a few photos for their adoring fans... *grin* Enjoy! T.

Well... I've been slack and haven't gone through the photos yet... but will tomorrow, OK? T.

Oh DDD... my heart breaks for you... dear little Red Man will always be in your heart... remember him with smiles for all of the wonderful times you had... Fly with the angels Danny... you've earned your rest now little man. T.

Well... the first time I've slept past 7am for the longest time... and I had the backyard alarm clocks going off at 9am... loud enough to wake me, and my room is at the front of the house! Crawled out of bed, let Harper out for potty, then brought her back in and sorted the noisy nine... chicken mince, Pedigree puppy tinnned, and Bonnie Puppy kibble... all fat and fed, and playing happily in the yard now... all poops picked up too... I took photos again yesterday afternoon, and will post up here once I've been through them... T.

westiemum... http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/267227-new-foster-babies-9-x-dingocattle/ T.

They are so gorgeous it makes yer eyes leak... T.

Oooh! He looks very Tibetan Spaniel to me... wait until Mita sees him! For night time, can you set up a crate in your bedroom where he can see you on the bed? Pop him in it, then go to sleep - turn off the light etc... he should settle pretty quickly if he can see you sleeping. As for the pacing and not settling... what if you take some downtime too? Sit on the couch and watch TV or read a book, and let him settle next to you or by your feet. He might get the idea that it's time to rest then. If you have to leave him, maybe a meaty bone or Kong stuffed with something he likes may take his mind off being alone for a while? Mita will have more breed specific advice (if he's a Tibbie)... T.

It's not easy getting photos of 9 attention seeking pups on your own... lol! Every time I go in the yard I have puppies all around my feet and jumping up at me... I have to wait for them to get bored with me and start doing their own thing, but as soon as I move, I'm swarmed again... aarrgghh! All fed dinner now and safely ensconced in their pen in the granny flat for the night. They are very clean out in the yard - they poo at the edges or in the corners - loving it! T.

Well, I just did an undercarriage check... we have 4 boys and 5 girls... lol! 3 of the boys are the 3 biggest pups overall, so shouldn't be hard to tell which they are... T.

They've travelled all the way from Tennant Creek... mum was the cattle and was surrendered pregnant to a person up there who does rescue, so they were born in rescue and given a good start as far as health and socialisation goes. Kudos to the person from Tennant Creek for doing a really great job with them too... they are lovely and precocious, and very well mannered - well... as far as a 7 week old puppy can be anyways... lol! It feels good to have a pack of puppies about again... even with the amount of poo they can make... *grin* They are all going to be stunning dogs when they grow up methinks. The tan ones in this litter look a lot like this fellow when he was a puppy... T.

So far they are just like any other crossbred puppies... although a couple of the smaller ones have got a bit of attitude, but that's probably because they get jumped on by a couple of the larger ones and need to hold their own... *grin* I haven't even tried to see how many of each sex we have, or taken note of who is who... gotta make me a list with markings and the like... The boy with the white stripe is named Sargeant Pepper, and the black and tan girl is named Max/Maxi... or so I've been told... still have to get the rest of the names yet... all named after Beatles songs apparently. T.