Still babies but growning up fast! By Erica-Ruthie

Some very cute puppies! Nearly ready to go, first come first serve, one already as good as sold! See our web site for contact details:

http://sites.google.com/site/joyzowntzus/contact-me

http://sites.google.com/site/joyzowntzus/home

Letina

Letina loves to have a lot of fun with her brother and sisters. She's got a very sweet little 

 face. She loves lots of attention and snuggles up to you when she is sleepy,she just loves to be with you and 

loves to hear someone talking to her. A very sweet shih tzu!

Natasha 

Natasha is the little easy-going monkey just like her mummy very dreamy, she can get a little bit exited.

But loves to just be a lap doggie. She will love to just stay by your side all day every day looking

up at you with dreamy little eyes.

Fredric

The only boy in the litter. Very cute, loves to 'talk' to you, loves people, a bit goofy sometimes 

a real doggy. He thinks he's the king of the puppy world.

Hannah 

She's just a fun loving puppy - can get a little impatient when it is food time. She loves cuddles, 

and to chase feet, tails, and brother and sisters, 'talks' to you. Sometimes even loves to join

in on music(in puppy language). A real character but gentle.

                                                                         Sarah
                                                     Very lovable, an gentle. the cute little monkey!

Five Fours make Twenty Baby Paws!

Give me Five

   My grown up daughter went to her child care centre armed with photos to show the children! And my 'little' children are still watching over them. I think I made a mistake earlier - I think there are only 5 puppies, sometimes the uterus is still bulky initially before it contracts down, so it feels like another pup! Bokkie has contracted down well now. Mummy is going so well, has had something to eat and mostly dozing and and clucking over he pups. They are lightening up in colour now they are properly dry, one girl looks more golden, with white... time will tell as they change again with longer fur. Each child chooses one to 'look after', so there is much discussion now as to what they look like what they like best about each one and what names suit each look, it is sooo cute. There is always a child with the camera....we always have a million puppy photos! Erica is 12 and wants to be a midwife, so she has spent the last little while listening to heartbeats  in utero. With the children 'puppy sitting' I need to go and make up the gingerbread recipe so they can make gingerbread men and gingerbread houses later on! (My 18 year old with write some emails while he 'watches' for me!) We always watch Mummy and babies for the first few hours!

One

 Plus One

 Equals two!

Plus one more equals 3!


And two more equals 5

One more to go! Mum resting with babies as she waits for the last one! Note how contented and relaxed Mummy is with all the children giving her so much attention!

 

We can feel one more in there!

Momma in labour

I planned a nice long gap between litters. But my kids accidentally let the girlie out to visit our frisky male....so here we are again with another litter. Mummy is very pleased with herself and is doing so well as we worriedly cluck over her.

Momma is looking up at us, so full of trust. Doesn't she look good for a labouring Mummy!!

Golden Boys

Puppies, puppies everywhere! I vote Shih Tzu best breed!

As we have two litters we have two out of our three bathrooms filed with puppies. Bokkie, one of the mothers has just figured out that she can open the sliding door to my ensuite so her litter has been moved to the downstairs bathroom as we were worried that they would accidentally find the top of the stairs if my bedroom door open was left open. But I do so miss puppies licking my toes in the middle of the night if I happened to get up, and gleefully greeting me at first waking in the morning.

I even miss the little chuckle we used to have when they cried for us after their good night cuddle, it was getting to the point where they could cry for 15 minutes much to their mothers concern. Of course if you walked in there was they would stop crying immediately! My kids thought it most cruel that I do not cuddle them for longer....ahhh the bliss of childhood where time is not an issue. Shih Tzu as the most marvelously people orientated breed and yet they are generally not overly demanding, and certainly as happy to quietly be alongside you but not 'in your face' as other breeds that I have had.  I vote Shih Tzu best breed!
 
One thing for sure that we have figured out is that if you add up the hours of love, time and attention these puppies are taking you are paid way, way below the minimum wage! And you are most certainly not paid overtime for the night shift of which we have had plenty! Largely due to Sally Caramel (Skatjies litter) being so small, and so we woke around the clock taking turns to make sure she got a good Mommy drink every couple of hours, at one stage Jonathan and I were doing it hourly and then every second hour. Fortunately he was on TAFE holidays! But it was worth it to see her now as pushy as the rest, making sure she gets in there and gets her own tucker and not letting anyone push her out now she is older! She is so gentle and sweet, and she is a firm family favourite....but then again every single is a favourite as who can have favourites amongst such a gorgeous bunch of delicious little things?

Needless to say if we are keeping up with our strict hygiene regiment, and enjoying and loving the pups, and keeping up with out normal hectic pace of life, then we are left with very little time for blogging etc. I have been working on developing my web site, so that you can see our puppies in more clear details. and so that there is information about Shih Tzus and caring for them too. SO take a look and see https://sites.google.com/site/joyzowntzus/home

 These are some of Bokkies Litter! More to come soon