Meanwhile we're all waiting, waiting for Princess' pups to arrive. The gestation period for a dog is nine weeks/63 days. So if I calculate back to when she escaped - I remember the exact date - 9th July, she is due anytime this week !
Stanley, our fundi carpenter completed the floors, added a small edge at the door to prevent the new-born pups from falling out and added a door stopper so that the door remains slightly ajar.
The maternity ward in readiness for the arrival of Princess' pups sometime this week
From this angle you can see the small plank border on the floor and the door stopper (lighter wood) in the top third of the photo
Meanwhile Princess is clinging more and more to Michael, our day askari and whining every time she sees me! Poor little pup, who's going to have pups of her own!
Princess hangs around me if I go into the garden to photograh birds
Mmm, mum, this water is delicious!
So all that remains now is for the pups to arrive. I have our huge flashlight fully charged, gloves at the ready and instructions for Zechariah, night askari to call me if anything begins during the night!
Here's wishing you all a wonderful week ahead.
poor young thing. hope all goes well!
ReplyDeleteI do wish her all the best. I hope everything goes very smoothly for her. Let's hope, too, that there are only a couple of pups. Deb
ReplyDeleteSuch excitement --waiting for the big birth.... I hope everything goes okay ---and that you will have a bunch of puppies running around soon... Keep us posted.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
You are just going to love looking after those puppies. Hope Princess manages okay. She is lucky to have her own maternity ward.
ReplyDeletecant wait to see the puppies. back in 1972, we did the same thing for our dog shadow, made the dog house ready for her to have them. she had all 11 of them UNDER the dog house, she dug a hole, dropped them one at a time in the yard and carried them UNDER the dog house....
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have it all ready. Wonder what the pups will look like. And what will you do with them?
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! I hope all goes well for Princess and her pups.. I am looking forward to see her babies.. Have a happy day!
ReplyDeleteYou are certainly prepared!
ReplyDeleteI hope all goes well and she and the pups are happy and healthy.
ReplyDeleteThe future mother looks well, and the maternity room too ! Hope everything goes well ! Now we should bet how many puppies she will have ! I guess 4 !
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for pictures!!!!
ReplyDeletehughugs