puppyeyes

My best friend’s Dog Barbie just had the cutest set of pups last month. ( I promise to get some pictures once she passes them on). Breeding a cute batch of pups or kittens are certainly an experience. My cat recently had kittens and am going through almost the same experience. (As I write this the last little kitten is clinging lovingly to the nook underneath my knee and my heart breaks a little)…

It’s basically an emotional experience in certain ways, and it is an interesting process. The mother goes through the finicky and agonizing stages of labour , becomes needy and standoffish at the same time. After a couple of agonizing hours the mother finally and proudly gives birth.

In the beginning the creatures look strange, and even ugly. They cling to their mother for warmth and do not seem to do much else. Our beloved pet does not really socialize much either. At this point there is not much else we can do but watch. The family needs some serious alone time, but it is also key to feed the mother and give her proper attention.

Then something wondrous happens: the little tiny beings become aware, they start to smell things around them and try to wobble their way around . By the second week they open their eyes and look even more alien.

The third week they start to pop out of their pen for air and see what life has to offer. They also become more aware of ” us” and this is when they start to love us. It is here where they seek our caress or love.

And then they become scrappy and energetic and well, start to poop and become catastrophic. Good thing they are adorable at this point! And how could one truly not love those cute little faces?

And then, just when we love them deeply, and know all of the quirky parts of their personalities, this is when we have to say goodbye. Somehow, the house seems emptier, smaller and tinier. We hear the distant calls of those departed younglings and mourn them. It is rare that one ever sees them again, but their memories live on forever. Hopefully, wherever they are the little animals have good and loving homes.

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