I do not know how long it will be before I will be able to speak of my Essie girl without crying. Perhaps never. I would like to climb in a hole and never come out but thankfully I have 12 babies (and 4 kids!) who need me to remain present and functional. I have chosen to bury myself in them this week.
Yesterday Courtney (wonderful young lady who is an amazing handler that lives just up the road from me) offered to come over and help me with the babies. We did 12 baths and took them outside and attempted 5 week pics. Each pup does not have the same number of shots simply due to who would cooperate! Courtney did a beautiful job of trying to get 12 wiggly lumpkins to stand still and look like show dogs! There are some gorky shots with hunched up backs and what not but hey -- the are 5 weeks!
At any rate -- the afternoon was beautiful and the smell of clean puppies on the lawn was great.
Notice that I am not in any shots? I still look like hell -- swollen eyes and a chapped spot on my cheek from wiping kleenex. Sigh.
My babies go home in just over 2 weeks .... While I have thoughts of keeping them all .... I wont. :)
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Crying as I write this. We lost our precious sweet girl, Kolo, on June 19th. In searching for support, I heard from Pam (she owns Rupert)and she suggested I look you up when we're ready for another bully. We're not ready, but just wanted to look as some sweet bullies and saw your sad news. I'm so sorry for your loss. I know the pain you're feeling today. It sounds like you loved your Essie as we did our Kolo. Take care. Stacie Joyce-Young
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