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Friday, September 19, 2014

Blue African Skies...

...and an update on Princess and her Magnificent Seven!

The pups are doing well; Princess has ample milk and although she only has six teats and there are seven pups, they seem to eat in sessions of threes and fours. 

On Wednesday afternoon the vet arrived and was pleased to see how healthy Princess was and the perfect little of pups. The whole of the first day this new young mother spent feeding and cleaning her babies. 
 The local vet  

While Michael showed Princess and the pups to the vet, Madu, the Guest House gardener arrived along with Albert, head of the askaris.
 The vet, Albert, Michael and Madu admire the new family

On Thursday morning, as I went out with Princess' bowl of warm milk and chicken flavored biscuits, Zechariah told me that she'd been banging on the door of the hut. I opened it and she dashed out. Stopping short, she turned around and checked into the hut where the pups were all fast asleep and then she made a frantic dash towards the back of the house. She was finally able to answer an urgent call of nature!
Princess and her precious litter. See the little pup lying on its back?
Isn' t it too precious for words? 

Princess nurses her seven beautiful pups 

Just across the road from our house, Dr Williamson, discoverer of diamonds in Mwadui 60 years ago, presides over the town square with an overcast sky above him. 


Dr Williamson under a dull sky this week

I'm linking my post to Skywatch Friday which you can access by clicking here

Have a wonderful weekend everybody!  
 


13 comments:

  1. so glad princess is a good mom! sounds like she's concerned enough about her pups to only go out when necessary. bless her!

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  2. They truly are precious. So good to see Princess doing well. I hope she does get many breaks from 'motherhood' as all new moms need that. :)Hugs, Deb

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  3. The puppies are adorable. You will have a lot of fun, checking on them and watching them grow.

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  4. Princess is doing a great job with her pups. They are all adorable.. Thanks for sharing, have a happy weekend!

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  5. I'm glad that she is such a good mum. The pups are so cute.

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  6. Aww! I agree with the comments above! The puppies are sooo cute!

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  7. Keep the updates coming. Can you tell what breed the father was from the way the pups look? Any of the pups spoken for yet?

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  8. Princess looks much more perkier!

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  9. Feeding 7 puppies must be quite a work for Princess. It seems she has become a star now ! Can't wait to see them growing and running around !

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  10. I can't stop smiling. make that grinning.. they are all so precious. i love snuggling them when they get big enough and smelling their puppy breath... the one alone is really precious, those tiny little feet.

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  11. What a sweet mom is your Princess. Sweet babies, too.

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  12. Cute,wonderfull puppies , princess look a good mother.
    Greeting from Belgium.

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