The Crampling Milestones- Bet

Howdy Ho everybodies! I wanted to give you an update on the oodles of milestones that the Cramplings achieved this week and honestly its been a bit frazzling around here, what with my Auntie duties and all.  I'm still running back and forth between whelping pens trying to make sure the Cramplings aren't escaping and stealing things (an endearing little thing they've inherited from their mom), and putting up with Boo's temper tantrums, and babysitting the Boo Whos for her while she juggles work-life issues.

The Cramplings had a few major milestones this past week (or so... can't keep track).

First milestone was the first real food stuffs... and things!  The Musher smooshed up some of that tasty Eagle Pack Natural Pet Food (the official sponsor of North Wapiti and tasty treat for yours truly) with some warm water and plopped a big plate of it in the pool.  Needless to say, the Cramplings gave it 4 paws up in tastiness, and it even makes a wonderful poultice on the fur for that shiny healthy Pretty Curly Tail glow.

mmmm, tasty and good for us!

Hey look!  Not only is it tasty but it feels good squishing between my toes!

Of course, the good momma Tramp had to come in and do the dishes after the Cramplings had eaten their fill.  She's a neat freak.  Sometimes it gets annoying because she'll tell me that I have a hair sticking out somewhere and pull it, but IT'S STILL ATTACHED TO ME!

Sigh, a mother's work is never done

The next milestone was the first out of the pool!  The Musher was going to have a contest, but Darth Hellmann's... I mean Vader beat her to it and flung himself out of the pool to go nab a spot on the cloud.

You are unwise to lower your defenses against my cuteness

The final milestone was the Cramplings went on a field trip to the outside pen!  The Musher spent hours sanitizing, cleaning, making it all pretty, then moved the Cam outside so everyone could watch them frolic and play and get to see the outdoors for the very first time.... and they ran straight into the dog house and stayed there because outdoors is very loud and scary.  I would post a picture of it... but all you would see is a dog house and that's not very... fun.

The Cramplings are spending more and more time on the cloud and its up to me to make sure they stay out of trouble.  For example, I caught Trooper trying on some of my fabulous ensembles and modeling them in the mirror.  Um... I don't think so.

Here I am explaining that my ensembles are totally off limits, and so are my snacks that I hide between the couch cushions, and while we're at it, don't be scoping out my waffles.

Boop!

 I apologize for my horrible manicure.  I just haven't had any time to soak and exfoliate, let alone paint my nails a fabulous color.

- Bet

Puppy Shower Party Thing (and stuff) - Bet

Howdy Ho everybodies,

I bet it comes as no surprise that the diaper cake thingy was a complete disaster.  Luckily it just melted all over the rather expensive baking dish thingy that had been in the family since who knows when and is now being used as a decorative thing in the trash.

Once again, that pesky language barrier thing got in the way, and instead of BAKING a diaper cake, you are suppose to take diapers and pile them up to LOOK like a cake... which is confusing.  I really wish the interwebs would explain things a bit more.

Speaking of explaining things a bit more, I was completely horrified when I started reading all about the role of a mid-wife.  I thought that was something else I was expected to do.  The Musher kindly explained that Tramp would do all of the work and I probably wouldn't even know the puppies were being born, and what a relief that was!!!  There were words in the mid-wife thing that were downright scary!  Stuffs about breaking water (I never knew water could be broken, I'll have to try that sometime when the hose is out), and then something about a oogie plug thing... urp.  Here's a hint:  don't read stuffs about birthing things when you're eating.

So... back to this shower party thing that I'm suppose to throw for Tramp.  Apparently its not even really a party, but more like a "get stuff for the mom for when the puppies arrive" kind of thing.  Hmmm... this means I have to come up with a useful gift.  I really don't have that much stuffs... and things.  Just my fashionable ensembles, my collar, and some money I've saved up.  Plus, what sort of useful thing could Tramp use (except a muzzle) for when the puppies arrived?

I dug around and found her something in the Musher's closet

Ok, its not very useful, but its pretty!  Plus later on the pups can use it to teeth, since its made out of really nice and tasty leather stuffs.

The MOST useful stuffs I made while everyone was out doing mushing stuffs... and things!  I'm very proud of my handiwork because I used only renewable resources... renewable as in stuffs I found laying around the house.

The biggie big thing about this whole whelping (which is the same word as giving birth) thing is the cushy whelping box where the puppies are born.  Its suppose to be soft and comfy and safe for the puppies, but allows momma Tramp to get up and out to do her things and stuffs without the puppies trying to follow her.

In the past, the Musher has used something like this:

Ugh, seriously???  A kiddie pool???  That doesn't look comfy, soft, and safe!!!!!  It's so plain!  It's so boring!!!!!  It's so non-fashionable!!!

That will not do, so my gift to Tramp and the soon to arrive Cramplings was a new custom-built, state of the art, fashionable and cushy whelping box!

Now that's what I call a classy whelping box!!!!  I glued M&Ms to the outside, cut out a bit of the Musher's bed to put in there, and made the mobile with cotton balls and cheese I painted black for the baa baa sheepie things faces!

SHHH!!!  Don't tell Tramp about it yet, its a surprise.  Also don't tell the Musher about the square in her bed... she'll figure that out tonight I'm sure.

- Bet