Happy 1st Birthday Bertha!

Today, our Bertha turns 1. One year ago today Lola gave birth to 5 puppies...3 girls and 2 boys. She did so well, and we were so proud of her. When we first got Lola we didn't know she was pregnant, until she got sick and I thought she might be dying or something. Talk about a shocker!

4 of the 5 puppies were adopted and went to very loving homes. Obviously we kept Bertha, she was the biggest one of the litter. She is very loving towards us but is SO scared of strangers. She barks from a distance if she doesn't know you and she won't go anywhere near you. She'll eat ANYTHING she can get her little teeth on...even some of Crystina's toys. She is such a beautiful dog and we just love her to pieces!

Enjoy the pictures of Bertha's first year...

The day the puppies were born

Bertha is the biggest one...the one in the middle and her siblings are all touching her.

Bertha with her sister, Princess Bertha with her sister, Cupcake Bertha with a mohawk??Chillin' out...She is such a big girl...
Bertha...today

It's funny to see her changes. She has definitely changed alot. Happy Birthday to her sisters, Princess & Cupcake and her brothers.

Our "furry" girls & "baby" training...

We've been in training for baby duty for about 3 months now. Let us explain....

In March we got a Yorkie "puppy", whom we named Lola. Well, Lola came to us already pregnant...NO, we did not know until 3 weeks after she came home with us, when she was having "morning sickness". And on April 24, Lola had 5 beautiful puppies (3 girls & 2 boys). Dr. Edgar & my dad (midwife) helped deliver the pups. Lola did great and is such a wonderful mother. Lots of people have been telling us that this has been our "training in progress"...getting up every 2 hours for feedings, making sure they were warm and doing good, taking them to the Vet for check-ups, etc...

Here is a picture of all 5 puppies, the day they were born...

And here's one of our Lola, our furry daughter. We think she is so beautiful!! : )

And here's one of the puppies, Bertha. We are keeping her, so she and Crystina can grow up together. The other 4 puppies went to very loving homes.