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Day 9 — Weighing In

MUNI is continuing to grow at a satisfyingly fast rate. Yay! In addition to looking at her chubby, wriggling body and healthy, shiny coat, Geoffrey weighs her every morning to make sure our subjective observations match objective measures. MUNI’s day … Continue reading

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Day 8 — MUNI is Measuring Up

I’m knocking on wood as I write this. We don’t have a life-threatening crisis in the pack at the moment. Knock, knock! Zenith and MUNI have been comfortable spending the day together in the whelping box. Zenith will come out … Continue reading

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Day 7 — [Over] Protective Parents Focusing on MUNI

I would be a terribly overprotective parent. Any child of mine would not be allowed to cross the street unescorted until they turned 18. So, you can imagine how carefully I am watching MUNI since we learned of her brother’s … Continue reading

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Day 6 — Metro Died

We received a call from the hospital about 11 last night. The doctor told us that Metro had died. We feel the loss. This is the first puppy we have had die in our three litters. We know that the … Continue reading

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Day 6 — An Emergency Metro Update

Metro Has Aspirated Milk at the Hospital… They tube fed him and gave him the bottle which he sucked on some. They put him back in his cage and the next time they checked him,  at about 4 pm, they … Continue reading

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