Trouble moved into the kitchen yesterday and I moved to the TV room and slept on the fold out couch. It wasn't too bad since I was able to watch TWO movies! Jim generally is up and out of the house by 5 a.m. so I suspect he also slept better. She's not due until next weekend but today would be the first day she could have viable puppies and it just seemed like the right time. She was restless all night trying to convince me she should come sleep at least NEXT to the couch if not exactly IN it but no, I held firm and she stayed in the kitchen, baby gates at every exit. This morning she thought she should check on the lambs and ewes with me so off we went, sure enough there were a couple new lambs to move out of the barnyard so we had a little job to do. She also met Clover the new goat who was NOT HAPPY to see this big black dog. She didn't remember her from when she was a kid, I guess. Trouble thought having goats back on the farm was a good turn of events and after all, she is the one in charge of keeping them in line so its good she approved.You can see by the pictures that she carries her pups up under her ribs rather than back farther - she doesn't stick out on the sides much at all but rather down. She's in very good spirits and is eating well although I can already see that she's getting a little thinner than I like to see. This morning I supplemented her kibble with 2 eggs (those hens are laying like there's no tomorrow) and also about a cup of goats milk all cooked to a kind of custard. Actually, this is what I start pups on when I have had goats in the past and they eat it readily. Imagine that!
