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Baby Wipes

10/25/2020

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It's difficult staying awake to monitor the feedings every 90 minutes - 2 hours. Miss Dior licks the pups to help eliminate them but she also needs a little help because she gets the job "sort of" done ;) Lots of baby wipes for getting milk off faces, too, while they are nursing. So here's my sleep deprived 2 AM tribute to Baby Wipes and KC and the Sunshine Band!
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puppies and blessings

10/19/2020

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On October 18, 2020, (a Sunday, of course!) Miss Dior free whelped 5 beautiful puppies .... 4 boys and 1 girl. Miss Dior was restless the day before, yet her temp had not dropped as much as we thought. That one degree dip was all she needed though, and she began 2nd stages of labor in the middle of the night. In fact, she wanted to sleep in bed with me and not be in the whelping box, so her first pup was on its way while she was by my side. Pugs. Go figure. It did require a trip to the emergency vet as the first pup's big head was stuck, but all survived and she was able to free whelp and avoid a c-section. Mother and pups are doing well and our amazing mentor in Iowa, a neonatal pug expert, has helped us tremendously with advise and wonderful techniques (like 3 tablespoons dark beer twice a day for Miss Dior to produce milk, and guidance when to tube feed to help prevent deyhdration.) In fact, amazing pug breeders from across the country offer advise and tips. Pug breeders (the good ones!) care so much about this breed and the success of other breeders. Very special people worthy of this ancient, noble breed. We did need to make a batch of Myra's formula to help with some tube feeding in the beginning as they were not able to nurse while in the er vet, and Miss Dior is quite enjoying the Green Beef Tripe, raw Goat's Milk, and other delicacies (in addition to the beer lol!). The oxygen concentrator and incubator has once again proven to be an invaluable investment as well as the OccoBaby mucus aspirators and other helpful devices. It will be a long ride for the next few weeks, as it is with all pug litters, keeping these blessed and beautiful creatures alive but well worth the loss of sleep and constant attention. (Yes, it is necessary to oversee all nursings every 90 minutes, and help with elimination, in addition to ENS, weighing, and other important protocol.) We are very excited about this litter. Porthos and Miss Dior are the sweetest pugs you will ever meet .... beautiful inside and out. 

Many prayers were answered for this litter and we Praise God for hearing these prayers and creating such beautiful puppies. Thank you Lord, Jesus!
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Wardrobe malfunction

10/15/2020

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Well that was a first! At the dog show in Lebanon, TN last weekend Marie Claire and I were just getting ready to go around the ring and suddenly my skirt fell down. All the way to the ground! I pulled it up in milliseconds and I honestly don't think anyone saw. But, thankfully, I was wearing black tights if anyone did see anything. Soooooooo, that totally necessitated another installment of "Miniature Mutt Musical" .... things you hear and see at a dog show! Here is #3, the latest installment, and then #2 and #1 below that.
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    • About Us >
      • Testimonials & Updates >
        • Health Screening >
          • Health Guarantee
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          • Pickwick Champions >
            • CH Pickwick's Peachtree Hill Country Mighty Macintosh, TKN
            • CH Peachtree's Kirkcudbright Kayleigh, CGC, RIN, RI, TKN
            • CH Pickwick's Child, That Hemline's Out of Sight TKN
            • CH Pickwick's Show the World How to Smile
            • CH Wright's Triumphant Tiger Eye at Pickwick
            • GCH Hill Country's I'll Bee Your Shining Star
          • In the Rings Now (Conformation, Rally, Freestyle, Tricks) >
            • Diabolbric’s Start Me Up (Jagger)
            • Pickwick's Worship The Ground I Walk On
            • Pickwick's Where Heaven Kisses Earth
            • Pickwick's Follow the Star
            • Pickwick's While the Leaves Play the Music
            • Pickwick's Thrill on Blueberry Hill
            • Zobear's American Idol
            • Pickwick's Watching the Stars Align
            • Princess Buttercup's Forever is Now
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            • Sebastian, BGR, CGC, RN, RA, TKN
            • Charlie Chaplin >
              • Randolph (Charmin's and Toyland's Lord Randolph of Pickwick)
            • All-American Rescue Jerry (lab/chow/GS mix)
            • All-American Rescue Lexi
          • Gone but not forgotten . . . >
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        • Winter/Spring 2022-23 >
          • Southern Belle Litter
        • Future Possible Litters 2023-2027 >
          • Jane Austen Litter
          • Mamma Leone's Litter
          • Galaxy Litter
          • Bridgerton Litter
          • Duchenne Litter
          • 5th Element Litter
    • Puppy Culture Protocol - What Has Your Puppy Been Up To These Past 12 Weeks?
    • Puppy Blog >
      • Puppy Parties
      • Scenes from Puppy Nursery
      • Temperament Evaluation Form
      • Conformation Evaluation Form
    • Past Pickwick Pugs Litters >
      • Begin the Beguine Litter
      • Thrill Litter
      • Lemaître Litter >
        • Stewart All Eyes Look at Me
        • Coco (Pickwick's Cold Champagne in the Afternoon)
        • Winston (Pickwick's Cosmic Constellation in the Stars)
        • Rocket Girl (Pickwick's You Can Call Me Rocket Girl)
        • Stella Artois (Pickwick's Watching the Stars Align)
      • Stars Fell on Alabama >
        • It's a Barnum and Bailey World
        • Pickwick's Show the World How to Smile
        • Casanova in Disguise
        • Even the Moon is in on My Scheme
        • Unforgettable in Every Way
      • Diamond Litter >
        • Pickwick's Doris Diamond Breakfasts at Tiffany's
      • Emerald Litter
      • Christmas Star Litter
      • New Year's Eve Litter
      • Adirondack Litter
      • Flying Kilts Litter
      • Coffee House Litter
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        • Conformation Puppy Boot Camp
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      • Prayers >
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          • Puppy's Life Day-by-Day
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      • Why buy from a responsible preservation Breeder?
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