introducing Micro...Bliss new friend..

The gal that does


my conformation


class raises Rhodesian


Ridgebacks. She recently, Ap 3rd


had a litter of 9. One little guy..Micro..


weighed in at 5 oz. With her work


schedule, she knew that she could


not feed him every two hours, so


she looked for a foster Mom.


How could we not take this


little miracle of life in?


When we brought him home


he weighed in at 5.7 ounces...


Bliss at that time weighed ..5.7


pounds. But even with this


difference, it has been a joy filled


experience for all of us. Leeya, being


the great mother that she is, look


Micro in as her own within the


first hour introduction. Bliss


thinks he is kind of 'cool' I think.

Two to three weeks old

Bliss and Leeya.


Bliss's favorite thing


to do, before she got


to big, was to do laps


under the pig rail


in the whelping box...



Her life....sleep, nurse



and get cleaned up




by Mom.

Three to Almost four weeks old

Bliss's favorite pillow


is her hippo.


Leeya's favorite pillow


is Bliss...!

Snooze time

for Bliss..

Kissing Mom, Leeya,

as she gets a bath.

Did someone say

" dinner" ?

Whispering secrets

to Mom..!

Who couldn't love

this little face ?

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Bliss..18 days old

Miss Bliss weighed in



at 5 lbs.2.5 oz this



morning.



She did her first little



bark yesterday. I said her



name a little louder



than nornal, and she



barked back in return..telling



me..'that's right, that's my



name ".



What a little cutie. She is



still trying to get her hind



legs under her, so she can



walk...She pulls it off some



times and not others.



We bring differenct things



in ...food stuff, leaves, grass



blades and pigeon feathers



to test her nose. And she is



all nose....How she loves



smelling things and discover-



ing her world thru this sense.

Bliss...2 weeks old

Bliss is 2 weeks old



and weighs in at


4 pounds 12 ounces.


She is getting lots


of holding time from


all of us. And we are


initiating play with her


as her litter mates would


be at this age. They mouth


one another, so she is


mouthing our fingers,


and has a little growl.


He eyes are almost


entirely open, which


really changes her


appearance. What


a joy she is to all


of us here...!





Here she is laying


on her back...Is this


cute or what ????

Bliss..day 11

Bliss weighed in today





at 3 lbs.5 ounces. She is





very lively and we get





to cuddle her all the





time. She loves to





do circles under the





pig rail in the whelping





box. It is also her





favorite place to





curl up and sleep.

Bliss eight days old

Bliss continues to grow



under her Mom's wonderful



care. We are calling



her the 'little



porker'. and she is



all of that.



Bliss is holding her



head up and trying



very hard to straighten



her front legs and



support her front with



them, instead of just



crawling. She is very,



very vocal when nursing.



I guess she needs to



tell everyone how good



the snack bar is..