Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 30 and update 31/32

"If you have the feeling

that something is wrong

don't be afraid to speak up."

Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu

January 30th, 2017

 "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution"

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I'll be away for a bit today.

Hope to post puppy photos later.

 I grew up in the 1940's

and was taught and grew up believing

that America was a country for all.

All beliefs, races, etc., were to be respected

and America was a great country

because it was a
"melting pot.

Remember,

The majority of Americans

did not vote for Trump.

He became president because

of the electoral collage.

 I believe the majority of Americans

are very afraid and appalled

at Trump's and the Republicans actions.

I too am afraid.

What will happen?

Is America a free country?
Will Americans speak up
for change
and see that our
constitution is followed?

Or is this the beginning
of the end
of America as I knew it?

Should I be afraid

 because I have expressed my opinion here?

 Yes, I am afraid

but I will speak up.

I'm going to knit myself

a pinkpussyhat.

And wear it!

And speak up!

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Update Day 31

Libby had a bit of a reaction
to the vaccination.
She is still a bit lethargic.
However, she ate
and still played some.
The vet said she should
be recovered by 11pm.

Banner seems to have not
had a reaction.

We are tired.
Going to bed early.
An hour early I hope.

Hope Libby is feeling
back to normal
in the morning.

nite, nite

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Update February 1st
Morning...
Banner is barking.
I took him out.
He is in his play pen.
Barking.
His breakfast is cooking.
If I go back where he can see me he
will stop barking.
He is quiet now.
I'll go back when he is not barking.
Libby will be down soon
and they will play.
Quietly.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 29

What?

The puppies were sleeping

but lifted their heads

to check out

the iPad camera.

Banner and Libby

Here they are sleeping

after walks

and playing on the deck.

They play hard and need their rest.

It is so nice

to have a safe place

for the puppies to be in the house.

They have learned to move

the fence around

so we don't leave them alone.

On the 30th they go to the vets

for the next in the

series of vaccinations.

Today we have been working

on having the puppies

stop barking in the house.

We want them to learn to stop

barking when we tell them to stop.

So far, so good.

Barking is ok.

I just want them to stop

when they are told to stop.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 28

Today was a busy day.

Kristine trimmed the puppies nails

this morning.

I held Banner on my lap.

(he lay on his back)

while Kristine cut his nails.

This is not his favorite position

but after he relaxed

Kristine cut his nails.

Kristine held Libby in her lap

and trimmed her nails!

We took walks with the puppies

on paths through the woods.

The puppies also

got to run around on the deck.

They are tired out now

and sleeping after their dinner.

Tired puppies are good puppies.

No photos of stuff we did today.

I'll post some that I

may not have posted before.

This photo is a little blurry

but I like it better

than the other one I posted. 

Libby still likes to chew on metal.

Different?

I think we will need to get

some metal crates.

They could probably chew their way

out of the plastic ones

if left alone?

We are working with the puppies

on simple commands

like sit, down, over, and clear.

I have Banner sit at the slider

until I open the door

and I go outside on the deck first.

Then when he looks at me

I tell him "Clear"

and he can then come out

on the deck with me.

We do the same thing when

coming back inside.

I don't want to have to worry

about tripping over my dog

in a rush to get through a door.

He is getting much better

at the stay part.

It is hard for him to stay

when he wants to run to see his sister.

There are a lot of fun commands

to teach them,

I want to get Banner a doggie bed

that I can carry around

and put down in places.

Then Banner's job

will be to stay in the bed

when I tell him to.

My Dobes used to do that.

Sure made it easier to visit my

family with my dog

since she would stay on her bed

instead of running around.

I would put the bed in an out of the

way place where she could

see what was going on.

I'm looking forward to when

Banner will sit and stay. 

Then we can play

Hide and Seek!

I'll leave him on a Stay.

I'll hide...then call him

and he will

have to come find me.

He'll get a food treat.

Fun!

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 27

Kristine took this photo

of the puppies.

I think they are both

chewing on a toy?

Banner and Libby

Or they are trying

to chew their way into the crate?

Sleeping?

They were very active this morning

and slept most of the 

rest of the day.

Libby is a bigger eater

than Banner

and she usually finishes

all her food

and wants more.

She gets more.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 26

Banner, all tired out

after a walk in the snow.

It is also warm near the wood stove.

Libby and Banner had been out
on the icy
snow covered deck
having a wonderful time.

They discovered that if they stopped
running they would slide!

One of them did it by accident
and then they did it on purpose.

Wish we could have taken photos.


Libby and Banner

work on getting a bone out of

a toy that has kibble in it.

We have to be their mother

and tell them when

to calm down

if their play gets too rough.

They usually

call a halt themselves

when one of them

squeaks ouch!

They back off, pause, then

resume their play.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 26

Busy day...

I need to go play with Banner now

so this is a short post...

but I did get some

photos today...

I was surprised that there

was a little new snow

this morning.

And I was surprised the snow

lasted all day.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 24/25

Picture two corgi puppies

racing around.

See all the puppy prints!

The puppies are large enough that
they can't fit through the railings.
Yay!

The puppies would run around.

Then it would snow

and cover up the prints.

Then they would run around again.

Kristine tried to get some

good photos of

the puppies in the snow

but that didn't happen.

They did also get their

nails trimmed yesterday.

We have spent most of the

snow days

drying off puppies.

They do love the snow!

Libby

Kristine did manage to get

a photo of Libby in the snow.

It may snow again tomorrow?

I hope so.

Chicken update:

The two elderly hens

are still doing well.

They don't like the snow so much.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 23

Libby getting toweled dry
after a trip out to potty.

Rain and slushy almost snow

today and the only

thing new

was we introduced

the puppies

to a battery operated

nail trimmer.
We did one nail.

It must have sounded different

than the one they

were used to

because they didn't even

want the liver treats.

Oh well...

Perhaps a slower

introduction with lots of treats?

Or a regular nail trimmer

might be the thing to do.

Everything seems to take

longer because of

the weather.

Still I am glad of the rain!

Nite, nite Banner.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 22

Wow!

It's been three weeks

of puppy.

Today I was home alone

with Libby and Banner

for the morning.

Lunch will be served soon.

They had play time together

before lunch

Banner finished lunch
and is looking
at me asking to go outside,

Libby is still eating lunch.
She is going to be a big girl.

These poor puppies

have been

trapped inside most days 

because of the weather.

I'm very glad to have the

rain and snow

but our plans for the puppies

have not happened.

Kristine thinks that Libby

has grown enough

that she won't fit through

the deck railings.

Hope so.

But so far they are still

on a leash when 

we take them out to potty.

Seems we spend lots of the day

toweling dry

wet, wiggling, squirmy puppies.

Maybe they think

it's a game?

In the Summer,

a dry forest full of dry crunchy

leaves is going to be

a new experience

for them.

Not the wet soggy leaves

they see now.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 21

Banner is next to me

chewing on a toy bone

while I type this post.

I put kibbles in the pink toy

for him to find.

He was chewing little pieces

out of the bone toy

so I had to take it away.

I'll have to get him a stronger

bone toy.

Libby is next to Kristine

and was trying to

take an after dinner nap

until I woke her up

when I crept up quietly

to get this photo.

I would like to thank you

for the comments.

I'm sorry that I have not

been able to find time

to reply to them.

Rainy day again today.

More rain and maybe snow

forecast until at least Tuesday.

Poor puppies are getting

used to having to have their

potty time in the rain.

Time to get ready for another

trip outside with Banner

so he can potty 

before bed.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 20

The first storm has arrived.

The monster in the coat

holding the wiggling puppy is me.

Banner getting ready to go out in the rain.

Libby is relaxed

waiting patiently for Banner

to go out to potty.

Libby

Then Banner can play with her

until dinner is served.

I need to go warm up their dinner.

If I have time I will

add to this post.

But at least I have

this much finished.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 18/19

oops!

Yesterday I ran out of time

(so no blog post)

and Kristine said

I should just give up on

writing about the puppies.

Banner
I have to watch him with the red soft chew toy
because he pulls off threads
and I don't want him to eat them.

Because it is getting boring!

Yes, I suppose it is

but I do want some kind of

record about what

went on

even if it is boring.

Yesterday, Kristine had to run

errands and I was

left alone with the puppies.

Libby
She is trying out the crate door
as a potential chew toy.
That's a no no.

I really don't know how

someone could raise two puppies

all by their self.

Just taking them in and out of

the house one at a time

to potty is a lot to do

and keep track of

who did what.

Well, I survived

but no blog post yesterday.

And today is not a whole

lot better time wise.

Time for me to go warm

up the puppies dinner.

Hope Kristine can get

some photos.

Yep, she did.

As you can tell.

My iPad is a 2nd generation

and won't update to ios 10.

The storage is full.

I think I will be forced to

get a new iPad.

Not so bad.

😊

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 17

Banner and Libby

have play time together

before meals.

Banner asleep after dinner.

They were together

for between

an hour and an hour and a half

each time.

Libby loves her keys.

The rest of the time

they were with their person,

near their person and

playing with their toys,

or asleep.

Banner and I took a

short walk in the woods.

It is still a bit too wet out there

to enjoy with the puppy.

Muddy and slippery.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 16

Today the puppies were tired

and caught up on sleep.

Puppies their age

can sleep 18 to 20 hours a day.

At least that is what I have read.

Libby

They were so sleepy

they didn't finish up their food

until dinner time.

Libby ate all her dinner

but Banner left some of his.

They are asleep again.

Hopefully, tomorrow the forest
will dry out a bit.
And we can take the puppies
out for walks.

And photos!

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 15

This morning the rain

had turned to ice.

The puppies

didn't seem to mind

the icy deck.

Later it warmed up

a bit and the puppies

could run around.

Banner

Banner was running around on the deck
when he suddenly decided
to take a rest.

So cute!

He moved his front foot

back when Kristine

took the photo.

But he didn't get up.

You can see he has a bit
of the leash in his mouth.
Sometimes he leads me
and sometimes I lead.
Eventually, I will be the leader.
But tug of war is fun.
And he needs to wim too.

They are still on leash

to make sure they

don't escape

through the railings.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgi Puppies - Day 14

Today Banner figured out how

to make his soft

chew toy squeak

Surprise!

Banner and  chew toy.

Libby does love her dinner.

She took her food dish

into her crate.

Placed it on edge

and proceeded to lick

it clean

while stretched out in

comfort on pillows.

I made her more food.

Honest, Libby has her head in the dish,

The puppies are walking

well on leash.

Banner still likes to carry

a bit of the leash sometimes.

I took Banner for a short walk

under the trees.

Don't think I will do that

again until it dries out a bit.

The leaves are slippery wet.

Not real safe out there.

Very glad we have the fenced deck.

The puppies are growing

so fast that it won't

be long before they will not

be able to fit between

the railings.

They will be able to run around

on the deck without a leash.

That will be a sight

and a lot of fun for them.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 13

Today the puppies caught up

on their sleep

and slept

most of the morning.

They have playtime together

before breakfast,

Sometimes also before

lunch and dinner.

This depends on how

sleepy they are.

The puppies spend more time
with their person
than they do with each other.

Today Libby ate all her food.

So, I fixed her a larger portion.

Banner still had a bit of food

left that Libby finished.

Banner and Libby
sleeping together this week.

Libby was sleeping this evening

while Banner and I sat

together and watched

a bit of Hatari.

Banner really liked the baby elephants

and watched them

intently with ears pricked straight up.

He liked the monkeys too.

My iPad has maxed out

its storage

and I can't take photos.

Arrrgh!

I'll have to move or delete

some photos or videos.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Cardigan Corgi Puppies - Day 12

This was a busy day - We are all tired.

The weather is very wet

and stormy.

Poor pups!

No outside play.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Cardigan Corgi Puppies - Day 11

News:

Tomorrow the puppies

go to the veterinarian

to get one of their puppy shots.

The visit the other day

was a wellness check.

Weather:

The storm is still here

and was really scary last night.

High wind and the sound of

trees and branches

cracking and falling.

None of us want to

go outside.

Banner and I use a large

umbrella.

I hold it for him.

I don't think he likes the rain.

Libby doesn't seem to mind

getting wet.

She doesn't like the umbrella.

Food:

Tonight the puppies finished all the food in their pans.

I made more and offered it

until they stopped eating.

Tomorrow I will start with larger measurements

of kibble and ground meat

to make sure they have sufficient to eat

without me mixing up extra.

The puppies are growing so fast!

Libby after dinner.

Banner before dinner.

Today Kristine and I played

a come and sit

game with the puppies.

She would call them

and when they came running

she would tell them sit and give

them a treat when they sat.

Then I would call them

and when they came running

to me I would tell them

sit and give them a treat.

And I played

which hand has the treat.

Smart puppies!

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Puppies - Day 10

Sorry, ran out of time....

to type much...

Banner

Libby

Libby was up at 2:30am and out to potty.

Then she slept until 7:30.

Banner was up at 5:30am.

Then slept until 7:30.

They just ate a late breakfast.

I'm going to be setting

the alarm for 7:00am

from now on.

So, I can be sure of feeding them

at 8:00am.

Banner and Libby
had a fun
play time
today.

Off to bed
10:16pm

~:>
Smiles