For the past month or so, we've known that one of our dogs, Percy, was pregnant. The question was how many puppies would there be? Most guesses were between 3 and 5. Last week, it became clear that she was in labour and she dug a huge hole in our yard. The next morning, there were SIX little balls of fur inside the hole. Percy's apetite is staggering now that she's nursing six puppies. Luckily, the puppies are inside our compound at school, so the students don't get too close. Percy definitely gets very protective when anyone other than me or Chloe goes near her hole.

Two fellow teachers of mine have shown interest in taking a puppy, so that only leaves four more homes to find. It seems to be harder to find people to take the girls (since boys don't have any direct puppy responsibilities!) They are currently 10 days old and have yet to open their eyes but they all look healthy enough. Since none of the puppies are white, we are hopeful that our other dog, Bingo, is not the father. He is still a bad teenager dog who chases chickens, pigs, and even donkeys (see photo). Although exuberant, I see no value in him breeding.