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Clear springs of life!


26/4/07 6am that's when my Twinkle gave birth today! Oh, how I wish I was there! *exasperated sigh* Goshh! Don't they look adorable!

My mother told me that around 6am she saw twinkle with a "rat" in her
mouth. Mum didn't realize that it was the puppy. She asked my grandma to help get the "rat" out of Twinkle's mouth.

Oh, I don't know if I've mentioned it to u guys before, but when my grandma was younger, she used to breed dogs, so she's got A LOT of experience with them : )

New additions to the family ;) (L to R: Hero, Kiara and Pixie!)

Twinkle is really small (6-8kg), so she only gave birth to 4 puppies..
In actual fact, springer/ cocker spaniels are able to grow much bigger than little Twinkle. However.. she won't be able to grow anymore because her pregnancy will stunt her growth.

I wish I could say that everything went like clockwork.. but life isn't always like that. The fourth pup was stillborn. The mother didn't even bother licking the placenta of it. Mum told me that Twinkle just left it lying on the patio while she kept the other three warm. I think she probably knew already that there was no hope for it. My sister cried when she found out that the fourth pup died. Sigh. I feel sorry for the little puppy.

When my mum told me that.. I was hoping some good news would follow.. perhaps, something like what happened to Lucky in 101 Dalmatians.

See the lil' white and black spotted pup above? Mel was telling me she thought the pup was gonna die because she was moving so so much after she was born and Twinkle paid very little attention to her (in other words, she didn't bother to keep her warm).

My aunt tried to move the lil' white pup closer to it's mum. Driven by her "maternal instincts" lol =), Twinkle almost bit her! Funny thing is.. after that, she kept the lil' white pup close to her alright : ) Haha!! What a strange funny doggie.

Twinkle didn't want Teddy coming close to their puppies. She kept barking at him, so my mother chained him up.  Poor Teddy. Mum used mosquito netting to prevent the pups from being bitten by insects.

I heard that my cousins' lovely dog died today around 6am as well. It's strange how the birth and death seem to interrelate. It must be really hard on them.

I think my grandma would want one pup, and I hope one would probably go to my cousin. I really hope they'll want it.. and that it'll bring some comfort to them.

Where the new mother and her pups are resting! Quite a sight, aye? ^^

I cannot tell you how relieved I am that God watched out for Twinkle and her pups. What can I say? God loves us all.. humans and animals!


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