| lksdolls | 10-29-2007 06:00 AM |
The girls are doing great. Mystery is the biggest and she sure throws her weight around if you know what I mean. She looks just like her mama Sassy. She seems like a moose next to Blu but actually she's just normal size. I'm guessing she is going to be around 5-6.5 pounds. Chyna is a doll, like a little teddy bear. I'm guessing she is going to be around 3.5-4.5 pounds. And Blu has wormed her way into our hearts after loosing her little sister Tinkerbell. It's one of those decisions I've agonized over for the last week as I do have a buyer for Blu and need the money but we have decided to keep Blu. She looks just like Star did at that age.
Only one person knows this story but have decided to share it anyway. The first part of this year, Sassy was being very nasty to Sissy and Feebie. So nasty that I feared that one of them was going to get seriously hurt. I felt I had to get rid of her but just couldn't bring myself to do so as she was Reggie's first born, she was born on my foot, and she is a really great, loving dog otherwise. While I pondered on what to do, Sassy was banned to the kitchen and she would not be allowed outside with Sissy and Feebie. I might add that everyone is getting along just fine now. We had a vacation planned for FL in June and of course, Sassy had been in heat before we left but I thought she was on the downside. Our granddaughter stayed at our home and took care of the dogs and she told us she saw Tucker crawl over the gate the day before we got home but didn't actually see him get Sassy. Sassy was caged at night and only left alone in the kitchen while someone was there.
All summer Sassy stayed in the kitchen. I thought she was getting fat because of the decreased inactivity and her age. I even went so far as to get special food for her weight. It wasn't until two weeks before the pups were born that I realized she wasn't just getting fat, she was pregnant. Then I faced a real dilemma, who was the father. The first one born got the name Mystery because of that. I knew I would have to wait until they got a little older to be able to tell who the father was. As they grew and started developing their colors, I was pretty sure they were Tuckers because of the white tipped toes and gold on their head. However, as I kept looking at them I wasn't sure they were Tucker's because of when they were born and other than the white tipped toes, they looked too much like Gizmo's pups and weren't as big as Tucker's kids were. Then it hit me, I remembered that Gizmo had got Sassy the day before we left but didn't think much about it because I thought she was at the end of her heat and my mind was preoccupied working and getting ready for our vacation. I had totally forgot about it. The gold on their heads and the white tipped toes is what threw me off because of the majority of Tucker's offspring had white tipped toes, including his first born, Sassy! I started looking more at Gizmo's pups, which have a different look than Tucker's. Sure enough, from Sassy's last two litters with Gizmo, Venus had that same gold on the back of her head and dark face, Dinky with the dark head and face, Peanut and her little brother Dusty both had that tiny button nose and wider set ears. The face shape, body size and ear set also confirms in my mind that they are Gizmo's and will be registered as his. Chyna looks just like Gizmo as a pup. And add Star from Gizmo and Reggie, who was also Sassy's mother, Blu is the spitting image of Star. So anyway, that's my story and I now have absolutely no doubt as to who the father is. | 