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I've got all my sisters with me!

Fillie the Fattie

Josie wants to know "Where are the babies??"

Fillie's food intake for the day:

1 extra large, extra meaty rib bone

1lb cooked catfish fillet

1lb ground beef

1lb fresh green tripe

3+lb of food a day -- really, fatty??!!  She ate a few licks of yogurt, too, but she wasn't totally into it so the elder BC's got a little extra (they are enjoying her odd eating habits!!).  Speaking of odd eating habits -- today was the first day she has *ever* voluntarily eaten fish.  Of any kind.  She doesn't want a salmon treat, salmon oil in her food, fresh catfish just out of the lake...none of it.  A few days ago Jeff purchased a few pounds of "catfish nuggets", complete with silver skin and all, and none of the dogs (even Ivie -- wtf??!!) wanted to eat the fish raw.  So I cooked the remainder up last night and chilled it for a day.  I brought it out to feed to Ivie and Josie tonight and Fillie was drooling at my feet (what??).  I figured one sniff and she'd be gone, but she chowed it right down!  Must be like that pickle/ice cream phenomena in women.  

I figure I'll get her to eat as much fish as I can while she's with puppy, though, so maybe it'll carry over.  She's been eating about a pound of fresh tripe a day, and she's so funny about it.  You've never met a dog who could take longer to eat some ground up green mush!!  She picks it apart, leaves microscopic bits behind for her sisters...and doG forbid a piece of nature gets attached to her food -- she makes the most ridiculous faces and tongue gestures trying to rid her food of the intruding organic material.  Seriously, this dog is *special* in every sense of the word -- & I love her so much my heart just might burst if I loved her any more!!

Silly Fillie.  I'm just going to faint if she has like 10 or something.  Not like I've ever had a litter before, but with over 2 weeks to go, I wouldn't think she would be THIS BIG.  For a finicky eater and everyday-Ethiopian pre-pregnancy, she sure has turned a corner!

I've been swimming her this past week, since it's been nice and warm here.  The water's warm, too, so no Beanie-cicles ;-)  We went on a nice trail hike/swim in the early afternoon on Sunday.  We were all super tired of garage sale-ing, and with the crowds so much smaller on Sunday, we just closed up shop early, threw everything leftover on the curb, and took the dogs for a romp.  Much more fun than sitting around haggling prices with folks that ought to take a few ESL classes.

Fillie looks like the typical woman, completely irritated by her man's ridiculous behaviour.  

CLASSIC.

(& yes, that is Neo -- aka PigPen -- barking behind Beans)