[ThePoodlesMoody]

Papaya has officislly made it to ThePoodlesMoody home for wayward poodles. 😂 I figured she needed her own thread! So far, so good. She is MARKEDLY in better shape than Nasa was. Looks like she's got a blocked tear duct and her feet mats need shaving and I think she looks maybe a little thin, but her disposition is good! She hopped right into my car and kenneled up with no problems. She already knows "sit" and knows how to do the whole leash thing.

Picasso is weirdly interested in her, maybe because he can smell she's pregnant and that's weird for him. He gets the hump-y look in his eye, she growls, he says okay okay and backs off.

She doesn't seem to care about household noises and novel things. The robovac started running and she looked at it and then decided she didn't care. She approaches people. Who knows what she will be like when she settles in, but for now it's good.

She's tired and seems to want her alone time from the other dogs, so we have her set up in her own bedroom and double gated the hall to keep the other busy body dogs out of her business! They said she was due the 17th, and maybe that's true! (But also maybe not because who knows how good the records are.)

Either way, I better get my act together!

 

[PeggyTheParti]

Welcome to your next chapter, Papaya! You’re such a sweetheart.

 

[Minie]

She's so sweet. I hope she settles in well and Picasso the gentleman, Mitch and Apple enjoy her company. It'll be exciting when the pup's arrive

 

[fjm]

Is that the 17th of March, or April? If March it's very close!

 

[Rose n Poos]

Welcome Papaya! You're in good hands now .

 

[Looniesense]

She definitely looks pregnant, no guessing needed. A big welcome to Papaya.

 

[Mufar42]

Welcome Papaya, love her name and she is a cutie!

 

[cowpony]

I'm glad she's decently socialized and has a bit of training. That will make things a lot easier. She will be cute once she grows out the grotty kennel stained hair.

 

[Spottytoes]

Welcome!😊 I just love the name, Papaya!

 

[fjm]

Should it not be Mamaya?!

 

[ThePoodlesMoody]

The name initially assigned to her was "Alexa" but I didn't want to set off my Amazon spies every time I called the dog. I asked the rescue to change it to Papaya before she got here. 😂

SUPPOSEDLY she is due the 17th as in three days from now, but like I said... I have my doubts. I mean she's big but she doesn't seem quite that big to me! In different positions the belly seems to either go away or stick out more. This may be wishful thinking but I just can't see her whelping this week.

She slept in her crate last night with no complaints. I initially had her loose in the room but she couldn't seem to settle. She'd walk in her crate, walk out, walk in. As soon as I closed the door to her crate she passed out and stayed quiet the whole night.

She's still stinky cause I haven't bathed her yet. She seemed so tired yesterday that I didn't want to bother her with one more thing. I also gotta figure out how to do her feet and ears.

I've definitely been swamped today with human child stuff. I'm currently waiting at the ER as I write this. My son took a tumble on the playground and hit his head. Now he's throwing up and in so much pain! Poor guy. He didnt lose consciousness and he's still coherent but Im sure they will want to do spme imaging or something. The wait times are atrocious so I'm sure we will be here a long time. We've been here about 2 hours in the waiting room so far.

So. You know. If you PFers can send some magic my way so I could get caught up before puppy time that'd be great. ☺

 

[Starla]

Oh no! I hope your son is okay! I agree that she doesn’t look quite there yet.

 

[Asta's Mom]

Emergency rooms are the worst, but hope they can help your son. (((HUGS)))

 

[Looniesense]

Sorry to hear about your son and I hope he gets seen to soon. Thanks for the update, I hope Papaya has more than just a few days before having her pups so she can have more time settle in.

 

[Liz]

I hope your son is home recovering.

 

[ThePoodlesMoody]

My son is home. He has a concussion and needs to lay low, but he's feeling much better. Better enough to be happy that he doesn't have to go to school tomorrow! Nothing like a quick 6 hour jaunt to the ER....

Tomorrow AM I also have to call the vet for Papaya and see when they can get her in. She's ear shaking a lot and then I'll also have them look at her stye/eye bump/whatever thingy while she's there. And maybe they can give a good estimate of when to expect babies, but also maybe not. That probably depends on which doctor I get and how busy they are.

As for tonight... I'm going to bed!

 

[Rose n Poos]

Wishing a good night's rest for you all!

 

[ThePoodlesMoody]

Okay I lied I realized I didn't eat any dinner and I should wat something before bed. So enjoy the 140 pounds of poodle in my kitchen, ready and willing to assist if I should drop my string cheese.

 

[PeggyTheParti]

What a day! I love how Papaya has just integrated herself right into your poodle crew.

 

[Minie]

I just love the last picture. They're watching over you.

I pray your son will get better quickly. Please don't let him watch tv, strain his eyes etc. The consequences could be irreversible. My youngest daughter, now 19, had four concussions. We were told, it would take less to get concussed after the first and I must say that correct. The last concussion was when, in the school yard during play, she accidentally ran into a 14 year old boy. He stayed standing and she was picked up by an ambulance. She suffers from migraines today.