MEANWHILE IN AUSTRALIA

Last night,

while we were fast asleep,

it was daytime in Australia.

 Guess what was happening.

Through the magic

of AI,

a litter of 

Rocky Creek Puppies

was being born.

Beautiful Miss Maggie

was bred to

our handsome Arlo

(owned by L. Rosenberg)

and the son of 

Piper and Carrleigh.

He was from the litter

of eight puppies

we had a few years back.

 Lilly,

who will be going to live

with some of these puppies

is their proud cousin.

 You know what,

their Mom couldn't count

any better than ours could.

There were 7 puppies

and they thought Maggie was finished,

then 6 hours later,

there were 8.

We are betting there

might be 9!!

Mom and Rabbie

are rocking and waiting.

XOXO,

Piper, Celti, Ivy,

Rabbie and Lilly

AN UPDATE AND A RECAP

We know you love

to see the families

of the puppies.

 Here's Winston's human brother

the night that Winston got home.

It looks like they are bonding well.

 And here they are 

in Winston's bed!!

Little Winston looks

all tuckered out - 

we love that his has his own boy!

 Daisy has her own new pack -

a Westie and a Havanese.  

And we were so busy talking

with her new Mom,

we forgot to ask their names.

We think we might go visit

them after the new year 

so we'll ask then.

Just so you can see 

how fast 

The Sweet Buglets grew.

Rocky Creek's Daisy Belle MacCelti

Rocky Creek's Rabbie Burns MacCelti

                       Rocky Creek's Winston MacCelti

Rocky Creek's Tribute to Lilly by RedRox

XOXO,

Piper, Celti, Ivy

and

Rabbie and Lilly

AND NOW THERE ARE TWO

Yesterday was the day...

the day that we

get to place the 

puppies in the arms

of their new owners.

Mom looks forward

to doing this 

from the time

the puppies are conceived.

She says there's nothing 

quite like the feeling

of giving someone

a little piece of your heart.

 (photo courtesy of Daisy Belle's Mom)

Both puppy parents

 found our driveway

without too much trouble

and made the trek

down the road

to our farm 

to meet their new puppy

for the first time.

 (photo courtesy of Daisy Belle's Mom)

Daisy Belle's Mom

wanted to do a photo shoot

and you know how we love that!!

We were more than 

happy to comply.

We got 

the Sweet Buglets

all dressed up 

in their little sweaters

and took them outside.

 (photo courtesy of Daisy Belle's Mom)

It was the first time

the had ever been outside.

Getting them to pose

in the tub

was a two woman job.

Daisy Belle's sister

and our Mom

wrangled pups

while Daisy Belle's mom

photographed puppies.

Here we have

Daisy Belle, Rabbie, Winston and Lilly

 This is Daisy Belle

as she is getting ready 

to go to her new home.

She is in the arms 

of her Mom, Christine.

Her sissy, Katie,

will be going away

to college soon

but we know she's 

going to be doing

a lot of loving 

on Miss Daisy.

 When we came back

in the house,

there they were.....

Rabbie, Lilly and Winston

Before long,

we heard Celti barking

and Mom looked

out the window

and saw a silver vehicle

in our drive.

She went out to meet

Winston's new Peep.

 Here's Winston

with his Dad, Nick.

He also has a human brother

who couldn't make the trip

to pick him up

but was anxiously

waiting to see him 

when he got home.

And look what happened

this morning to Mr. Rabbie.

Guess he was just waiting

for everyone to leave

so he could pop up that ear!!

XOXO,

Piper, Celti, Ivy

and

Two Sweet Buglets

FIRST BATH

Last night,

we wanted to give

the pups

their bath

because we 

didn't want them

to get chilled

by getting one 

this morning.

It is

a nippy 22 degrees F. here right now!!

We love

first bath photos!!

They all did so good

in the bath.

They still smell

semi-sweet this morning.

Safe travels

to the peeps

that are coming 

to get their puppies today.

XOXO,

Piper, Celti, Ivy

and 

The Sweet Buglets

TODAY'S THE DAY...

...the bittersweet day....

We know that tonight's

the last night that

The Sweet Buglets

will all sleep 

snuggled all together

just like they have

since they were born.

Here they are 

in their first

Christmas photos.

We'll label them so 

you know who is who.

 Rocky Creek's Daisy Belle MacCelti

  Rocky Creek's Daisy Belle MacCelti

  Rocky Creek's Daisy Belle MacCelti

 Rocky Creek's Rabbie Burns MacCelti

 Rocky Creek's Rabbie Burns MacCelti

 Rocky Creek's Rabbie Burns MacCelti

Rocky Creek's Winston MacCelti 

 Rocky Creek's Winston MacCelti

 Rocky Creek's Winston MacCelti

 Rocky Creek's Tribute to Lilly by RedRox

 Rocky Creek's Tribute to Lilly by RedRox

Rocky Creek's Tribute to Lilly by RedRox

It's a sad/happy time for us.

We love these little rascals

but we know that it's time

for them to go to their new homes.

Tomorrow Daisy Belle and Winston

will leave us to go to 

their forever homes.

They won't be far away

so we hope we'll get

to see them from time to time.

It has been an honor and a joy

to get these wonderful puppies

started on their life's journey.

We love them all.

XOXO,

Piper, Celti, Ivy

and

Mom and Dad

FEW THINGS SNEAK BY A SCOTTIE

But occasionally one does.

We knew last month

that Chewy.com

sent us two bags

in the mail 

but Mom only let us

open one.

That sneaky Ivy

not only opened one

but ate the whole thing

without getting her photograph taken

or sharing it with us.

From the looks of things,

these True Chews

look to be about 6 inches long!!

And from the smell of Ivy's breath,

they were mighty tasty -

every one of them....

Oh, well..

there's always December

We know we're a little late on November...

We also know there is going to be 

a contest in December 

for the cutest dog

in a Chewy box.

 We may have the cutest puppies

but we don't think we've

got a chance at winning.

Mom could hardly 

get back from the box

fast enough 

to snap 

all four together.

 Out goes one...

 Then another...

And then it looks 

like they are all

trying to get back in 

with Rabbie.

They love playing 

with a box but can 

only be trusted 

for a few seconds

before we hear the ripping start.

XOXO,

Piper, Celti, Ivy

and 

The Sweet Buglets

DOING BETTER!

With a little bit of help

from Celti,

we are becoming more successful

at getting all of the pups

up at one time.

Notice that Miss Daisy Belle

has her ears

standing straight up today.

That was the first thing

we noticed when

we got up this morning.

XOXO,

Piper, Celti, Ivy

and

The Sweet Buglets

WHACK - A - MOLE

Dad set the standard pretty high

when he made this  photo

of our fist clan of puppies.

Ever since that time,

Mom tries and tries

to get a photo

of all of them standing

on the edge of the puppy box.

Here's Maddie, McDhubh and Obie -

they will soon be celebrating

their 7th birthday!!

 Here's Mom's poor attempts

at getting all of this clan

to come to the front.

Rabbie's Dad says

they jump up and down like a 

"Whack-A-Mole" 

 We're beginning to think

Daisy Belle

must be camera shy today.

We hate to report

that one of our bestest seasonal toys,

give to us by Maggie and Mitch,

for Christmas,

many years ago,

has now been puppyized!!

Sadly, it can't be repaired

and our Mom wants us all 

to be safe and not eat squeakers.

We know she loves us,

but we'll miss Rudolph -

we got lots of hours of enjoyment

playing with him.

XOXO,

Piper, Celti, Ivy

and 

The Sweet Buglets