PUPPIES and Features #12-EDIT #2

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Features from my favorites gallery #12

More features from my favorites gallery I hope y'all enjoy them as much as I enjoy adding them to my favorites!  

EDIT #2--
Hi, y'all,

Just a quick visit.  I wanted to let y'all know I haven't disappeared.  I've just been super duper busy with the new project (well, not so new now) and puppies.  Our mommy isn't being a very good mommy.  We've lost two of the puppies but the rest are growing by leaps and bounds.  Yes, I need to get some pictures of them posted.  We have four brindle and three fawns.  At least two of the brindles are going to be reverse brindle--they will be more light with dark stripes as opposed to dark with light stripes.  

I have to take Breezy in to the pups and sit with her while they feed, or she won't stay with them.  I am beginning to think they've made her sore, because she's quite antsy when feeding.  Tomorrow I'm going to take the fingernail clippers and clip their SHARP little nails.  I got a taste of how sharp they are.  My legs are covered with scratches.  Today I bought some baby cereal and am mixing it with milk.  They took to that right away.  These pups kinda have me baffled.  They aren't keeping to a time table that I'm used to.  By now, at three weeks, all my other litters have had teeth.  (They weren't mastiff puppies, by the way, and I'm thinking these little giants might develop more slowly.) These guys don't have teeth yet.  They opened their eyes on a typical time table, but the teeth are taking longer than I'm used to.

Since mastiffs are slow to reach full growth (three years) and slow to mature emotionally too, I'm going to give Breezy one more chance at motherhood.  It will be a year before we breed her again, anyway, because I do NOT believe in making my dogs puppy factories.  She was rather immature about the breeding too, so that might be the problem.  I'm going to write to the breeder from whom we got our male and see if this might be the problem.  If not, Breezy will get fixed and we'll find another bitch.

We started out in one of those plastic children's pools.  That was where we lost the first puppy.  Breezy must have laid on it.  I know she laid on the second one, after we moved her and the pups to our closet, where she had more room.  Now they've taken over the sitting room off our bedroom.  Sheesh!  It's still a little cool to have them outside.  We're hoping it warms by next weekend, because they are rapidly getting too big for even the sitting room.  We had a hot spell for a couple of weeks, but now it's cooler than normal.  Go figure!

My project is coming along well.  It's a really big one and takes a LOT of my time.  The drawings are crappy and I'm having to scale a lot.  Not good but at least I'm only doing plan drawings for now--and those are only for location purposes. The plans don't have to be totally correct dimensionally.  I'm probably going to have a little time on my hands this week.  I've gotten the plans mostly done (all 60+ sheets of 'em) and will set up files for making the details.  I'm NOT going to draw elevations until I have some more information.  New architectural drawings are supposed to be coming out at the end of this month, and I have a feeling there's going to be a lot more information in those than the ones I have now.

So... I'm still going to mainly be among the missing for a while.  This week I am hoping to put out a new feature journal.  Sorry I'm lagging behind on that.

Tomorrow I HAVE to remember to call the doctor and get an appointment for Katelynn.  She's got spots on her tonsils again.  And one of these days I HAVE to get my driver's license.  Due to the situation with grief, I let it expire without realizing it.  Duh, Anj.  Pretty dumb, hmmm?  Anyway, since it expired, I can no longer use it as a primary identification, so I had to send for my birth certificate.  That's rather a chore when one doesn't live in the state where one was born.  I have it now, so it's a matter of reading the handbook and getting someone to drive me in to take the test.  I might even have to take the driving test, which would be a pain in the you-know-what.  But, you gotta do what you gotta do, ya know?

Well, enough for now.  Miss you all a LOT!
Hugs and love,
Anj

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EDIT --
Sorry, forgot that I wanted to mention that I haven't been here this week at all.  I've been so busy with work and the puppies and all.  I just came tonight because it's my normal time for features and because we had puppies and I wanted to share the news.  I probably won't be doing a feature next week, because it's looking like it's going to be a bad week work wise.
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We FINALLY had puppies!  Nine healthy and happy baby mastiffs, six of them are brindles and three appear to be fawns, at least right now.  Five girls and four boys.  It's possible one or two of the ones that appear to be fawns might be reverse brindles.  I'm shocked.  I thought the fawn would be dominant over the brindle.  And these babies are VERY brindle.  When we got Breezy, at three months, she was almost completely black and only turned brindle as she got older.  Almost all of the brindles are already as brindle-y as she is now.  There is only one female that is as dark as she was.

So, after two virtually sleepless nights, followed by a three hour nap after one of them and a 20 minute nap today, I'm exhausted but happy.  Way too much work on my plate and I didn't really have time for this, but nature chooses her own time and it was this week.
Hugs and love to all,
Anj


FROM MY FAVORITES #12


Features from my favorites gallery #12

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3. Afterglow by zsteve :thumb54846878:
4. Pearly Platinus Spiralus II by zsteve :thumb54950039:
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7. :thumb54847153: Hikaru No Go by Lady-Min
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13. :thumb54453829: BIG BILLED BIRD by CorazondeDios
14. DEEP SEA ABYSS HOLDS THE...... by coolbreezelady THE HEAVENS OPENED AND........ by coolbreezelady
15. :thumb54072563: Reflections of Carnage by highmountain4
16. Medusa by Platinus elfa dois by andrebdois
17. Violaceous Vanity by Quaddles-Roost Wavy by ShylerShy
18. Ruranda's Mantle Garment by Kattvinge Pearlesence by Kattvinge
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20. :thumb54666323: On Three by MichaelFaber
21. :thumb55055093: Stated - The Art by 2BORN02B
22. Hills of Escalante by PatGoltz Beauty near Monument Valley by PatGoltz
23. Satin Madness by Kattvinge Nescience's Coda by vest
24. Second Hand Store by 2BORN02B Lana by andrebdois
25. Gulp by 1footonthedawn Pneumatic Confustications by 2BORN02B
26. Babelish by 2BORN02B :thumb53974600:
27. Mushroom Elf Maiden by AfflictedHeart wizard by andrebdois
28. :thumb53975804: Wintery Feeling by Kattvinge
29. FMisc274 by Fleur555 Dot to Dot 1 by Fleur555
30. FMisc275 by Fleur555 FMisc283 by Fleur555
31. :thumb54188955: + Fables + by korone
32. Mandala Intro Graphic by swandog Tristan by Lead-Poisoning
33. :thumb54055020: Monochrome by Sirilu
34 . giraffe by CorazondeDios MESMERIZED by gr8shiva
35. Morbid Curiosity by 2BORN02B Personal Panacea by 2BORN02B
36. Bend by vest Lynx by Grey-Seagull
37. Flower Power 3 by Kattvinge Snow Drops by Kattvinge
38. Ruranda's Fireworks by Kattvinge Feather Flowers by Kattvinge
39. Go-go Frog - painting by TheTruthSeeker cavedoors by yonaz
40. Little Wing by 2BORN02B The Jazz Kitchen by 2BORN02B
41. Blue and Gold Macaw by DeadlyDonna Embracing by Omron
42. lighthouse skeleton by bosniak Forever Lost by bosniak
43. priteeboy, Matthew by Chromattix Big Beliefs by 2BORN02B
44. Electric Eclectic Mushrooms by 2BORN02B Lafontaine by milleniumsentry
45. 19 - The  Sun by puimun
46. Daisy Swirl ACEO by sunkitty7 Utopicorn ACEO by sunkitty7
47. Forsaken by Saimain Little Wings by Saimain
48. skogshus by yonaz somewhere in the woods by yonaz
49. broken swing by Yaro42 still-life by Yaro42
50. wonderland by thewooolf Forest Secret by Saimain
51. Stagnant by Snugglestab She-Elf by Kitty-Venom
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53. Practise on painting by AusraKel Organic III by vantid
54. Guardian by Saimain Eternity Bound by Saimain
55. Royalty - Luke by Saimain Twilight Sanctuary by Quaddles-Roost
56. Silon Winter by Saimain The Prince's Shadow by Saimain
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57. The Rover's Cripple by Saimain :thumb7444182:
58. Gorckak and volokonnizas by CalciteMink1610 Darling Nikki by mattyrich
59. :thumb41098458: Cat Corner by Quaddles-Roost
60. Corsica. by herrerojulia Conquest of Aztecs by Sinto-risky
61. Amor ordinem nescit by angel1592 Thirza 2 by thrumyeye
62. Sandman: Didi by BozManga Vampire princess Miyu by BozManga
63. Paisley Mania by Quaddles-Roost Roses for Mum by Quaddles-Roost
64. Autumnal Wishes Card by Quaddles-Roost :thumb55198219:
65. Rufus Hummingbird by EmeraldIsleElf Antelope Colors n Contours by PatGoltz
66. Ancient times by GeaAusten :thumb55092767:
67. Distant Dreams Card by Quaddles-Roost Sweet Meadow by Quaddles-Roost
68. I must be dreaming again by thomas-darktrack Tea Roses For Jacqueline by laurengary
69. Spirit Of Laughter by laurengary Oogle Boogle 2 by fractalcow
70. :thumb61844446: Hope has a place by MoNyOh
71. Mayan Madness by Quaddles-Roost OLD WORK   Yummy Fairy Cake by Quaddles-Roost
72. Frilly Irids by desmo100 X08SP by fractalcow
73. Spiral Melons by fractalcow Hack n Slash by fractalcow


The end of #12.  I hope y'all enjoyed them!  I want to apologize for the length this time.  Normally I don't do this many and all I can say is I'm tired and I screwed up!





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baba49's avatar
Gorgeous features Anj. I found new favs :D Can't wait to see photos of your puppies now :hug: