Linda Gray Sexton

This week brought in the spots! These boys now officially look like Dalmatians. Suddenly, there’s quite a bit of black in this whelping box, though luckily not too much on any one pup, and overall they are marked quite handsomely. Though some of these photos (taken just three days ago) don’t show it, eye trim…

Breeze says: Thank God, they’re here at last! I feel a lot better with my tummy back to near its regular size, and being able to breathe again. Underneath I look a bit like what Mom says they used to call a “sweater girl” because I’ve got so much milk, and there are only four…

Breeze is home at last and happy to be “unburdened.” Delivered by Cesarian section at 2:45 p.m., were four healthy, happy boys, all with strong suckling reflexes, who look as if they are going to grow up to be fine fellows. Breeze was the consummate mother, waking up from her surgery in record time, and…

Breeze gets bigger by the day and the pups kick harder by the hour. As time rushes by like a flood tide now, our true preparations begin. Out come the piles of white shop towels, the sheepskin puppy rugs, and the pee pads, all to be double-bleached and washed—even though they were perfectly clean when…

Breeze says: “Well, Thanksgiving was great. My Mom’s family was all around and I got lots of treats. Of course, I was literally starving and finally Mom gave me a big piece of turkey and a spoonful of stuffing with gravy. But, of course, it wasn’t enough—because I am a Dalmatian and a lot is never enough. Finally, I was stuffed…

Soon, sooner, soonest…but not soon enough! This afternoon, when Dad was on the bed reading, I tried my usual hop up and missed! He and Mom started to laugh, but then stopped so they wouldn’t hurt my feelings. It was absolutely humiliating. My tummy gets bigger every day and they make me stand in front…