What I spent my CSN gift certificate on!

Ok folks our computer is still in the hospital so I'm doing this from my Droid smartphone....hope the pics come through.

I searched and searched for what to spend my $40 CSN gift certificate on (thanks to Laura M's giveaway). Then it hit me square in the face. I have been watching our 11 yr. old, arthritic, GSD negotiating our back steps with a lot of effort the last few weeks. As you can see in the pictures our backdoor has two very big steps inside. It's impossible to build a ramp because the door opens into them. CSN has a wonderful selection of pet ramps and this one fit the bill! It folds up out of the way and weighs about 11 lbs. Hard to believe it holds up to 250 lbs. Most of the Cardigans took to the ramp with glee and excitement. Maggie will use it with encouragement and lots of treats. Once we get Maggie use to it, we will lift it up to the top step. We will be buying another ramp for the three steps that go down into our den when the budget allows (or perhaps when I win another CSN gift certificate).

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Sick computer

Our computer has a virus and is receiving treatment.  Hopefully we will be up and running soon.  Thank goodness I got a Droid for Christmas.

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Surprise!

Wow, I won, I won, and I never win lotteries.  I won the CSN $40 gift certificate from Laura M's blog.  Now what to get....let's see our computer died (thank goodness for smartphones), my Garmin GPS is fading fast and my dryer is broke......I don't know if CSN carries any of these big items but I'm sure I can find something......the selection is endless.  Good thing I have a droid so I can shop via my phone.  Hmmmmm maybe I need to buy a lottery ticket.

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Award!

Penni at Eylan Cardigans gave us the Master of Karate and Friendship Award. I know I need this in my work and yes, sometimes in friendships - Thanks Penni.
We are passing this award on to:


Dawn of Days at Daybreak - she really needs it in her area!
Janet of Simple Things
Heidi of Shades of Gray
Jeri of Allegro

Another Laura with a giveaway!

Hey guys here is another CSN giveaway - CHeck it out here: http://coopercreekcardigans.blogspot.com/

Another CSN giveaway

Check out Sarah's CSN giveaway @ WWW.hawkswedishvallhund.blogspot.com

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Janet's giveaway

Hey everybody - be sure to get your entries in on Janet's giveway. It ends tonight!
http://liveswithcorgi.blogspot.com/

Solo Pics

I have neglected to post any pictures of Solo of late. As you can see, both ears are up and he looks more like his Dad everyday. Solo will be going to live in Nashville, TN with Debra of Everything Counts (http://twiggyr.blogspot.com/) . Debra and her family own Solo's 1/2 brother, Mugen. We will be keeping an eye on Solo to see how he develops.

Rosie's Official Photos

Here are the official photos from Rosie's first weekend out!

Here is Solo in his big boy pen!

The little stinker learned to climb out the whelping box last night.

One month celebration!

Solo is one month old today - Way to go little man! Solo desperately wants out of the lonely whelping box. He will be moving to a puppy pen in the den this weekend. He has finally decided that eating out of a bowl is better than the bottle. The little stinker is in constant motion so photos are a bit difficult right now.

Lots of puppy pictures

We have been incredibly busy at the Lyberty house so forgive us as we catch up on pictures of Solo. Solo is 3 1/2 weeks now and starting to look like a proper puppy! He is gaining around an ounce a day and has tripled his birth weight. Star's milk has dried up, so we continue to bottle feed him. We have introduced very mushy solid food, but he hasn't quite got the hang of eating out of a bowl. He prefers to lick the food off fingers instead - can we say Spoiled!

Since Solo is a single puppy now, we provided him with some stuffed brothers and sisters. As you can see he just loves his pink rabbit.

Shall we dance!

On a disappointing note...Lego's breeding to JoJo's daughter, Totsie, did not take. We will try again when she comes back in. I'm disappointed that the breeding did not take, but I have to say I am relieved not to be whelping another litter next week.

Norman's debut

Rosie and I caught a ride to the Newnan, GA show to watch Norman's debut.  I am happy to report that he and Frank took winners dog under Pat Hastings today.  Not bad for his debut.  Dummy me had my camera ring side but forgot to take any pics.  I'm sure Carol will be posting plenty of shots on Norm's blog.  

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Introducing Lyberty's Sole Survivor "Solo"

Here he is:

....LYBERTY'S SOLE SURVIVOR....

AKA: Solo at 2 1/2 weeks.

Solo has doubled his birth weight, opened eyes and is now wobbling around the whelping box. He is one tough puppy!

He still has time to cuddle with Mom

Good News

I took our little man to the Vet today. We had held off on doing his dewclaws until he was 2 weeks to avoid any undue stress. He got a clean bill of health and appears to have survived the nasty viral infection that took his littermates. He has almost doubled his weight and is one tough little guy. We are still bottle feeding him and letting Mom do everything else. Of course, I will feel better in another week when we start introducing him to solid food. His name will be Lyberty's Sole Surivior - "Solo".

Update

I have been afraid to post anything as it seems every time I do, things get worse. We have one surviving puppy - the tri-boy. He appears to be over the hump, although he is not gaining weight as much a I would like for him to. Keep the good thoughts and prayers coming. This has been one of the most devastating experiences of my life.
I have several wonderful puppy homes that I need to refer to someone. Two are specifically looking for blues. Please e-mail me if you know of anyone who has puppies available.

:-(

We lost one of the black boys - we now have 3 survivors. I am afraid to post that they are improving.
I so love to have puppies in the home and look forward to entering the puppy room to check on them. I can spend hours watching puppies nurse and love to watch them open their eyes and discover the world around them. I now dread walking in to the puppy room, afraid of what I might find.

Fab Four

The fab four made it another 24 hours, keep your fingers crossed for their continue improvement!

Sad news - sigh

It's March 21st, the 2nd day of spring, and it's snowing in Tennessee. How appropriate for yet another sad day at the Lyberty house. We lost two more puppies yesterday and have another one failing. We are powerless to stop this carnage and its breaking our hearts. The puppies will be fine one minute. then they suddenly start getting blue and die within 24 hours, despite our best efforts to save them. We have four remaining pups for now, one blue girl (a mismark), a black girl and two black boys left.
I have wanted to do this breeding almost from the day Star was born and had such high hopes for the outcome. We will not breed Star again.

Puppy picture

The final six have either gained weight or stayed the same. Star's milk appears to be coming in better and we continue to supplement with bottle feeding. All pups are very active and very loud when hungry. We are cautiously optimistic. We have 3 blue girls, 1 brindle pointed tri girl and 2 black boys (1 boy is a brindle pointed tri - Lego's mini-me).