Day 21 The Day of Dread
The pups are doing fine. They eat, sleep and poop in pretty much that order. There is a constant stream of laundry from the whelping box pads, resting box towels and wash cloths. Last night, the unthinkable happened. The washing machine broke down! It’s not being working well for some time and occasionally it even over flows when the rinse cycle get stuck filling the tank with water. Last night, however, the motor finally gave out and I found a pool of oil on the floor coming out of the bottom of the washer. On Saturday, morning we had an especially productive morning, lots of poop! No sooner than I got the soiled towels out of the whelping box and clean ones in, then another puppy would take his turn leaving us a present. But now I had no functioning washing machine? I found out we have a couple of laundry mats not far from our home, so I gathered up a bag full of quarters and off to the local wash shop with a bag full of smelly stuff.
In the afternoon, we visited the Lowes’ home center and purchased a new wash and dryer. One of those top loading High Efficiency models that uses less water. I certainly hope it gets our soiled towels clean. Can you even believe they deliver on Sunday! I can’t believe I’m looking forward to these new appliances. What is my life coming too?
P
August 8th, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Hang in there. You can tell that you put a lot of effort into caring for all of the little ones. Four more weeks ’til the new owners can take the load off of you. Thanks for keeping us up to date.
August 11th, 2011 at 11:33 am
Peter – we enjoyed meeting you, your children, and all 14 wonderful Flat Coats. It was a busy day for you and we appreciate the hospitality and the opportunity see the litter. While we count down the days until we pick our pup up, I just wanted to thank you and your family for the extraordinary effort you are making. We look forward to seeing you again soon.