Ok, so it's a bit of a corny title but there you go!
Well, I can't believe it. It's all nearly over! We are left with just one puppy in the house and even then, she's leaving tomorrow. It's been such a great experience raising the puppies. Hard work, I'll admit and the business side of things dealing with the people has been a bit stressful at times but definitely well worth it.
As you know, I've been taking photos of each puppy on the day that they leave. As I haven't gotten round to regularly posting on this blog, I'm posting them all at once but they've been steadily going in these past couple of weeks.
Tilly now named Mary Poppins!
Lola, now called Zula. Mary Poppins and Zula are currently living together with a lovely family till they meet up with the family's Mum where Zula will live with her in Scotland.
Milo is now called Bertie!
Clover, now called Bella.
Barney who is still has that name now!
All now with lovely people and homes! The great thing about it too is that some have been keeping in touch and sending update emails and photos. This has just been so great and hopefully, we'll even get to meet up again with some of them so Jenna can have a play with her ever growing puppies.
Speaking of Jenna and playing, this is what Jenna and Koura have been doing non stop all week. It's been such a joy to watch and I think has definitely been a big part of having just Koura with us so special.
I think these photos sum up perfectly the relationship that these two have developed. Koura is so much like Jenna in personality and is so chilled out but does have her little cheeky side. When I say that Peppa will probably be pleased of Kouras permanent departure tomorrow, I think you get what I mean. Despite Peppa's warning growls, Koura has shown that though not quite pouncing on her, has certainly enjoyed winding Peppa up from a distance! This was exactly what Jenna used to do as a puppy.
It's actually been quite odd having Koura here which by the way is now to be called Molly. It feels like I've been warped back in time to when Jenna was little. It's certainly going to be harder saying goodbye to her than the others but I know that she'll have a great home and that in the long run, three dogs just simply wouldn't be feasible.
So there we have it! By this time tomorrow, we will be without puppies but in need of a rest. A bit downhearted but contented. The experiences of raising a litter was certainly not without it's lows but the highs have definitely been all I was hoping for. And you know what, with the amazing help of my family, I don't think that we did a bad job at all!
Would I do it again? Probably not. But I can say that I've achieved one of my dreams that helped get me through my illness and loved it at the same time!
