Puppies!!!

Last night Belle had her puppies!- 2 boys and 2 girls. I came home from work and Pat and I were getting ready to go to dinner and a movie (and it was my turn to pick the movie!) but Belle started giving birth.

All 5 dogs are wonderful. Belle is made to be a mom; she is the most protective, attentive mother I have ever witnessed. If the puppies make any slight noise she's right there to make sure everything is alright. She literally stays right there in the cage with them constantly and if she has to go to the bathroom she will poke her head out of the cage and look around to make sure the coast is clear, then dart to the bathroom, go, then run straight back. Belle is making it quite difficult for us to hold any of the puppies. If we take any of them from the cage she freaks out.

We are having so much fun with all the little puppies. Everyone made it through the night. This litter seems alot stronger than the last litter and all the puppies are closer in size and weight than the last. I'll post pictures as soon as possible!