In the midst of a painful, wounded time, I have a little ray of hope, perhaps. Or a few. Stay tuned, news soon.
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At 7:40 this morning we welcomed the first of these beautiful lil buddies. She and her sister are nursing hard, waiting for their other siblings to arrive.
Here’s some puppy squeaks. They are demanding.
More puppy squeaks. The second girl is verrrrrry demanding even while she is actively nursing. I love them both with all my heart already.
[demanding puppy whines]
[demanding puppy whines]
Someone else is on the way
Another girl

Someone else following up
[puppy squeaks and very ASMR licking noises]
We have another male, very long boi
I can’t tell if this is it. Will there be one more???
I need a puppy basket
Okay I think five is the final number. We'll tally up who won the guessing games soon. For folks who picked the same total, male, and female numbers we'll do a drawing for the grand prize. You can check out guesses at http://ataokennel.com/puppy-portal
Know who's a good momma?
Ophelia is
Ophelia is
Know who some noisy noisy nuggets are???
These puppies, that's who
These puppies, that's who
Good babies
Good momma
[squeak squeak whine whine lick lick lick]
Good momma
[squeak squeak whine whine lick lick lick]